Antique Georgian Sepia Portrait Pendant Necklace 9K Gold c.1800
Located in London, GB
We are delighted to offer this splendid antique Georgian 9ct gold sepia portrait pendant made c.1880.
Gold, 9k Gold, Enamel
Antique Georgian 10k Yellow Gold Sepia Memorial Miniature Mourning Ring
Located in New York, NY
Dating to the late 18th century, this evocative Georgian mourning ring reflects the refined sentimentality of the era.
Rock Crystal, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian Pendant Gold Red Guilloché Enamal Sepia Painting Initials ME
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This fine quality Georgian pendant locket has been handcrafted out of 15 karat gold.
Gold, 15k Gold
Antique Sepia Love Brooch of Cupid Bearing Flowers Upon Maiden, under Crystal
Located in Baltimore, MD
Amazingly detailed sepia painting of Cupid bestowing flowers on a young maiden. This navette shaped brooch, set in 15K gold, was a gift of love. On the reverse side can be seen two s...
15k Gold
Late 18th Century English Young Gentleman in Woodland with Spaniel Watercolour
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Executed with delicacy and considerable decorative charm, the composition captures the romantic sensibilities of the Georgian period, with warm sepia and soft earth tones lending the...
Watercolor
Antique Georgian Sepia Mourning Clasp Brooch
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A stunning Georgian sepia mourning clasp with an incredibly detailed miniature portrait scene.
15k Gold
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Large Georgian Sepia Miniature Pin/Pendant
Located in New York, NY
C.1780-1800. A gorgeous late 18th century sepia miniature pin/pendant. The finely executed sizable navette-shaped miniature painting depicts a young lady gently holding a dove releas...
Georgian Sepia Painted 14 Karat Gold Navette Mourning Ring, circa 1800s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mourning style ring centering a glass covered illustrated scene White enamel is sepia painted to depict two women lighting a fire upon a classical doric column, outdoors with intric...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Georgian Gold Sepia Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
Georgian gold sepia of a dove over a pair of hearts.
Gold
Georgian Navette Sepia Mourning Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
A spectacular antique Georgian mourning ring set with a stunning navette shaped sepia.
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Georgian Memorial Ring with Painted Sepia Urn
Located in Houston, TX
A Georgian memorial ring set in 14K yellow gold, featuring a miniature painted in sepia, depicting a classical urn beneath a weeping willow, with the phrase "In memory of a friend".
14k Gold
Georgian Mourning Miniature Pendant of Sepia and 11k Gold
Located in Lewisburg, PA
A poignant Georgian era antique pendant dating to 1783, centered with a finely executed sepia portrait miniature of a maiden leaning upon an anchor, mounted in 11 karat gold.
Pearl, Gold
Georgian Amethyst and Enamel 18 Karat Gold Navette Sepia Mourning Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
A truly wonderful Georgian memorial ring. The navette shaped face is elegantly outlined by 24 amethysts, with a beautify sepia image at its centre displaying a female mourning an urn...
Amethyst, 18k Gold
Georgian Garde Vous Cupid Locket Pendant of 17k Gold and Painted Sepia
Located in Lewisburg, PA
An exceptional Georgian pendant dating to circa 1800, masterfully designed as a large heart-shaped locket. The piece showcases intricate twisted wirework, exquisitely crafted in rich...
Yellow Gold
Georgian Flat Cut Garnet Silver and Gold Sepia Pendant
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This stunning pendant is set with flat cut garnets an a gorgeous portrait at the centre. Modelled in silver and backed with Gold. Brooch Dimensions: 44x31mm Weight: 12.2g
Garnet, Gold, Silver
Antique Black Enamel and Yellow Gold Sepia Georgian Mourning Ring
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive antique 1780's black enamel and 18 karat yellow gold, sepia mourning ring; part of our diverse antique Georgian jewellery and estate jewelry collectio...
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Georgian Sepia Miniature Ring
Located in New York, NY
C.1800. English in origin. This sepia miniature is made with a row of lustrous seed pearls around the navette-shaped glazed locket compartment. The miniature painting is depicting a...
Antique Georgian Mourning Sepia Miniature Brooch Pendant
Located in Rottedam, NL
A rare antique Georgian era sepia mourning miniature in solid 9ct gold.
Gold, Enamel, 9k Gold
Antique Georgian Sentimental Sepia Miniature Mourning Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A sweet 18th Century Sepia miniature Mourning ring modelled in 15ct gold, the subject depicted sitting beside a plinth that reads "MA - D" - the same as the inscription to the revers...
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian 12ct Rose Gold Sepia Mourning Ring 1785
Located in NEW TOWN, AU
This quite poignant Georgian ring is inscribed for a little chap who passed away at age 5 in the year 1785.
Rose Gold
Georgian 9ct Rose Gold Sepia Brooch Lady Holding Wreath
Located in St Helens, GB
A superb Georgian period brooch. Designed with a marquise shaped sepia mourning brooch of a female in period dress holding a wreath.
Rose Gold
Georgian 15 Carat Gold Sepia and Flat Cut Garnet Ring
Located in St Helens, GB
A highly unusual and rare ring. SIZE ; S 1/2 UK, 9 1/4 US 15 carat yellow gold shank. Designed with an oval sepia design to the centre and full border of squareish shaped flat cut...
Garnet, 15k Gold
Antique 18th Century Sepia Portrait Miniature Gold Ring
Located in Sale, Cheshire
A particularly well executed Georgian portrait miniature, depicting a gentleman in a fine curled wig.
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Ain't Love Grand? A Georgian Romantic Pendant Miniature
Located in Stamford, CT
The pendant is extremely beautiful Surrounded by rhythmic garlands of natural pearls and a gold oval frame is a portrait on ivory that is curved in the Georgian manner. In sepia, ...
Georgian Paste and 15 Karat Gold Sepia Portrait Mourning Pin and Pendant
Located in St. Louis Park, MN
This Georgian Paste and 15 karat Gold (tested) mourning pin and pendant features a sepia portrait of a woman one one side, and a locket on the other side or a photo or lock of hair t...
Gold, 15k Gold
Magical Gold Ring With An Ancient Jasper Abraxas Stone Intaglio
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: II century A.D Ring size: 8 Top size: 14 mm x 11 mm Weight: 6.8 gr This magical ring from the Roman era, dating back to the 2nd century, is characterized by a simple contemp...
Jasper, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Late Georgian Onyx and 9 Carat Gold Memorial Ring
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
The Onyx stone is set within the 9ct gold band. Fully hallmarked Birmingham 1830. The back of the face on this ring is engraved with "Rev T Barnaby died 1 Feb 1830 aged 68". Ring Si...
Onyx, Gold
$2,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.25 in
Etruscan Revival 15k Gold Victorian Large Locket, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Stunning example of Etruscan Revival craftsmanship, this 15k antique Victorian locket is substantial in size with exquisite details. The center boasts a beautiful rose gold locket do...
15k Gold
$3,500
W 0.48 in D 0.2 in L 1.34 in
Georgian Snake Poison Locket Pendant Mourning Garnet Antique Gold 1800 Rare
Located in New York, NY
A very rare antique Georgian to Victorian Snake Pendant Locket with a small hinged Locket opening in which to place a treasured memento, a mourning item, or possibly poison! The ext...
Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
$1,170Sale Price|40% Off
10K Yellow Gold Art Deco Sardonyx Ring, Circa 1940s, Size 9.25
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Evoking the elegance of a bygone era, this 10 karat gold Art Deco sardonyx ring dates to the 1940s and showcases timeless geometric styling. At its center sits a rectangular sardonyx...
Onyx, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1876 Victorian 9ct Gold Portrait Miniature Pendant and Brooch
Located in Wilmslow, England
This wonderful example of Victorian jewellery was created in 1876. It can be worn as a pendant or a brooch. Condition Report: Excellent The Details... Constructed from 9ct gold, th...
Gold
Victorian Antique Black Enamel and Yellow Gold Mourning Ring
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An impressive antique Victorian 1840s black enamel and 14 karat yellow gold mourning ring with hair; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This fine an...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Rare Baroque 17th Century Gold & Rock Crystal Devotional Reliquary Ring
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: circa 1690 Ring size: 9.5 Weight: 1.69gr L’anello, databile all’ultimo decennio del XVII secolo, si compone di un cristallo di rocca taglio cabochon il quale, sollevandosi...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Gold Plated Hand Engraved Locket
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian gold plated locket with a twisted edging, featuring lovely hand engraved swirl and line designs on both sides. The locket is held loosely within the edging. Measuri...
Gold Plate
Antique Georgian Mourning Ring with Urn Motif in Enamel & 18 Karat Yellow Gold
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This Georgian mourning ring, dated 1771, is a moving piece of 18th-century history. Its oval face holds a finely painted sepia miniature of a classical lidded urn draped with swags o...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Georgian Oval Mourning Ring Painted en Grisaille 1790's
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: 1790’s Dimensions: 33 x 18 mm Ring size: 6 ½ Weight: 8 gr The Georgian mourning ring dates back to the 1790s and consists of an oval frame containing a grisaille miniature ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rare 18th Century Love Token Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Charming and rare 18th Century Love Token Pendant, hand painted watercolor of angel carrying a red heart, set under glass in a verre eglomise frame. The beautifully detailed miniatu...
Gilt Metal
Antique Georgian 18K Yellow Gold Oval Bloodstone Signet Ring
Located in New York, NY
Antique Georgian 18K yellow gold oval bloodstone signet ring 19th Century A classic, elegant Georgian oval bloodstone and 18K yellow gold signet ring. Timeless. heirloom quality. Bl...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$1,996Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.05 in W 1.22 in
ETRUSCAN REVIVAL 1870 Italian Enameled Locket of a Queen In Gilt With Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Etruscan revival locked. This is a gorgeous antique medallion-locket created in Italy in the 19th century, circa 1870. The locket has been made up in an oval shape in the Et...
Diamond, Brass, Enamel, 18k Gold, Gold Plate
Antique Georgian mourning urn pendant, Garnet locket
Located in NEWARK, GB
A wonderful and very special antique Georgian mourning urn pendant. It is designed as a memorial urn, a piece created for a loved one that needed to be remembered, it is decorated w...
Garnet, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Georgian Mourning Memorial Gold and Hair Navette Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1850 14 - 15k Yellow Gold Mourning Memorial ring, in a Navette shape measuring 1 1/8 inch in length X 5/8 inch wide, light color woven hair with a center plaque with the letter...
Gold
“Antique 14k Gold Tremblant Brooch with 2.60ct Diamonds, Moscow 1890”
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique 14k gold brooch on tremblant designe with old mine cut diamonds H colour white vs clearity and estimate diamond weight of 2.60 carats brooch was made in moscow 1890.c diring ...
LES HABITUDES 90's Vintage Couture Ivory Beaded Silk Bridal Wedding Gown w.Shawl
By Eavis & Brown
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Les Habitudes / Eavis & Brown Couture created, entirely hand-made in a London atelier Wedding gown with matching shawl Vintage 1990's Photographs a little "whiter" than it looks ...
LES HABITUDES 90's Vintage Couture Beaded Silk Bridal Gown Wedding Dress Gloves
By Eavis & Brown
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Les Habitudes / Eavis & Brown Couture created, entirely hand-made in a London atelier Wedding gown with matching gloves Vintage 1990's Heavy 100% ivory/taupe silk Iridescent glas...
LES HABITUDES 90's Vintage Couture Hand-Beaded w. Pearls White Silk Bridal Gown
By Eavis & Brown
Located in Leonardo, NJ
Les Habitudes / Eavis & Brown Couture created, entirely hand-made in a London atelier Vintage 1990's Heavy 100% ivory white silk (might look a little more cream on the hanger, bu...
Antique 1830 Mourning Ring Gold Enamel Natural Half Pearls Flowers Garnet
Located in Munich, Bavaria
The gold ring is set with ten natural half pearls within a wavy black enamelled surround. Inside the pearl surround the ring is decorated with a garnet that might have replaced a loc...
Garnet, Natural Pearl, Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
Victorian Dove Bird Swallow Locket Pendant Etruscan Revival, Circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
This is a magnificent Victorian - Belle Epoque Picture Locket Pendant with a stunning fully modeled three dimensional dove swallow bird on the front. The locket has gorgeous Etrusca...
Gold-filled
Georgian 18k Gold Octagonal Miniature Ring, Circa 1790, France
Located in Firenze, IT
Octagonal miniature depicting a putto under a tree and near a brazer with the inscription in French "à l'amitié" that underlines the sentimental value of such gift. The frame is in ...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Georgian 18k Gold Blue Enamel Diamond Cluster Ring, Circa 1790s
Located in Firenze, IT
The oval blue enamel plaque with applied old brilliant, single and rose-cut diamond floral and foliate decoration, closed back settings throughout, with engraved bright-cut decoratio...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Enamel
$101,751
The Gigantas Pendant
Located in London, GB
The Gigantas Pendant, an important late 16th century Renaissance baroque pearl, gold and enamelled pendant, with later alterations, depicting one of the Greek gigantes, wearing the i...
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Gold, 14k Gold, 22k Gold, Enamel
Georgian Victorian Almandine Garnets Gold Riviere Necklace
Located in Napoli, IT
Red Garnet Love Antique Georgian / Victorian period, 19th century, beautiful necklace made during the time of solid 9 Kt gold Comprising a riviere necklace with a centrepiece in the ...
Garnet, Gold
C1800 Georgian 18K Early Fede Ring with Hand Over Heart
Located in Baltimore, MD
Our 18K rare fede ring has a delicately carved hand gently touching a heart with the symbolizing "I give you the gift of my heart". The clasped hands motif originated with the Roma...
18k Gold
1960s Vintage Victoria Royal Pink Silk Beaded Cocktail Dress US 4 UK 8
By Victoria Royal
Located in Nashville, TN
Rendered in the softest shade of pale pink shantung silk and embellished with bright gold beads, pearlescent beads and pink claw set rhinestones, in a swirling paisley pattern, this ...
Elegant French Art Deco Sequin Gown
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and timeless French Sequin Art Deco Gown sewn on cotton tulle. Nude iridescent gelatin sequins cover the entire gown completely. There are sequined Art Deco diamond motifs ab...
Victorian 18k Yellow Gold Micromosaic Dog Ring, Italy, Circa 1900
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: Late 19th century Provenance: Italy Ring size: 7 Weight: 13.3 gr This magnificent micromosaic dates to the 19th century, which is one of the periods of maximum production of...
Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
$408Sale Price / item|50% Off
Ascending Opal Moonface ring
By Daizy Jewellery
Located in Istanbul, TR
Ascending Opal Moonface ring. Opal Sleepy moon ring. 925 silver ring multicolor opal ring. Crescent Moon and Opal Ring.A delicate gold ring with a crescent moon design and a white op...
Opal, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Renaissance Gold Agate Cameo Ring Depicting Athena & Poseidon
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: Late 16th century Provenance: Italy Ring size: 7 ¾ Dimension: 2,9 x 2,1 cm Weight: 5,9 gr Dating back to the end of the sixteenth century, this ring features an ancient gol...
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Georgian jewelry is named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who in succession ruled England starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). A slew of beautiful pieces were produced during the period, and today antique Georgian rings, necklaces and other accessories are coveted by fine jewelry collectors.
There are certain features that distinguish jewelry from this era, including the fact that pieces from the 18th and early 19th centuries were handmade (so don’t let the absence of a maker’s mark lead you to believe otherwise). Antique Georgian jewelry also has a certain “look.” It’s a bit gray because stones were often set in silver, and because stonecutting techniques were not as advanced as they are today, the gems do not possess the level of sparkle to which we have become accustomed.
Intricate metalworking techniques such as repoussé (the hammering of metal into ornate designs) and cannetille (a method of working the gold wire to make it look woven) allowed goldsmiths to really flex their muscles. These gold pieces, either on their own or combined with gemstones, made for highly original and dramatic jewelry. The era also saw pieces with ornately woven strands of human hair.
Pearls, along with colored gemstones like garnets, rubies and sapphires, were widely used in Georgian jewelry. These were often cut in the shape of a cabochon or teardrop. It was fashionable to combine garnets or rubies with seed pearls. In Georgian diamond rings, popular cuts for diamonds included rose, old mine and table. Around the 1780s, paste jewelry, or hand-cut glass on foil, was used to imitate diamonds.
Browse a collection of antique Georgian diamond rings, earrings, brooches and other authentic Georgian jewelry today on 1stDibs.
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.
Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.
For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.
Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.
In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.
Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.
Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.
BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.
A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.
Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.
Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.
Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.
The rarity of this beautifully preserved matched set cannot be overstated.
From diamonds to glass, gold to iron, get to know the stories behind the materials and techniques that defined the jewelry of this era.
Will your beloved be enchanted by an Edwardian ring or a trendy Art Deco piece? We clue you into period styles and tips for finding the perfect ring.