Essex Crystal

Art Deco Period Essex Crystal Fox Stickpin set in 14k gold. Wonderful carving and reverse painting on the fox.

An Essex Crystal is a cabochon crystal carved with an intaglio image into the reverse which is then hand painted in minute, realistic detail.

The links have an circular form, ornamented with a hand painted reverse intaglio Essex crystal panel. Each Essex crystal panel depicts a horses head in reins.

We also have its counterpart, the 18K Gold Essex Crystal Wild Turkey Charm, available in our shop. 

This fine and impressive antique Essex crystal ring has been crafted in 9k yellow gold.

We also have its counterpart, the 18K Gold Essex Crystal Pheasant Charm, available in our shop.

This fine and impressive antique Essex crystal ring has been crafted in 9k yellow gold.

Each cufflink consists of two essex crystal panels, one depicting an 'English pointer' dog and the other a hounds head.

Essex crystal carving of a horse and jockey surrounded by rose diamonds.

The image is then painted in realistic detail. The scale of this Essex crystal dog pin is quite unusual and especially wonderful.

The fox head is painted beneath a domed crystal lens, creating the depth and magnification associated with Essex crystal work.

Past Sights Beautiful example of Victorian period Essex Crystal reverse intaglio ring depicting birds into natural scene like a window on Eden garden, beautiful carving highly detail...

The Essex Crystal dates to the 19th - early 20th Century.

The circular cabochon Essex crystal panel features a hand painted reverse intaglio, depicting a dog's head.

This special brooch is from the Belle Epoque era, made in France, consisting of an essex crystal cat face mounted in 18 karat yellow gold with a diamond surround.

The Essex crystal has a mother of pearl background.

The Essex Crystal earrings are in superb condition.

This rare antique locket boasts an intricate Essex Crystal depicting a hand painted butterfly surrounded by possibly natural pearl beads.

Sourced on a trip to London, this delicate and charming Essex crystal pendant features a carved rock crystal with the image of a chimney sweep holding a ladder and dressed in tails a...

Essex Crystal Polo Horse 14 Carat Gold Pin Brooch, created around 1900.

Astounding Gorgeous Authentic Hermès Cufflinks Pattern: Horse Heads and Stirrup The essex crystal adds volume to the design which appears in 3 Dimensions Rare vintage items !

A fine antique gold and Essex crystal brooch. In 14 karat yellow gold.

The horse is captured in full stretch - a moment of pure movement frozen beneath a domed rock crystal. What is an Essex crystal? Essex crystals (also known as reverse intaglios) are...

In both yellow and rose gold, notice the dog bone on the other side of the "Essex's crystal". Large and substantial, these cufflinks are in fine condition.

Fabulous Edwardian Period Equestrian Essex Crystal pendant/brooch in the shape of a beautifully detailed gold saddle.

Finely detailed antique Essex crystal pendant crafted in 14k yellow gold (circa 1920s).

The reverse of the crystal has been expertly intaglio-carved and meticulously painted, creating the remarkable three-dimensional illusion for which Essex crystal jewelry is celebrated.

A stunning, fine and impressive, Essex crystal and 14 karat yellow gold floral brooch; part of our antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections.

In both yellow and rose gold, notice the dog bone on the other side of the "Essex's crystal". Large and substantial, these cufflinks are in fine condition.

The Essex Crystal dates to the 19th - early 20th Century.

The attention to detail in these painted scenes is simply extraordinary. Essex Crystals, also known as reverse intaglio crystals, magnify the beautifully detailed artworks beneath th...

Essex Crystal depicting a Polo game. An earring has a horseshoe shape.

Here is a beautiful pair of Essex 14k yellow gold crystal earrings., made with reversed carved and painted quartz.

The circular cabochon Essex crystal panel features a hand painted reverse intaglio, depicting a fox's head.

Metal: 14K Yellow Gold Material: Essex Crystal "A distinctive expression of Victorian craftsmanship, this Essex crystal horse brooch clip showcases an intricately carved equestrian...

Designed as bar link style cufflinks with round terminals bezel set with Essex crystal Comprised of reverse carved carved crystal quartz - colorless body Painted to depict horse head...

Designed as link style cufflinks terminating with reverse carved Essex crystal quartz cabochons. Painted to depict various fish in oceanic scenes with waves, rocks, seaweed, and foli...

At Kirsten’s Corner we always find a bit of magic in the reverse-painted Essex crystal items. They are made with a painstaking technique that involves carving on the back of the crys...

The craftsmanship and attention to detail are characteristic of late 19th-century jewelry, when reverse intaglio crystals, also known as Essex crystals, were prized for their artistr...

Comprised of basket and fishing hook motif links alternating in pattern with reverse carved Essex crystal quartz cabochons Bezel set rock quartz transparent, carved, and painted - de...

Crafted from luxurious 18k gold, each cuff link features a beautifully detailed Intaglio Essex crystal depicting birds in a charming and lifelike manner.

A particularly charming early 20th century Essex crystal tie pin, the domed crystal reverse-carved and painted with a running dog mid-stride, captured with wonderful movement and life.

This spectacular gold Egyptian revival charm features a sphinx that has been reverse carved, and hand-painted. This is called an Essex crystal, which is a cut cabochon of crystal wit...

Cufflinks with Essex Crystals, these cufflinks are of finely painted dogs on mother of pearl and placed under Rock Crystal, these cufflinks are platinum with platinum dog bone eleme...

Antique Essex Crystal Pendant 14ct Gold Tested Circa 1920s * THE CHAIN IS SOLD SEPARATELY.

We always love vintage essex pieces!! This beauty was hand painted over 100 years ago!

This remarkable Art Deco pin is in 14k yellow gold and features a beautiful hand-painted Essex crystal center in a dramatically angled bridle bit shaped pin.

Art Deco period link bracelet with "Horse" theme showing riders, horses and polo players finely reverse painted under rock crystal cabochons, backed with mother of pearl. Alternating...

Framed in 9 carat yellow gold, the reverse painted duck stands on the shore overlooking the water, his lustrous feathers bursting with color. Water laps at his webbed feet and reeds ...

The domed round shape rock crystal reverse intaglio painted to depict a Yorkshire Terrier. Mounted in 18Kt gold setting Finger size: 7 Diameter of the top: 25 mm Weight: 16.2 gr

An adorable rendition of a terrier dog, immortalized in reverse painted Essex crystal and framed by rose cut diamonds. The pendant measures just over 1 inch in diameter and is slight...

Circa 1890s Yellow Gold Stick Pin with a Carved Reverse Essex Crystal depicting a Pheasant. The Crystal measures just under 3/4 inch in diameter and with the gold Rope Border bezel 7...

Fineness: Marked as 18k to the essex crystal. Professionally tests as 14k with some 18 karat elements.

Antique English bubble glass paper weight or paper press, with intaglio of the head of a Jack Russel dog, carved and painted reverse, Essex crystal style links. (Essex crystal jewelr...

This rare Essex crystal technique creates a lifelike, three-dimensional effect under the domed glass.

Wonderful and rare Tiffany Reverse Crystal Victorian Stickpin. Substantial size and quality with an incredible oval hand painted Essex crystal of riders galloping on a horse drawn bu...

As a tribute to Monet, the painting is done utilizing the centuries old Essex crystal technique in which the rock crystal cabochon is engraved from behind and then painstakingly pain...

Edwardian Platinum Diamond and Pearl Reverse Carved Rock Crystal Equestrian Brooch c.1910 Essex crystal jewelry utilizes reverse glyptography — the art of gemstone carving — to crea...

MADE IN U.S.A PAT. PEND. STERLING". Essex Glass Essex crystal pieces are formed from a rock crystal cabochon (polished domes of rock crystal with a flat base), an image or motif is...

CARL HEISS - Antique - finest quality - silver and rose gold hinged snuff box with delicate diamond tooled surface - reverse painted French Bulldog on Rock Crystal Intaglio (often ca...