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Search Results for: VictorianVICTORIAN vulcanite portrait of a child pendant circa 1880VICTORIAN vulcanite portrait pendant with a transfer of a child with is hand detailed, circa 1880, 2-1/4″ portrait pendant with 1/3″ loop. The loop is slightly open on one side to allow it to be placed on the pendant. View #V28555 $98.00 VICTORIAN silver round locket brooch with etched leaves design and dental beaded edgeVICTORIAN silver round locket brooch with etched leaves design and a dental and beaded edge. A small photo could be slid into the back side but there is no cover for it there. These were often called sweetheart pins. Pins like this were popular in the 1880s and that is when this was made, it … Continue reading “VICTORIAN silver round locket brooch with etched leaves design and dental beaded edge” VICTORIAN sterling silver ornate bows and ivy leaves broochVICTORIAN sterling silver ornate bows and ivy leaves brooch with beaded edge, hallmarked for Chester, England, date 1900 and maker’s mark “AJC”, 1-7/8″. The AJC mark is probably for Alfred James Chester. This is a sweetheart pin with bows and ivy leaves. View #V13421 $38.00 VICTORIAN 9 carat yellow gold and banded agate oval pendant with insect perched on topVICTORIAN 9 carat yellow gold and banded agate oval pendant with insect or beetle perched on top, very rare, circa 1870, 2-1/2″ total length by 1-1/3″ wide. This perfectly reflects the Victorian passion for collecting things from nature, a very rare piece with wonderful coloring and so much fun to wear. The Victorians used everything … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9 carat yellow gold and banded agate oval pendant with insect perched on top” VICTORIAN steel sewing chatelaineVICTORIAN steel sewing chatelaine with a 2″ horse shoe clip, 16″ total length, with a flip-out glove hook 1-5/8″; thimble bucket 1-1/4″; needle box 2-5/8″. Chatelaines might be comprised of items all used for one task, like sewing, for instance, or combined with various items that suited the wearer. Some were matching sets and others … Continue reading “VICTORIAN steel sewing chatelaine” CHATELAINE golden matte finish Victorian chatelaineCHATELAINE matte finished gold filled Victorian chatelaine with initials “AIE” for “Amity, Eternity and Infinity” on this very unusual set. It includes a belt clip 2-7/8″; three beaded chains 5″; compass (glass cracked on top) 1″; locket 1-3/4″; knife 2″. Circa 1890. Chatelaines were made for both utilitarian and decorative uses and this is a particularly lovely one. View View View … Continue reading “CHATELAINE golden matte finish Victorian chatelaine” VICTORIAN cut steel rectangular buckleVICTORIAN cut steel small rectangular buckle, 1″ by 1-3/4″ . Circa 1880s or before, these are fun to repurpose into another piece of jewelry. View #V28183 $38.00 VICTORIAN jet pendant with a hand painted Tyrolean boyVICTORIAN jet pendant with a hand painted on porcelain Tyrolean or gypsy boy portrait. It is set in jet with decorative hand made saw-tooth edges, 2-5/8″. It can be worn on a black ribbon or a chain, which is how it would have been worn when it was new, circa the 1880s. These plaques were … Continue reading “VICTORIAN jet pendant with a hand painted Tyrolean boy” VICTORIAN sterling & coral cameo lorgnetteVICTORIAN antique sterling and carved angel skin coral cameo lorgnette, very rare style with heavily and ornately embossed floral motif with a poppy on the reverse, 5-1/3″ by 1-1/3″. These no longer pop open as they should, but need to be prized a bit to open, and there is a shallow dent on the handle, so this … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sterling & coral cameo lorgnette” VICTORIAN French cut steel shoe buckleVICTORIAN ”Made in France” French cut steel shoe buckle, brads have 12 facets. I have seen craftsmen and beaders convert these single buckles into bracelets and other pieces of jewelry very successfully. View View #V26459a $38.00 |
