VICTORIAN fold-out glasses, 3-1/4″ long when closed, 5-1/4″ when open, and each lens is 1-1/3″ by 1″. These could be worn as a pendant on a ribbon or a chain, or hung from a brooch fitted for them, and some of my customers have had theirs fitted with their own prescription. View #V39927 $138.00
VICTORIAN 15k Persian turquoise ring with a scroll on each side of the row of stones, each having an etched design, size 7-1/2. It does test 15 karat gold and is in otherwise very good vintage condition, and it weighs .06 ozs. This will come in a brand new square ring box in this same style, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 15k Persian turquoise ring, scroll on each side”
VICTORIAN 9ct yellow gold retractable pencil with Persian turquoise stones around the barrel and a pink amethyst end (chipped on close examination), 2-1/4″ long. There’s a loop on the side so this can be added to a chain and worn as a pendant, or added to a chatelaine. The pencil slides out when you gently … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9ct turquoise retractable pencil”
VICTORIAN 9ct yellow gold retractable mechanical pencil with turquoise around the barrel and a black end carved with a rose, rosebud and leaf. There is a tiny crack at the tip of the pencil end, and the pencil is 1-5/8″ long. The pencil slides out when you gently push down on the turquoise ring, and … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9ct turquoise retractable mechanical pencil”
VICTORIAN 9ct yellow gold retractable mechanical propelling pencil with turquoise around the barrel, 1-7/8″ long. The pencil slides out when you gently push down on the turquoise ring, and you can see the tip in the last photo, the one on the right. This tests as a low-karat gold, 8-9 k. The black intaglio seal … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9ct turquoise retractable mechanical pencil”
VICTORIAN Samson Mordon 1907 English sterling retractable pencil, 3″ long and it works. The maker is “SM&Co” and “Samson Mordan” and hallmarked for London 1907. The engraved initials on the side are “CGD” in a beautiful script. In order to extend the pencil, you push gently on the ribbed portion towards the top. It has a … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Samson Mordon 1907 English sterling pencil”
VICTORIAN 14k Etruscan Revival Persian turquoise and diamond earrings. The round portion of each earring is 3/4″ with a length from the top of the loop to the bottom of the round at 1-1/4″. These have the wonderful applied wire work that makes this style such a favorite, circa 1870. This is a fine set of antique earrings … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 14k Etruscan Revival Persian turquoise and diamond earrings”
VICTORIAN cut steel round brooch with about 12 facets on each of the larger brads, all hand made, 2″. There is a very small amount of corrosion in some areas, much more visible in the magnified photo than in person. Woodstock, site of the most famous cut steel workshops circa 1760, was a small town outside Oxford, England. … Continue reading “VICTORIAN cut steel round brooch with about 12 facets on each”
VICTORIAN antique cut steel brooch with brads showing 12-15 facets in the early Victorian style, each hand riveted into a heavy back, 1-3/4″. Cut steel is so beautiful and catches the light in a wonderful way. View #V37500 $228.00
VICTORIAN cut steel pin in gold tone, 4-1/4″. This has a Victorian c-catch on the back. It has a comet like shape which is really lovely, perhaps for Halley’s comet. View #V36085 $115.00