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Selling Quality Vintage and Antique Fine Jewelry
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$350 USDSparkling Victorian Rose-Cut Bohemian Garnet Three-Row Bangle/Bracelet
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
One of the most beautiful stones left over from the nineteenth century are Bohemian garnets. There's really nothing as beautiful as seeing rows of these glorious rose-cut glowing stones encrusted on silver or gold. Bohemian garnet bracelets are one of my favourite items. This one dates from the Victorian era, about circa 1880. It features three wonderful rows of the blood red stones set on garnet gold. As mentioned, at the garnets are rose-cut, which really creates a beautiful twinkle. Bracelet ...
$1,425 USDFine Antique 14K Gold Scottish Agate Bracelet
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Exquisite antique Scottish agate bracelet dates to the late 1800's. It's a beautiful piece with stunning patterning, exquisite colour and finely detailed gold fittings. It is quite rare to find this kind of bracelet with engraved gold fittings rather than silver. The bracelet is made up of 6 faceted pieces of natural Scottish agate set in double barrel 14K rose gold links (the gold is also faceted). The agate is a lovely assortment of colours, including black, white, grey, (sardonyx, onyx?) dark ...
$795 USDStunning Victorian 9K Solid Gold Amethyst-Set Bracelet
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Thank goodness for pictures! They often reveal more than words, so please take a few moments to see the photographs I've included of this amazing Victorian bracelet. When a piece of jewelry is as beautiful as this, it's hard to know where to begin. This exquisite bangle is a genuine antique, and in remarkable condition for its age. Fashioned from 9K solid yellow gold with wonderfully soft pink overtones, the bracelet has a lovely split band and an amazing, large hexagonal amethyst set in the ...
$525 USDBeautiful Antique Scottish Agate Silver Padlock Bracelet c1880
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This fabulous Scottish antique bracelet features five exquisite panels of individually hand-carved, polished translucent agate. The beautiful natural agate displays stunning shades of glowing burnt orange, chocolate brown and white, with lovely banding. Wonderful! Each panel is fitted into fine silver mounts, and one end suspends a lovely hear-shaped padlock that fastens the panels together. One side of the padlock is a beautiful caramel-milky white colour; the other side has been hand-engraved ...
$145 USDBeautiful Victorian Ornate Engraved Silver Bird Pendant 1880
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This beautiful ornate Victorian silver pendant started out life as a large oval locket. It has lost its glass backing, so now it is a pendant. It is quite wonderful in design, and the detailing around the central Heron bird is nothing short of spectacular! Very typical of the time in which it was made. This ornate delicate look was popular in jewelry, especially lockets and bangles and pins, during the latter part of the nineteenth century. Silver jewelry was influenced by the natural forms of ...
$110 USDWonderful Victorian 18K Platinum Diamond Ring
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This is a lovely Victorian ring with a genuine diamond set in solid platinum. I don't know if it's just me, but I see a snake image in the platinum mount. The detailing resembles a snake with a coiled centre, but it may not be that at all. The cut-out work is really nicely done, with fine millegrain work throughout, and the sparkling diamond is nicely nestled in a star-burst setting. It's a small diamond, but the sparkle is lovely. The band, meanwhile, is 18K solid yellow gold. This is a very ...
$155 USDSplendid Victorian 9K Enamel Gold Coral Grape Cluster Pin
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Here we have a stunning Victorian pin decorated with a beautiful grape cluster fashioned from natural coral. The lovely pin, made from 9K solid gold, features a gold leaf motif to the top, with exquisite texturing. The leaf veins are delineated in black enamel. The pretty coral grapes are attached beneath; the 4-5 mm beads are a wonderful vivid salmon colour. Pin weighs 5.1 grams. The entire bunch of grapes is affixed to a 9K gold safety pin-style bar. These were quite typical of the Victorian ...
$450 USDExquisite Victorian 9K Solid Rose Gold Fob Locket w/ Garnet Starburst
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
You don't find superb antique watch fob lockets like this one every day, especially not made from solid gold. But this one is--solid 9K rose gold, and the beautiful piece is set with a real garnet. A great find that is simply a joy to hold and wear! If you collect Victorian jewelry or just appreciate the fineness of old lockets, you'll love this one. The person I bought it from didn't want to sell it to me because he said he would miss carrying the locket around in his pocket-- he so loved the ...
$60 USDLovely Victorian French 935 Silver Crescent Moon Pin
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Sale! Take 10% off the price! Beautiful old crescent moon pin shimmers with sparkling round paste stones. This beautiful Victorian French pin is made from solid 935 silver and contains 11 graduated clear pastes. A really lovely piece for all you crescent moon collectors out there! Measures 1&3/8" tall and fastens with the old "C" catch with extended pin. Weighs 2.1 grams. No stones missing. Excellent condition with tarnishing to the silver. One stone is slightly darker than the others, but it's ...
$85 USDLovely Antique Silver Aesthetic Engraved Bird Pin
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This lovely antique solid sterling pin embraces the main principles of the Aesthetic Movement: simple lines, a peaceful garden scene-- simplicity was key. Probably the most influential element during this time was the Japonaise craze, which took hold during mid-Victorian times. This love of nature was reflected in silver pins, bracelets, and lockets of the day. The lovely image depicted on this lovely pin shows a swaying bamboo branch and fern, a singing bird perched on a branch; a lone ...
$75 USDLovely Victorian 10K Crescent Moon, Flower Pin w/ Paste
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Lovely 10K solid gold pin, typically Victorian in style, is crafted in the shape of a crescent moon with textured flower attached. The flower is set with one ruby paste stone. The wonderful old piece dates to about c1890. It is typical of the Romantic, or Sentimental period in jewelry. Among other unsual items, the Victorians loved jewels with hidden messages. For example, in this pin the flower and the moon form a rebus - a puzzle in which pictures and objects represent words. The flower ...
$50 USDLovely Late Victorian Pierced Silver Gold Pin
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This is a lovely late Victorian pin with beautiful open work. The round solid sterling pin contains wonderful pierced work inside a thick panel of smooth silver. The maker has added an applied decoration made of 9K rose gold in the centre, and it sets off the piece very nicely. The shape resembles a "club" with pretty hand-etching and scrollwork contained within. Measures almost 1" and weighs 4.0 grams. Pin at the back is elongated, with "c" catch, dating this piece to circa 1880-1895. I couldn ...
$250 USD Offers ConsideredBeautiful Antique Whitby Jet Carved Dionysus Cameo Expanding Bracelet
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Queen Victoria was a woman ahead of her time, at least when it came to fashion. Her penchant for black jewelry, or mourning jewelry, was a fabulous choice because black never goes out of style. This lovely expanding bracelet is exactly what I'm referring to. It is a wonderful piece fashioned from genuine Whitby jet, set with a lovely hand-carved jet cameo of what appears to be the Greek god Dionysus at the front. The bracelet is made up of smooth rectangular panels of high polished jet, strung ...
$225 USDBeautiful Victorian 18K Gold Cornflower Blue Sapphire Diamond Ring
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
I love sapphires when they look blue, such as these wonderful natural stones. The bright cornflower blue stones are a delight to behold, set inside this beautiful Victorian ring. The two lovely faceted old-cut deep blue stones look stunning set in 18K solid yellow gold, with ornate scrolls to the top and bottom. A natural genuine diamond is set directly in the centre of the ring in a pretty flower setting, but in my mind, the sapphires are the major players here. This is an ornate ring, typical ...
$100 USDWonderful Victorian 9K Gold Amethyst Seed Pearl Ornate Pin
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Ahhh, natural amethyst and seed pearls--who could ask for a more lovely combination? I have a particular fondness for the two, and as you can see looking at this wonderful Victorian pin, the softness of the tiny pearls goes beautifully with the vibrant purple amethyst. It's a rather large amethyst at that, measuring 12 mm tall by 9 mm across. The lovely natural faceted stone is beautifully collet-set in 9K solid yellow gold with a fine millegrained edge, flanked by two ornate gold twists ...
$425 USDStunning Antique 18K Rose Gold Marquise Emerald Diamond Ring
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This is one of the most beautiful marquise or navette style antique rings I have seen: long and sleek and beautifully crafted from solid 18K rose gold, it is set from top to bottom with the greenest of green emeralds and glittering old-mine cut diamonds. There are 10 diamonds in total, and five emeralds, all slightly different size and shade of green. The smallest emerald is a replacement, I believe, because it is the only one that is not old mine cut. All the stones are open-set. Ring dates to ...
$55 USDFab Victorian Whitby Carved Jet Pin
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This is a wonderful hand-carved Whitby jet pin dating to the Victorian era. The lovely bar is beautifully fluted with lovely arrow-like ends. It measures 1&1/2" across by 1/4" wide. There is the tiniest of nicks on one end (see photo #2, reflected in price), otherwise in excellent condition, with light wear in keeping with age and use. Back reveals extended pin and Victorian "C" catch.
$90 USDLovely Ornate Victorian 9K Gold Hand-Engraved Locket Pendant
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
The language of flowers, sometimes known as "floriography", was most popular during Victorian times, though its history can be traced back through antiquity. It was used as a means of silent communication, to express inner feelings. During Victorian times, people often used tussie mussies,for example, to display certain emotions. Ivy leaves, along with forget-me-not flowers, were one of the more common foliage used to decorate Victorian jewelry. This lovely locket is beautifully hand-chased in ...
$175 USDBeautiful Victorian 9K Rose Gold Turquoise Pearl Pendant
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Very pretty Victorian ornate pendant is set with one lovely natural turquoise stone and three lustrous seed pearls. The stones are set on a lovely mount of 9K rose gold--the pearls are nestled in what look like small leaves. The colour of the gold is beautiful and soft. The pendant has beautiful swirled and ornate touches throughout. The turquoise is a pretty green-blue, and the seed pearls are very light grey-white. All stones are original to the pendant. Measures about 1&3/4" long. Excellent ...
$100 USDAntique 9K Gold Hair Mourning Memento Pin c1880
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This is a great keepsake pin for all lovers of mourning jewelry. Dating from circa 1880, the lovely oval-shaped piece consists of a 9K frame and solid backing and a hard clear plastic lid through which dark brown braided hair can be viewed. If you look carefully, there is beautiful fluted gold that runs all the way around the outside of the cover. The frame itself is smooth gold with a very soft tinge of rose gold. It's a fairly large pin, measuring 1&7/8" across by 1&1/2" across. It isn't ...
$265 USDSuperb Victorian 9K Rose Gold Seed Pearl Locket Pin
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Photography was an invention of the Victorian era, and so it comes as no surprise that photographic jewelry was to follow. Pieces came in both gold and silver, and were modestly or ornately designed; very often, they were gem-set. Lockets were suspended from chains and pinned to shirt collars. This jewelry became a permanent way to display the memory of a loved one. Here is a lovely example of a Victorian photo locket in the form of a pin. The beautiful round piece is made from 9K rose gold ...
$155 USDLovely Victorian 10K Rolled Gold Watch Chain Necklace w/Fobs
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This is a lovely old Victorian watch chain that has been converted into a necklace. It likely started out life as a 16" watch chain with a T-bar and spinning fob (bloodstone on one side, chocolate brown agate on the other), and two dog clips on either end, and has since been converted to a necklace. A number of fobs have been added along the chain's length; these include one square-shaped locket with a crescent moon and star rhinestone-studded lid, a beautiful openwork ribboned heart with what ...
$310 USDWonderful Late Victorian 9K Rose Gold Double Photo Locket Pendant, Sapphires
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Photography was invented during the Victorian era, and, unlike today, with cell phones and tiny electronic devices able to record life in split seconds, the chance to be photographed was not an everyday occurrence. Photos were a way to keep the memory of a loved one alive and close to one's heart, making them very precious articles, indeed; they were placed in ornate frames, worn in fobs, and in locket pendants like this one. This very pretty double locket pendant contains two photos of women ...
$245 USDWonderful 18K Gold Victorian Turquoise Pearl Marquise Ring
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
It's not hard to find nice old rings, but to find them in good condition can be challenging. This ring is at least 122 years old, and surprisingly, in excellent condition. I say surprisingly because the lovely piece is covered in real pearls, and, as you probably already know, pearls do not weather time and use well. It's not just aging that affects them, but perspiration, perfume, the acid in skin, dry air and heat, cosmetics and chlorine. It takes a bit of time and effort to preserve pearl ...
$125 USDBeautiful Victorian Carved Jet Expanding Bracelet
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
This terrific carved jet bracelet is so beautiful on the wrist. And it's trendy as well, because my 15-year-old daughter wanted it! Straight out of the Victorian era, the expanding bracelet is strung with different shapes and sizes of genuine jet beads--there are domed beads, "X"-shaped beads, leaf and faceted beads, plus more. The lovely black beads are strung on expanding black thread. Dates to about 1880. I personally love the faceted jet bead because it adds a real sparkle to the piece. I'm ...
$265 USDMagnificent Victorian 9K Solid Gold Big Cat Claw Pin
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
It's intriguing to think of animal claws as fine jewelry, but that's exactly what this wonderful big cat claw is, not to mention collectible! The Victorians loved to show off unusual pieces such as this one. They were souvenirs brought back from exotic lands, in particular, India under British rule--between 1858 and 1947 (amazing to think it wasn't so long ago!), They were mementos of "the hunt." This amazing tiger claw is mounted in beautiful 9K solid yellow gold. The claw is beautifully set ...
$190 USDPretty Victorian Scottish Banded Agate Expandable Bracelet
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
If you've taken a look at the cost of antique agate padlock bracelets, you'll notice the prices are sky-high! Not that they shouldn't be. Finding a really nice one is difficult even for sellers, and locating one that isn't damaged is another feat. For those of you who like antique agate but can't afford the prices, this is a very pretty alternative. It is an expandable bracelet fitted with very pretty banded agate circular stones set on open mounts. The metal looks to be either brass, gold-fill, ...
$475 USDLovely Victorian 18K Gold Pearl Diamond Enamel Mourning Ring
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
When Albert died in 1861, Queen Victoria required everyone at court to wear mourning attire on social occasions for three years. She remained a semi-recluse and wore black for the rest of her life. Jewelry was permitted to be worn, but only black coloured pieces made from jet or bog oak, for example, or mourning jewelry, which kept the memory of the deceased alive. This lovely ring dates from that period--1860 to be exact. It is made from 18K solid yellow gold, and hand-painted over top in fine ...
$120 USDLovely Victorian 10K Gold Rose Cut Diamond Pendant
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
Lovely oval-shaped Victorian gold pendant is crafted from 10K solid yellow gold with a lovely soft matte finish. In the centre is a beautiful bright rose cut diamond, star-burst-set. This is a wonderful piece over 100 years old, and it is in excellent condition. It has but one flaw: it is missing its back panel. Measures 1" from the top bail by about 3/8" across--nice narrow shape. Pendant is weighty on a chain and doesn't flip over easily. The earth-mined diamond is lovely and clear, and it ...
$185 USDBeautiful Victorian Banded Onyx Teardrop Earrings
Jewelry:Antique:Fine:Victorian
These elegant Victorian black onyx earrings contain beautiful white and pale brown bands. Against a jet black backdrop, the look is exquisite! The natural stones have been shaped into lovely teardrops and fitted with replacement 9K gold beaded wires to the top. Onyx is very much like banded agate, except it has straight rather than curved bands. These beautiful earrings are over 100 years old and have no nicks or chips! They hang 1&5/8" long by 3/8" across at the bottom. Total weight is 5.9 ...
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