| Late Victorian sterling brooch with beetle on a leaf by George Sheibler |
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Style/Date: Late Victorian Materials: Sterling silver Description: -
Style/Date: 19th c, 1870's Materials: 14K yellow gold, sardonyx Description: 19th century Austro-Hungarian 14K yellow gold ring with uncarved sardonyx. -
Style/Date: 1890's Materials: 14 K yellow gold Description: Delicate gold Aesthetic period fan brooch with hand chased butterfly and flowers. -
Style/Date: Victorian Materials: 14K rose and green gold, amethyst Description: Hand chased decoration on this hanging Victorian brooch with center round faceted amethyst. Catch has been replaced. -
Style/Date: Etruscan Revival, 1880's Materials: 14K yellow gold Description: 14K gold Etruscan Revival cross pendant with a bloom finish. The bloom was created when dipped in acid and the alloy in the gold would disintegrate and just pure gold would remain. This would give the effect of ancient gold which was the desire of the day. -
Style/Date: Late Victorian Materials: 14K, enamel, diamonds, pearl Description:Late Victorian 14K yellow gold flower brooch with enamel, diamonds and pearl. -
Style/Date: Victorian Materials: 14K yellow gold, variscite Description: 14K yellow gold brooch with twisted wire floral design and large variscite cabochon. Variscite is found in southwestern USA, and is very similar chemically to turquoise (it has no copper!) The pin exhibits "bloomed gold." This was a process in which it was dipped in acid and the alloy would disintegrate and leave behind a matt finish hi carat gold, which was desired at that time. Also called "Romanization." -
Style/Date: Victorian Materials: 15K 3 color gold Description: Stunning English gold brooch with applied flowers, shamrocks (good luck) in the center and forget me nots (true love) interspersed between laurel around the outside. On the reverse, is a 4 leaf clover under glass. A custom brooch given to a gal for courtship. Thankfully in its original box! -
Style/Date: 1880's Materials: 14K yellow gold, turquoise, pearls Description: Bloomed gold Victorian brooch with center turquoise and pearls. -
Style/Date: Late Victorian Materials: 14K yellow gold, amethyst Description: Late Victorian foliate design brooch with a large faceted diamond shaped amethyst. -
Style/Date: Late Victorian Materials: 14K yellow gold, enamel, .10ct round brilliant cut diamond Description: Lovely puffed Victorian loveknot 14K yellow gold brooch with multicolored enamel flowers and central prong set diamond. -
Style/Date: 1880's, Etruscan Revival Materials: 14K gold, onyx cameo Description: Etruscan Revival brooch with onyx cameo of a Medieval warrior with a winged helmet. There is also a swing out hook on the reverse. -
Style/Date: Victorian Materials: 14K, sapphire and diamond Description: 14K Victorian textured flower brooch with oval sapphire and old mine cut diamond. -
Style/Date: Late Victorian Materials: 14K, enamel, diamond Description: Late Victorian puffed link bracelet with light blue and white enamel and center diamond (Old European Cut .12ct approx) in the love knot catch. Just marked 14K, probably made in Newark, NJ. Tiny bit of enamel is missing. -
Style/Date: Victorian Materials: 15K yellow gold, agate, citrine, garnets Description: Old Scottish gold sword and snake brooch with agate and garnet cabochons in the snake's eyes. -
Style/Date: Late Victorian Materials: 14K, Plat, amethyst intaglio Description: Late Victorian Hermes intaglio in amethyst in a 14K and platinum pendant mounting. The back of the amethyst is a diamond checkerboard, (couldn't capture a photo of that!) One of Hermes' many patrons was "god of merchants and commerce." "Hermes" was the Greek mythology name and "Mercury" was the Roman name! -
Style/Date: Victorian Materials: 14K yellow gold, black enamel Description: Pair of Victorian gold and black enamel hinged bangles with Taille D'Epargne. They are either worn one on each wrist or both on one wrist. There are light scratches in the enamel on both bangles. -
Style/Date: 1873 Materials: 14K, onyx cameo, natural pearls Description: Finely carved stone (onyx) cameo portrait pin/pendant in 14K and probably natural pearls. The bail is on a hinge and can easily be removed to wear as a pin. Measures 4 1/8"high x 2"wide. On the reverse is engraved "Rachel Lockwood . - Aged 83" "Presented to her daughter Mary L. Pierson. Nov. 13. 1873." Possibly from a banking family in Troy, NY. or Greenwich - Stamford, CT. Pearl necklace not included.
