VICTORIAN gold tone bar pin with etched lily-of-the-valley flower center

VICTORIAN yellow gold filled floral etched round center bar pin with an etched floral design in the middle, applied scrolls and beaded edge, it is circa 1890s and� 2″ across.� The flower may be a lily-of-the-valley.� This antique brooch has wonderful detail for such a dainty piece and it would look good worn with sweetheart … Continue reading “VICTORIAN gold tone bar pin with etched lily-of-the-valley flower center”

GRADUATED Victorian gold tone three strand beads necklace

GRADUATED Victorian gold tone three strand beads necklace with beads and two stations, wearable length 15-1/2″.� My picker in England tells me that this is a Victorian era necklace, but it’s such a classic it’s hard to tell.� This lays just beautifully on the neck, a graceful classic.� View�� View�� View � #V38461�� $348.00

VICTORIAN rare antique sterling silver bangle with rose gold flowers and yellow gold leaves with delicate etched stems, wonderfully intricate lacy, beaded and dental edges

VICTORIAN rare antique sterling silver bangle with rose gold flowers and yellow gold leaves with delicate etched stems.� It has wonderfully intricate lacy, beaded and dental edges.� It was made in the 180s and it is marked on the tongue “sterling silver”.� It is tapered in size like a gauntlet and the openings are from … Continue reading “VICTORIAN rare antique sterling silver bangle with rose gold flowers and yellow gold leaves with delicate etched stems, wonderfully intricate lacy, beaded and dental edges”

VICTORIAN antique basket brooch in sterling silver with rose and yellow gold overlay, hallmarked 1885 for William Clark Manton

VICTORIAN antique basket brooch in sterling silver with rose and yellow gold overlay.� The basket is spilling over with flowers and leaves and the brooch has a lovely dental edge.� It is hallmarked on the back side for Birmingham date 1885, sterling silver and a maker’s mark “WCM” for William Clark Manton, size 1-3/4″ by … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique basket brooch in sterling silver with rose and yellow gold overlay, hallmarked 1885 for William Clark Manton”

VICTORIAN sweetheart rose flower locket brooch, an antique sterling silver, rose- and yellow-gold brooch with magnificent detail

VICTORIAN sweetheart rose flower locket brooch, an antique sterling silver, rose- and yellow-gold brooch with magnificent detail.� It has intricate rose gold roses and yellow gold leaves with etched stems in the background.� It also has a double beaded edge, and an open locket compartment on the back with glass cover on it for a … Continue reading “VICTORIAN sweetheart rose flower locket brooch, an antique sterling silver, rose- and yellow-gold brooch with magnificent detail”

VICTORIAN Whitby jet large intricate love knot brooch, carved amazingly from one piece of jet, 1840s

VICTORIAN Whitby jet large intricate love knot brooch, carved amazingly from one piece of jet, 2-1/4″ by 2″.� Knot motifs in jet jewelry were most often carved in the 1840s. This very special piece is from the personal jet collection of Katy and Helen Muller, authors of the books on jet jewellery. I am so … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Whitby jet large intricate love knot brooch, carved amazingly from one piece of jet, 1840s”

VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver. It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin

VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver.� It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin (see the photo of the back), so must have been worn either as a buckle or on a loosely woven fabric.� I have worn it on a chain and through a button hole, as … Continue reading “VICTORIAN six-pointed star, an amazing 4″ wide paste star brooch in sterling silver. It is heavy has an unusual blunt-ended pin”