Victorian Lustres Antique
Mid-19th Century Victorian Lustres Antique
Cut Glass
Late 19th Century Czech Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Crystal
1850s Victorian Lustres Antique
Cut Glass
Early 19th Century Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Glass
Early 19th Century Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Glass
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Glass
19th Century English Victorian Lustres Antique
Crystal
1850s English Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Cut Glass
1850s Victorian Lustres Antique
Glass, Cut Glass
1860s English Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Pottery
Late 19th Century Northern Irish Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Glass
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Irish High Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Italian High Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Glass
19th Century Irish Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Crystal
19th Century Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Pearl, Gold
19th Century Irish Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Crystal
Late 19th Century Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
19th Century Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s British Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
1890s English Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
1860s Unknown Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Citrine, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1860s Unknown Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Natural Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold
Early 1900s European Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Austrian Late Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Glass
19th Century European Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Pearl, Gold
1890s European Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Pearl, 18k Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
Late 18th Century European Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Natural Pearl, 15k Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century European Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
1860s Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Silver
Early 1900s Austrian Late Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, 14k Gold
19th Century Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
1880s European Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1860s Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
1880s European Late Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1880s British Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
19th Century Victorian Lustres Antique
Pearl, Diamond
Early 1900s British Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Natural Pearl, Sapphire, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
19th Century Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Belgian Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Silver
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Ormolu
1890s Unknown Victorian Lustres Antique
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Late Victorian Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold, Silver
1880s Victorian Lustres Antique
Pearl, Yellow Gold
19th Century Victorian Lustres Antique
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Lustres Antique
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
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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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