All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1059265 (stock #01908)
A Victorian 10k yellow gold ring featuring genuine blue iolites and natural seed pearls circa 1880s. The iolites are a deep royal blue gem stone in round antique cut. Burmese sapphires were expensive and often difficult to obtain in the late 19thC, so good quality iolites were sometimes used - these stones are original to the ring, not replacements. The flower circle design stayed popular into the Edwardian period, although Edwardian examples were usually simpler with less gem stones...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1329406 (stock #J1957)
Bedell & Co.
$4,900.00
This indescribable set dates to about 1870 and is in amazing condition. It is crafted of 18k yellow gold frames and backings with enamel accents. The centerpieces are depictions of birds crafted of actual bird feathers and set behind what is most likely a piece of rock crystal. They are truly little pieces of art! All three of the birds are different and there is no damage to be found anywhere...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #641213 (stock #0960)
An attractive 15K Victorian yellow gold brooch circa 1870 - 1890. This 1-1/8" diameter brooch is unmarked but tested and has a textured repeated design. It has a (replaced) safety catch. It weighs 7.4 grams, and it is in excellent original condition with no cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than the catch replacement...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1472508
A lovely late Victorian 18K gold locket enhanced with ornate pierced arabesques and pearl-studded laurel wreaths. The pearls have particularly nice color and luster. The cover opens to reveal a glass-enclosed compartment for a portrait or other keepsake. A small piece of cloth soaked in perfume could have been added behind the pierced cover to provide a bit of relief from the smelly Parisian streets of the 1800s. The original bail is also set with seed pearls...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #431375 (stock #679)
This pretty brooch with stones mounted in silver-topped 18k gold has been designed in the shape of a flower. The petals have been formed from 5 incised citrines in a warm smokey yellow-brown color which surround a cut diamond in the center. The stem of the flower and the petals' border are all highlighted by inlaid old European and rose-cut diamonds. The back has been marked with a French guarantee stamp. The brooch measures approximately 1 3/4" X 1 1/4" and was made Circa:1880. It is a lov...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1369310
A fine Victorian locket in 10K yellow gold, the front face featuring an enameled bouquet of white lilies against a striking turquoise enameled background. In Victorian flower symbology, the white lily represented sweetness or purity. The surrounding areas of gold are ornately engraved in a swirly design that is repeated on the back cover around a shield-shaped reserve. The interior retains the original frame and glass cover...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1355464 (stock #9538)
A 15K emerald seed pearls starburst gothic flower Aesthetic pin brooch from the 1880s. This fine 1-1/8" Victorian pin is in the Aesthetic style and it is a fancy starburst with heart-shaped gold ribbon flourishes. The central stone is a natural (tested) emerald and it is surrounded by graduated seed pearls. This pin has the original c-clasp and it is unsigned; we've tested it and it tests in excess of 15 carat gold...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1476642
A very fine Victorian Albert chain fashioned from a set of nineteen sizable natural gold nuggets (approximately 20-24K). The nuggets are connected by short sections of handmade chain worked in 14K. The chain has a t-bar enhanced with small nuggets and a short length of chain to suspend a fob. Nugget jewelry became popular during the California Gold Rush in 1849 and again during the Alaska Gold Rush in 1896...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1472135
Swiss Silver Niello & Gilt Silver Watch Chain An excellent late Victorian silver watch chain with striped niello decoration on the double bar links, alternating with silver gilt curb links. The chain is finished at one end with a dog clip and at the other with a large niello bolt. The chain is stamped with the Swiss mark for 800 silver used 1882-1934.
  • Origin: Switzerland, ca 1900
  • Condition: excellent, niello intact
  • Length: 16-1/4”
  • Weight: 15.2 grams
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1463806
A lovely pair of Victorian earrings worked in 14K yellow, rose and green gold depicting a mother bird watching over her nest of three tiny eggs. The bird is nicely three-dimensional for added interest. The design is simply finished with a zigzag border. Tested and guaranteed 14K.
  • Origin: America, ca. 1870
  • Condition: excellent, earwires are replacements
  • Dimensions: 5/8” diameter (excluding wires)
  • Weight: 5.2 grams
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1476708
Twin hearts, long a symbol of everlasting love, are set here with pearls, a symbol of purity and wisdom, surrounded by old European cut diamonds and crowned with a bow. The double hearts signify the couple ( "our hearts beat as one") while diamonds symbolize fidelity and everlasting commitment. This romantic Victorian ring is a superb example of an ageless motif. Ring size 6 (almost a 6.25) and can be sized to fit.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1439322 (stock #AR9-612)
Period Pieces
$255.00
If this gorgeous ring fit me, I'd be keeping it. (Of course it could be resized. Hmmm. ☺) The design is surprisingly modern but it is genuinely pre 1900. Two faceted rubies are set off by three seed pearls, with each gem surrounded by a square bezel. It has English hallmarks for Chester [England], 1865-6, and 15 carat gold, as well as a maker's mark of BHJ. The ring is a size 7.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1393396
A very rare Victorian 15K rose gold brooch in the form of the Princes of Wales’ feathers set with Scottish jasper and bloodstone. The feathers are joined with a crown and a banner with the Prince’s motto “Ich Dien.” The gold surfaces are ornately engraved. The back bears a registry mark, dating the brooch to 1891, the 50th anniversary of Queen Victoria’s eldest son's investiture as Prince of Wales...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1452124
A lovely pair of Victorian 14K gold earrings featuring a rose gold lily with green gold foliage against a yellow gold background. The flower petals and leaves are stippled for added texture. The edges are finished with ornate beading, rope-twists, and appliqués...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1384486
A lovely Victorian ring featuring a center red spinel flanked by a pair of oval blue spinels, all bordered in old European cut diamonds. The gemstones are intensely colored with excellent clarity. The ring likely dates to around 1876, when jewelry in patriotic colors enjoyed a resurgence for the American Centennial. Tested and guaranteed 14K...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1452828
A lovely Victorian starburst pendant worked in 14K yellow gold and set with an old mine cut diamond at the center. Stars in Victorian jewelry symbolized guidance and wisdom. Most Victorian starbursts have straight rays, but the Art Nouveau-influenced curlicue design of this example makes it especially nice. The diamond at the center has good brilliance, I/J color and VS1 clarity. The pendant retains the original brooch fitting, as well, but it is very well hidden when being worn as a pendant. Te...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1487719 (stock #RP03004)
Period Pieces
$659.00
This beautiful and classic brooch, in the style of Lucien Gautrait, features a flower and ribbon motif, with a circle of white enamel in the center. The pearl on the dangle may be a replacement (many dangles have had to be replaced over the years). The brooch is marked with the French eagle for 18k gold and partial owl marks with “73”, indicating a piece that was imported into France post 1893 and assayed in the town of Rouen. There is also what looks like a blurry French maker’s mark, so ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1402079
A fine Victorian 18K yellow gold fancy link long chain necklace. The 45” chain has ornate scrolling plaques separated by smaller simple links. The fancy links are further highlighted with beaded decoration. The generous length allows the chain to be worn doubled or tripled. In fact, the chain has an ingenious clasp that holds the necklace at just the right staggered length (21” and 25”)when doubled. The chain can be worn doubled, or at full length by releasing one of the clasps. Necklaces...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #524792
A rare Victorian 14K yellow gold stick pin featuring a reverse-carved Essex crystal depicting a Chihuahua. Various dog breeds were depicted in Essex crystals, but this is the only piece we’ve seen with a dog that looks like a Chihuahua. The round setting, with its simple but finely crafted rope-twist border highlights the carved crystal. The colors are strong. The background appears to be silvered instead of the more usual mother-of-pearl. Tested and guaranteed 14K gold.

Origin: America,...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1365565
An imposing Victorian butterfly brooch of exceptional quality and grand dimensions, the fore- and hindwings studded with rose cut diamonds set in silver-topped 18K gold and bordered with oval cabochon rubies set in gold. The thorax is formed of a round opal and the abdomen is a large squarish cabochon pink tourmaline. The design is completed with diamond antennae and emerald eyes. The opal has excellent fire with a good deal of orange and green in the flashes of light. The rubies outlining t...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1412886 (stock #9894)
A pair of Victorian Aesthetic rolled gold plated dangle swinging drop earrings from the 1880s. These RGP 1-5/8 x 3/4" (sans wires) earrings feature a pendulum-style swinging drop with fine engraving on the front within a ball-edged triangular framework. They are unsigned and they are in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique a...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1087876 (stock #6529)
A Victorian 9k pearl lovers knot pin circa 1895-1900. This late Victorian period 9K yellow gold love knot pin is 7/8" in diameter and it features a natural baroque pearl, and it is stamped 9K with a maker's mark. It has the original c-clasp and it weighs 2.2 grams. It is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition issues are noted; all items are vintage or antique and m...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #732505
A fascinating Victorian brooch set in 14K yellow gold. The octagonal plaque with canted corners appears to be made of opaque black glass and is inset with an ornate glass design worked in the pietra dura method. The translucent design is backed with gold foil to create a subtle glittery effect. The setting is very simple and does not detract from the more important enamel work. Tested and guaranteed 14K gold.

Origin: Europe, possibly Switzerland, ca. 1850. Condition: excellent, all origin...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1047887 (stock #6396)
A early to mid 19th century period 12k yellow gold watch fob pendant with a shield shaped genuine rock crystal stone. This 7/8" tall fob measures 1/2" x 3/8" across, and it has a genuine bevelled shield shape natural rock crystal stone held with a bezel. The stones has foiling on the back, still visible but dulled and slightly loose with age. It is unmarked but tests as 12k, and it weighs 1.9 grams (the British Empire had 12K as part of their gold standard until 1932). This item is in excell...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #632883 (stock #J839)
Bedell & Co.
$4500.00
Sterling over 18K diamond floral spray brooch from the mid-19th C. This lovely three dimensional brooch has a prong set Old Mine Cut center stone and numerous rose cut diamonds of varying sizes throughout. Brooch measures 2 3/8" long and 3/4" wide (at widest). The back of the brooch is yellow gold with a trombone clasp. There appears to be a very small repair spot on the back of the brooch (just found on close inspection), otherwise excellent condition. There is an indistinguishable punch mark o...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1350683 (stock #9504)
An 18k Victorian 5 pearls row engagement ring from the 1880s 1890. This antique size 5 ring features a row of five genuine pearls which in Victorian times meant fidelity, love, loyalty and purity. These were the wedding fashion before the diamond engagement ring came into vogue and this example tests as a minimum of 18 k gold (the marks are obscured and it may be as high as 22 carat). It measures 3/4" along the pearls setting and it weighs 4.5 grams. Other than some signs of use it is in v...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #387532 (stock #vc0057)
carol lane
Priced Separately
Collection: Five gold Victorian stickpins: PHOTO#2- green onyx hardstone cameo with gold stem. Excellent condition. $125 PHOTO#3-two gold nugget stickpins. Stems are not gold. Each $225. Wonderful and each different. PHOTO#4-two gold stickpins. Stems are not gold. Each $45. Bow is in excellent condition. The other has a small hole in the gold. $8 for insured US shipping per stickpin. NYS residents pay sales tax.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1412926 (stock #BNJhairBroo)
June Hastings
$1,800.00
Incredible yellow gold remembrance brooch of a bouquet of flowers with 2 hearts. Created with 3 different colored hair, the bottom of the bouquet is wrapped with dark brown hair which, due to reflection problems, I was not able to photograph. In excellent condition, no scratches to glass, the brooch is engraved on the back "Anne M Chenault" "1843". The brooch is much more beautiful and intricate than picture. We guarantee that you will not be disappointed. Measures 2 1/8 inches high by 1 3/4...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1486871
Hardstone Portrait Cameo signet ring of a gentleman in profile. The ring was likely commissioned by a wealthy individual or statesman as a self portrait. The ring has a maker's mark for Henry Griffith & Sons, is hallmarked for the year 1852, Birmingham and stamped for 18ct. It was one of the earlier rings made by Henry Griffith & Sons which began in the year 1850 and continued in business until the early 1970's. The ring has slight engraved indentations along the shoulders which follow the sh...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1352434 (stock #9510)
A 14k Victorian ruby and pearls Neoclassic ring from around 1900. This size 5-1/2 ring features a superb design and fine detail, from the reeded shoulders to the oval opposed rubies and facing pearls. It measures 7/16 x 1/4" across the setting, it weighs 2.5 grams and it is stamped 14 with a maker's initial and cypher. It is in very good condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than some wear to one claw (which could use re-tipping), some wear to the pearls' ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1368951 (stock #TR885)
This Victorian Etruscan lover’s knot broach is made of 10Kt yellow gold and centered by an approximately 0.05 Ct old-mine diamond. The diameter of the broach is 1”.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1465944
A handsome gentleman’s ring, the front in the form of a horseshoe encircling an onyx cameo carved to depict a steeplechase scene of a jockey and horse leaping over a fence. Interestingly, the carver chose not to polish the black onyx background, perhaps to lend a more masculine feel to the design. The shank is finished in a reeded pattern. Tested and guaranteed 18K.
  • Origin: probably, France, ca. 1900
  • Condition: excellent
  • Dimensions: crown, 3/4" wide tapering to 3/16” a...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1466214
An impressive 18K yellow gold hinged bangle, the front set with a cabochon emerald surrounded by old mine cut and rose cut diamonds arranged in a floral motif. The larger diamonds are in buttercup settings that add more depth to the design. The emerald has good color with very light treatment and is probably of Brazilian origin. The back side of the bracelet is pierced to retain a feeling of lightness. The hinged opening and oval shape makes the bracelet comfortable to wear. The clasp is stamped...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #800890
These are wonderful ca 1840 gold and enamel earrings. They are approximately 1" in length from the top of the hook to the bottom of the ball. They are 1/2"+ wide. Without the hook they are 11/16" long.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1476617
This antique 18K (marked) lover's knot ring with hallmarks for Chester, 1912, is the most substantial lover's knot ring we have ever encountered in our years of collecting antique jewelry. We love everything about the ring, beginning with the solid feel of this chunky gold ring, to its hand forged sinuous intertwined bands of gold, some with charming incised flourishes. We also love the polished band that is over one quarter of an inche wide all around; the essence of solidity. The love knot...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #683881
10K Yellow gold coral cameo of a classical female bust with a long neck set with a delicate frame. The pin measures 1 5/8 X 1 1/8".
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1476750
18K Oval Rose Cut diamond ring with an abundance of rose cut diamonds, 28 on the border alone, surrounding a trinity of large diamonds at center and smaller diamonds as embellishments on either side of the trinity. The diamonds are set in the classic cut down setting of the Georgian/Victorian period. Diamond rings, by the 19th century were most often used as betrothal rings (having replaced the posey rings of the eighteenth century). Note the drawing of a similar diamond ring in our photo ar...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1263334 (stock #J1877)
Bedell & Co.
$3,900.00
18k rose gold bangle done in the Etruscan Revival style. It has a row of prong-set Persian turquoise cabochons flanked by two rows of natural half-pearls. There is Etruscan bead work and scroll work down the sides, along with some delicate green gold leaves. The bangle is hinged on the sides and opens and clasps at the direct bottom. It has a secure safety chain as well. It fits up to a 6.5" wrist. The pearl and turquoise portion on the top measures approximately 1.75" long and 3/8" wide. It ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1016896
A beautiful French silver-topped 18K yellow gold floral pin from the era of Emperor Napoleon III. The pin is designed as a spray of three flower buds, each just about to open into a different color. The flowers are bead-set with rose cut diamonds, and the colors are represented by rows of cushion and round cut sapphires, rubies and emeralds. Each bud is centered by a larger rectangular cushion cut diamond set in prongs. A pair of diamond-set leaves and a small diamond-set bud appear below. ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1121416 (stock #1728)
Two circa 1900 Edwardian Victorian antique lockets, the signed Wightman Hough also stamped "1/4 gold shell", the other with a dragons breath art glass cab, each with chain:

(A) Silver tone Hexagon on Y chain. Antique jelly opal dragon's breath poured art glass cabochon. Boy's portrait photo and one celluloid liner ; OR
(B) Heart Mark logo for Wightman & Hough, a well known locket maker. Also marked: "1/4 gold shell". No photo and two celluloid liners.
Both are in very nice, weara...

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1345446 (stock #9444)
A 12k yellow gold and sterling silver Victorian amethyst ring dated 1897. This size 5-1/2 ring features a natural purple genuine amethyst stone in a multi-claw setting and it has hand engraved foliate inlaid silver shoulders. It measures 5/16 x 1/4" across the stone, it has an obscured set of hallmarks and maker's marks with an O year date for Chester, England 1897 and it weighs 1.4 grams. It is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1102455 (stock #6587)
A superb and evocative 1-5/8 x 1-3/8" mid-Victorian mourning pin in 14k yellow gold (unmarked but tested). This pin features a carved pink coral hand with black enamel bands on its sleeve, holding a wreath of flowers and leaves. There are seed pearls in the flower centers and there is a claw-set pearl in the center. It has a reeded edge and a c-clasp which has been added a bit later for wear as a brooch; originally it would have been a pendant and a small loop remains at the top. It is unsi...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #342424 (stock #VC0046)
carol lane
$295.00
Early Victorian 9ct ring with 5 rose cut diamonds(.15 points), a freshwater pearl, and two lapis cabochons. One diamond is missing, otherwise good condition. Wavy design in gold setting. Signed "TPCP" plus two other illegible marks. Front measures 3/4" wide by 3/8" wide and is size 5 1/2....$9 for insured USA shipping.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1364672
A gold piqué tortoise comb, flower garlands inlay, late 19th century. Width "3 ½ / 9 cm. Condition: fine.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1353207 (stock #9511)
A 9k Victorian collar brooch from the 1900 era. This well-made 2-1/8" in length and 5/16" in width brooch has an intertwined double strand design on a double bar brooch. It has a c-clasp and it is stamped 9C with a maker's mark on the underside of part of the knot. It has a slight rose gold color. It weighs 2.7 grams and it is in excellent condition with no dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. Jewelry has condition noted, but items are vintage or antique and may have signs o...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1180480 (stock #SR4304)

Fine enamel stickpin of a foxhead set in 15K gold that dates back to the Victorian period. C. 1870, 3/4" diameter, $ 1590. Condition: excellent Height: 0.75 inch

All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1188643
This is an Antique Russian Diamonds & Enamel bangle bracelet from a maryland estate. Clearly stamp~marked 56 on the clasp with approx. 1/2 carats of old mine cut diamonds at the top... 48 grams of hand crafted 14K & Enamel ......rarity Call for a price quote
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1488679 (stock #RP13227)
Period Pieces
$159.00
This sweet, quintessentially Victorian, pin consists of a navette-shaped border of rose gold surrounding an oval of yellow gold, which highlights a flower and two leaves of rose gold. Longer than usual, it tests as 10k, and is signed “A.J.C”. Measuring 1-3/4” x 3/8”, it weighs 3.2g. In overall good condition, but it could use a little cleaning up. This pin came out of an important household in Newport, RI as a gift to the family of my consignor. Circa 1890. The photos are part of the de...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1085482 (stock #01967)
A 9k Victorian hair bracelet from 1860-70. This mid-Victorian 8-3/4 x 1/2" woven hair bracelet with 9k (unmarked but tested) yellow gold mounts has a safety chain and a box clasp; the gold mounts are connected with gold-filled round loops. This bracelet has a monogram, it weighs 9.2 grams in total, and it is in excellent condition with no bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a small dent on the underside. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1298674 (stock #7112)
This is an antique 15k yellow gold horseshoe bangle bracelet circa 1880. This Victorian equestrian or sporting bracelet is a well-made piece with a tight fitting hinge and tongue and box clasp. Note the small size and oval shape - it measures 2-1/4" x 1-7/8" across the interior (inner wall-to-wall measurement) and 1/2" across the horse shoe. It has a matte and a polished finish. This 15 K Victorian beauty hails from the period when sport and animal motif jewelry was most popular in the 19th c...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1384488
A lovely Victorian pendant in 10K yellow gold set with a round brilliant cut amethyst at the center, surrounded by seed pearls in an ornate starburst pattern. The rays of the star are separated by fleurs-de-lys. The amethyst has nice medium violet color with reddish overtones. The pendant also has a pinstem so that the piece can be worn as an elegant brooch. Tested and guaranteed 10K. NOTE: The chain is not included in the purchase price, but we do have chains available.
  • Origin: America,...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1373381
A superb Victorian shell cameo depicting Jesus wearing the crown of thorns set in a simple 18K gold frame. The cameo is beautifully carved with extraordinary detailing to the hair. The shell's shape is deeply cupped and adds wonderful depth to the design. Cameos depicting Jesus are extremely rare Tested and guaranteed 18K.
  • America, circa 1860.
  • Excellent condition; no cracks to shell
  • 1-23/32" x 1-3/8"
  • 11.2 grams
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #104804
Handsome Napoleon III-era 18K gold brooch in the form of an eagle with spread wings. Eagle motifs were very popular in French jewelry of the 1860's and 70's. This example features a hook from which a lady could hang her gold watch. The eagle's beak holds a small ring that originally would have been attached to a tiny safety chain for the watch. This piece is decorated in the repousse manner, meaning that the design was created by working the gold from the back side rather than engraving the ...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #755696
A gorgeous 18K yellow gold circle brooch surrounding a spray of diamond flowers tied with a golden ribbon. The brooch dates to the reign of Emperor Napoleon III. One flower is centered with a .39-carat rose cut diamond and the other two are set with .17-carat old mine-cut diamonds. The remaining 31 diamonds in the brooch are a mix of rose-cuts, old mine-cuts and single-cuts. The stones are of particularly good quality for the period, with bright color and excellent clarity. The piece has co...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1398228 (stock #PJ100)
This late 19th-century hinged bangle is a real beauty. It’s made of 14-karat gold, set with 18 half-pearls that are enhanced with cobalt-blue enamel. The back of the bracelet is simply decorated with a raised, thin gold band that terminates at both ends with a figure-8. Both rims have recesses along the edges all the way around. The tongue and groove clasp is very secure; a gold security chain with a spring-ring catch is a later addition. The maker’s mark of MC&Co. is at this time unidentifi...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #753023 (stock #5695)
A lovely mid-Victorian piece of hair jewellery in 10k yellow gold c1860-80. This 1-3/4" x 1-3/8" pendant features a fine hand engraved (unmarked but tested) gold surround with a central concave transluscent moonstone agate, on which is mounted a gold-bordered hair insert. The insert and surround are bolted to the agate with hand-cut bolts, and it retains the original finely braided black hair, bezel and glass window. This item has been converted to a pendant, with a loop attached through a sm...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1063853 (stock #01918)
A pair of 14k pearls Victorian earrings from 1880-90. This vintage pair of late Victorian pearl earrings is in 14k (unmarked but tested) yellow gold. These 1/2" across earrings have tab-and-slot hinged pierced closures, the surrounding half pearls average 2mm. each and the central claw-set half pearls are 3 and 4mm. across. These unsigned beauties weigh 3.1 grams, and they are is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are t...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #544754
A phenomenal Victorian 18K yellow gold brooch in the Etruscan Revival taste. The brooch features a large azurite-malachite cabochon weighing more than 60 carats. The natural fissures, and blue and green color mottling is striking, especially against the richness of the gold. The setting is one of the best Etruscan frames we’ve seen, befitting a minerological specimen that would have been considered extravagantly exotic (probably originating in Afghanistan). The stone is set in a collet sur...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1050979 (stock #6433)
A Victorian 10k rose gold pink coral cameo pin pendant. This late Victorian pale pink coral hand carved cameo pin pendant is circa 1900. The openwork setting on this 1-1/8 x 15/16" pin has a gatelatch clasp and a fully-functional swing-up rotating loop for wear as a pendant. It is stamped 10K on the pin guard, it weighs 4.8 grams, it has a carved Neoclassic portrait, and it is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs. All items are thor...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1394048
Black Dog Antiques
$1,450.00
Ca 1880 A pair of 15k gold Victorian coral pendant earrings with 10k gold surmounts not original to the piece. The pendants have not been cleaned,the tassels show light wear and one coral bead has a hairline. Both pendants and surmounts are unmarked but tested and guaranteed. They hang 2". US shipping only.