Pique Jewelry

The circular links and Heart shaped pendant all profusely inlaid with Gold and Silver Pique Work on both sides, making this Bracelet extremely rich looking.. It has a Gold bolt ring...

This antique Victorian tortoiseshell heart-lock bracelet was handcrafted in England around 1880. It’s a chunky bracelet with each link measuring 16.6 x 21.5 x 6 mm and the heart-lock...

Regency Pique drop earrings, diamond embedded in coffee bean sized tops with a longer drop. Tortoiseshell embedded with gold and silver wire.
Gold shepherds crook pierced bac...

It is highly characteristic of tortoiseshell jewellery and is no longer being made.

A delightful pair of Victorian yellow gold and silver inlay pique earrings hand crafted in circa 1870. The tapered obelisk shaped pique drops, beautifully inlaid with stylised geomet...

Antique French Miniature 18K Gold Piqué Tortoiseshell Snuff Box, circa 1790 Rare snuffbox made of tortoiseshell with fine gold piqué decor on all sides. On the lid, a central medall...

Pique jewelry was much sought after during the Victorian era.

Pique jewelry is an example of an art form of the Victorian age.

Pique jewelry blossomed in the late 1800's.

Elegant, lightweight and easy to wear pique jewelry became very popular especially when traveling to the seasons in London and Bath.

A uniquely Victorian craft, pique jewelry is much admired today as a minor art form.

Roughly translated as "pierce" in French, the word pique means dotted, or cracked. Thus describes the beautiful minor art of pique jewelry, made from the tortoiseshell of the hawksbi...

These rare pieces likely influenced the design of pique jewelry of the late 1800's. This work of art butterfly brooch is also featured in Vivienne Becker's book Antique and 20th Ce...

The word Pique means "to pierce". Pique artisans were perfectionists and only used the hawksbill tortoise and a few other varieties in their jewelry and objects.

And this is what gives the technique its name, pique, meaning "to pierce". Pique artisans were perfectionists and only used the hawksbill tortoise and a few other varieties in thei...

Following the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, the French Huguenots were banished from France, whereupon several countries welcomed them for the opportunity to learn their skills i...

Pique jewelry made an appearance in England and France during the English Victorian period, c.1870.

Later specimens, post 1870, were massed produced and lack the three dimensional touch of the man made jewels. The work done in pique jewelry is delicate, yet, the hundred fifty years...

Wonderful and unusual Victorian pique ring. Pique is tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and was used to make jewelry and objects in the Victorian era.

Bold butterfly brooch of pique, tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and silver, will flatter any neckline or shoulder on a suit or on a sweater. Pique was developed in France and became p...

Bold pique expansion bracelet with a large disc inlaid with geometric designs. Pique is tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and silver. The technique was brought to England by Huguenot cr...

Dramatic Victorian triple hoop pique earrings inlaid with gold and silver. The tops have a floral motif while the hoops are geometric. Pique work, tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and...

Elegant pique long drop earrings. Pique is tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and silver, a technique brought to England by the Huguenots when they were expelled from France in the 17th ...

Ornate pique triple drop earrings with a star motif. Pique is tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and silver. The technique was initially brought to England by Huguenot craftsmen in the 1...

Dramatic pique double hoop earrings with a geometric design topped with a floral and leaf motif. Pique is tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and silver and was developed in France, becom...

Victorian pique bangle beautifully decorated with an ornate floral motif. Bracelets of this type are rarely found. Pique work, tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and silver, was brought ...

Impressive piqué drop earrings in the Pendeloque form are inlaid with a gold and silver floral and vine motif.

Dramatic Victorian long pique drop earrings set in gold with an intricate floral motif that is topped by a star. The earrings measure 2 1/2" long by 1/2" at their widest. ...

In the Victorian era Tortoiseshell was used in mourning jewellery. When somebody passed away as a sign of respect black clothing and jewellery were observed.

This jewelry became very popular and it remains so today.

Striking Victorian earrings inlaid with silver in tortoiseshell. This work is called pique which was popular in the late 1800's not only for jewelry but for other items such as small...

Rare Victorian oval pique ring decorated with stars and a scalloped border. Pique was brought to England by the Huguenots who developed the technique for inlaying tortoiseshell with ...

These Victorian pique drop earrings are exquisitely decorated with an intricate gold fan pattern. The shimmer of the gold as the drops move is beautiful. Drop Length: 5.5 cm

Translucent pyramids of tortoise shell are light as paper and beautifully graphic. Back is 1870 when these were made there were no restrictions against using the shell of a Hawksbill...

Wonderful Victorian anchor and heart pin of 18K gold cannetille work and pique. The gold work is exceptional with cannetille sworls and beads and embossed flower and leaves. The pin ...

Delightful Victorian pique bangle bracelet. Pique is tortoiseshell inlaid with gold and silver. The technique was called pricking, in French piquer, to prick. Hence the name pique. ...

AN ANTIQUE TORTOISESHELL PIQUE NECKLACE, 19TH CENTURY the large oval pique decorated amulet suspended from a necklace formed of twenty-five circular beads with further floral decorat...

Victorian Tortoise Pique & Yellow Gold Earrings

In Russia and in France c. 1870, the Art of pique was fashionable and the work to create it was highly acclaimed. These earrings were the go to for woman who were up to date. Long be...

This Masriera Plique a Jour necklace is amazing. Seldom do you find these necklaces as most Masriera pieces are Plique a Jour women pendants. Plique a jour necklaces are rare by any...

Lovely Victorian floral motif pique hinged bangle bracelet. Pique is tortoise shell inlaid with gold and silver. It was brought to England by the Huguenots at the end of the 17th cen...

Intricate and rambling flowers and vines are incised into natural tortoise shell which was shaped into elongated, scalloped hoops. The incised design was then inlayed with gold and s...

Just the right length, measuring 2.25 inches from the top of the wire to the tip of the drop, these earrings are a feminine and whimsical antique treasure. Devotees of antique jewelr...

A marvellous Victorian piqué tortoiseshell earring, button and brooch suite.

Gold stars and flowers with tendrils were incised in the shed shell of the Hawksbill tortoise during the Victorian years 1870-1890. As in the night sky, some stars are not bright, ot...

Later specimens, post 1870, were mass produced and lack the three dimensional touch of the man made jewels. The work done in pique jewelry is delicate, yet the hundred fifty years ha...

This art form is known as pique. It was done for a short period of the Victorian era most often in France and Russia and as there is no production today, The jewelry is desired by co...

Victorian pique cuff bracelet with a Greek key design. This wonderful bangle expands for easy put on and off. The gold inlay is crisp and smart looking. The bangle measures one inch ...

Floral wreaths of gold accented with silver fill the rings of these luscious pique earrings. An oval of the same floral display is attached to the wire. We found these earrings in or...

Smart looking Victorian pique clip on earrings inlaid with gold.Their modern look makes them easy to wear with dressy or casual clothes. The earrings measure 1" in diameter and are ...

Four-sided, spike-shaped tortoise pique earrings with 14k yellow gold tops. 2.5 inches in overall length. This media is very light and comfortable on the ears. The classic floral pat...

These gorgeous earrings feature such an intricate overlayed details. The edges of these earrings are scalloped and in the centre of each oval there are the most delicate flowers and ...

A fine pair of Victorian pique torpedo earrings with beautiful yellow gold design, with ball finials and shepherd hook fittings. Each earring is 4cm long.

An art nouveau enamel Orchid pendant-brooch. An exceptional pendant-brooch in the shape of an orchid flower, created in America during the Art Nouveau period, back in the 1900. This...

An archaeological-revival coral and gold Spartan diadem, in the form of a gold band with seven concave discs each set with a cabochon coral, alternating with eight floral motifs each...

This is a bold cross made from one piece of banded agate.The natural lines of the agate accentuate the form of this banded agate gold cross c. 1860, Made in Italy with 10kt gold card...