Victorian Antique Brilliant
19th Century American Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Yellow Gold
19th Century American Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, White Gold
19th Century American Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, White Gold
19th Century American Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Ruby, White Diamond, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
1880s British Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
White Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1850s Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
1880s Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s American Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Enamel
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Porcelain
19th Century British Early Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Pearl, Peridot, 18k Gold
1890s British Late Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Garnet, Pearl, 15k Gold
Early 20th Century American Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Crystal
19th Century American Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
White Diamond, Yellow Gold
1890s American Late Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Onyx
Early 1900s European Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century American Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 19th Century European Late Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Porcelain
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Glass, Wood, Pine
19th Century American Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s European Late Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 1900s European Late Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 14k Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
1870s English Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Gold, 15k Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 18k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Cut Glass
19th Century English Late Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Glass
Late 19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Enamel
Late 19th Century American Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Garnet, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Glass, Stained Glass, Wood, Pine
1880s British Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 15k Gold
Early 20th Century French Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Blue Sapphire, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 10k Gold, Gold
1890s American Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
Early 1900s European Late Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Crystal, Cut Steel
1880s Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Glass, Stained Glass, Wood, Pine
1880s British Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 18k Gold
1880s British Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Agate, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Oak, Wood
1890s Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century American High Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Cut Glass
19th Century Unknown Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver, Sterling Silver
1890s Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Platinum
1890s Unknown Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Diamond, Platinum
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Agate, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1860s English Late Victorian Victorian Antique Brilliant
Lacquer, Paper
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A Close Look at victorian Jewelry
The reign of Queen Victoria encapsulates a quickly evolving period of history — and jewelry styles were no exception. No single period has seen such a diverse group of jewelry attributed to it than the Victorian era. Today, there is a vast collection of authentic antique Victorian jewelry and watches on 1stDibs.
Victorian jewelry is named after Queen Victoria, whose reign lasted from 1837 to 1901, making her the second longest-ruling monarch. (She was surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II in 2015.) During this time, different styles of fashion and jewelry came and went. Thanks to our fascination with royalty and swoon-worthy melodramas like Netflix’s The Crown — which is rife with evocative fashion, jewelry and interiors — and the 2017 feature film Victoria & Abdul, we are all familiar with her story. After the death of Victoria’s father and three childless uncles, she ascended to the throne at age 18. In 1840, Queen Victoria married the love of her life, her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Queen Victoria loved serpentine jewels, and she had even more power to shape trends than Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle do today. The British monarch’s best-known piece in this mold is the gold coiled-snake engagement ring she received from Prince Albert — the sinuous reptile was considered a symbol of everlasting love.
The Queen's 63-year reign has been divided by historians into the Romantic period, the early happy years, circa 1837–60; the Grand period, marked by the deaths of the Queen’s mother and husband, circa 1860–80; and the late Victorian or Aesthetic period, which lasted from about 1880 until 1901 and ushered in the Belle Époque. Queen Victoria wore her heart on her sleeve, and her fashion and jewelry reflected her emotions.
Romantic period jewelry, which featured common decorative motifs and was embellished with seed pearls, coral and turquoise, was a celebration of the young monarch’s love. Everything changed with the death of Prince Albert, and the Grand period is most often associated with mourning jewelry. Jewelry was smaller, lighter and more dainty during the late Victorian period. During this era, diamonds came into fashion, and semiprecious gems such as amethysts and opals became prevalent, too. Using gemstones for their natural beauty and not their worth was something that jewelers of the era felt passionate about, and this ideology would really become relevant in Art Nouveau jewelry.
Find a collection of authentic antique Victorian jewelry — from rings, necklaces and brooches to a range of other accessories — on 1stDibs.
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