VICTORIAN antique sterling silver with gold overlay fuchsia flower pendant with locket back, beautifully decorated with applied rose and yellow gold flowers and ferns and a beaded edge. The locket is a bit smaller than usual, at 1-5/8″ by 1-1/4″ with a 1/4″ loop. The pendant is hallmarked “CM” for the maker and Birmingham, 1882. The … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique sterling silver with gold overlay fuchsia”
VICTORIAN antique 14k yellow gold brooch with palette work hair flower bouquet and a black Taille d’ Epergne enamel lover’s knot setting fashioned like bent twigs, circa 1870, 2-1/4″ by 1-1/2″. This is one of the loveliest frames I have ever seen on a piece of hair jewelry and it has a glass covered locket compartment … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique 14k yellow gold brooch palette flowers”
VICTORIAN or late Georgian 10 karat gold hair ring with amethysts surrounding the center covered center that holds the hair, such a beauty! It has a replaced band, professionally done, and is marked inside “10” and maker’s mark “VJ” in a diamond shape, and it is a size 9. According to a 1993 Canadian appraisal, the … Continue reading “VICTORIAN /Georgian 10 karat gold hair ring with amethysts”
VICTORIAN rare woven hair jewelry brooch with gold front engraved, “To Our Mother”, and the back engraved, “To Our Mother from her Husband and Children”, 2-1/3″ by 2-1/3″, mid-1800s. Also dangling from a bow are a woven cross, anchor and heart symbolizing “Faith or love, hope and charity. The brooch is in excellent vintage condition, … Continue reading “VICTORIAN rare woven hair Mother brooch”
VICTORIAN hair memorial pin with blond woven hair in a gold tone setting. These little pins were also called “Lace pins” because they were often worn on a piece of lace. This is 3/4″ by 1/2″ and has had the catch replaced many years ago, but the front is in excellent condition and the catch works … Continue reading “VICTORIAN hair memorial pin with blond woven hair”
VICTORIAN hair jewelry stick pin with lucky horseshoe dangling from it, stick pin 2-1/4″ and horse shoe 5/8″. The hair on the stickpin is in perfect condition, which is amazing for it’s age. A similar piece can also be seen in the book, “Warman’s Jewelry” 2nd Edition by Christie Romero on page 28, where she dated it … Continue reading “VICTORIAN hair jewelry stick pin with lucky horseshoe”
VICTORIAN antique ivy and amethysts brooch with locket back, engraved 1889 and the name “Clara”, with another illegible word, 1-3/4″ by 1-1/3″. The gold front is concave and the stones are set on a bridge over the top of it, creating a lovely reflection. Each stone has a slightly rounded top table in the older … Continue reading “VICTORIAN antique ivy and amethysts brooch locket back, 1889”
VICTORIAN woven hair watch chain with gold tone heart locket fob, total length 12-1/2" and heart 3/4". The locket has an engraved heart, flower and leaves design and opens to hold two photos, with frames but no glass, and no swivel hook. It is marked for the maker inside "P&K". There are loose hairs along … Continue reading “VICTORIAN woven hair watch chain with heart locket”
VICTORIAN 9 carat yellow gold locket brooch with a center star of clear and red pastes surrounded by applied wire work leaves and designs and with a beaded edge, 1-3/4″ by 5/8″. The locket back houses pale yellow backing for hair and is ready for what you may want to insert there. It is marked “9ct”. This … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9 carat yellow gold locket brooch”
VICTORIAN woven hair jewelry brooch with a man’s photograph on one side and an open compartment for hair on the other, 2-1/4″ by 2″. The frame is decorated by etched and embossed scrolls and designs, but a part of it is missing, so it is priced accordingly. Don’t you wonder whose sweetheart he was! View View … Continue reading “VICTORIAN woven hair jewelry brooch, man’s photo”