Antique Victorian Wax Flower Floral Mourning Wreath Shadow Box Wall Frame Oddity
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Wax Flower Floral Mourning Wreath Shadow Box Frame Oddity.
Early 20th Century Victorian Paintings and Screens
Glass, Wood
Antique Victorian Wax Flower Floral Mourning Wreath Shadow Box Wall Frame Oddity
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Wax Flower Floral Mourning Wreath Shadow Box Frame Oddity.
Glass, Wood
Antique Victorian Silver and Enamel Pearl Locket with Jet Bead Mourning Necklace
Located in New York, NY
This Victorian-era mourning necklace features a long strand of black jet beads, culminating in an oval silver locket with a finely detailed front.
Pearl, Silver, Enamel
Victorian Mahogany Deep Shadow Box Frame Felt Cotton Mourning Wreath Wall Art
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Victorian Mahogany Deep Shadow Box Frame Felt Cotton Mourning Wreath Wall Art.
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Victorian 14 Karat Yellow Gold Engraved Black Enamel Mourning Ring
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Victorian 14K Yellow Gold Engraved Black Enamel Mourning Ring.
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian Yellow Gold Black Onyx & Seed Pearl Mourning Pin Brooch
Located in Montclair, NJ
-- Stone(s) -- (1) Natural Genuine Black Onyx- Oval Shape - Bezel Set - Black Color w/ Golden Floral work - 15x11.8mm (approx.) (2) Natural Seed Pearls - Round Shape - White Color - ...
Onyx, Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Solid Gold Pearl Black Enamel Mourning Necklace Dangle Tassels
Located in Montclair, NJ
--Stone(s):-- (6) Genuine Cultured Seed Pearls - Round Shape - White Color - 1.2mm each (approx.) Material: Solid 14k Yellow Gold w/ 21k Gold Tassels - Clasp ONLY is Gold Filled & B...
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian 12k Yellow Gold Enamel Work Engraved Mourning Navette Ring
Located in Montclair, NJ
Material: 12k Solid Slightly Rosy Yellow Gold Weight: 9.65 Grams Ring Size: 6.0 (Fitted on a finger. We can custom size this ring. Please contact us prior to purchase for sizing inqu...
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian Gold Cabochon Lapis & Seed Pearl Mourning Pin Brooch Pendant
Located in Montclair, NJ
-- Stone(s) -- (1) Natural Genuine Lapis - Oval Cabochon Cut - Bezel Set - Blue Color - 31x17.8mm (approx.) Numerous Genuine Cultured Seed Pearls - Round Shape - Pave Set - White Col...
Lapis Lazuli, Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Gold and Black Enamel 'In Memory Of' Mourning Locket
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A very charming antique Victorian rose and yellow gold mourning locket. This beautiful oval locket features an engraved front and back.
Gold, 9k Gold, Base Metal, Enamel
Antique Victorian 14k Gold Diamond Pearl Enamel Navette Mourning Locket Pendant
Located in Montclair, NJ
Here we have an absolutely beautiful antique mourning locket pendant which was crafted from solid 14k yellow gold during the Victorian era.
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
14k White Gold 0.24ctw Pavé Diamond "X" Initial Pendant Necklace
Located in Boca Raton, FL
SKU: G10988, G11090 Initial jewelry has a long history in fine goldsmithing, from Victorian mourning lockets engraved with a loved one's monogram to the bold diamond-set letters tha...
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Blue Enamel Band Ring Heavens Gold Letter Ring Size 8 J Dauphin
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unisex statement piece draws from the aesthetic of 19th century sentimental jewelry, reimagining the substantial proportions of Victorian mourning and commemorative bands for a ...
14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Antique Victorian 14k Gold Black Enamel Textured Wide Mourning Bangle Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
This unique and absolutely gorgeous antique bangle bracelet was crafted in solid 14k gold during the Victorian period and features a wide design covered with incredible textured work...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Rare Antique Victorian 14K Green & Rose Gold Mourning Hair Wide Bangle Bracelet
Located in Montclair, NJ
This unique antique bangle bracelet was crafted in solid 14k rose and green gold during the Victorian period. The top part of the bangle features unique open windows with beautiful b...
Rose Gold
Antique Georgian/Victorian 14k Gold and Seed Pearl Braided Hair Mourning Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique mourning brooch. In 14k (or 15k) yellow gold. Set with 2 concentric rows of seed pearls - each with dentil decorated bezels and braided locks of hair set under facet...
Pearl, 14k Gold
c1864 9K Gold, Black Enamel & Garnet Victorian Memento Mori Mourning Ring, FW.
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Mourning Jewellery has a long & fascinating history, going back to as far as Middle Ages, nowadays these pieces are exceptionally rare, unrivalled in value & highly collectable T...
Garnet, 9k Gold, Enamel
Victorian 12k Gold Mourning Brooch with Seed Pearls, Circa 1835
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive enamel and seed pearl, 12 karat yellow gold mourning brooch; part of our diverse antique jewelry collections.
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian 15K Gold Oval Black & White Enamel & Pearl Mourning Locket
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique yellow gold locket, comprising seven seed pearls, black and white enamel, and one panel of glass, within a 15 karat yellow gold locket. The locket is oval in shape, with...
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian 14k Gold Bezel Black Onyx & Mourning Hair Octagonal Pin Brooch
Located in Montclair, NJ
Here we have a beautiful antique mourning locket brooch which was crafted from solid 14k yellow gold during the Victorian era.
Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Chain Cuff Aquamarine Bracelet Black Enamel Gold Plated J Dauphin
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The black enamel draws on the Victorian mourning tradition, the dark ground set against the polished gold.
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Victorian 1850s 18K Gold Black Enamel “In Memory Of” Engraved Mourning Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
A Victorian black enamel and yellow gold ring, comprising black enamelled panels, reading “In Memory Of”, with engraving and carved floral edges, in 18 karat yellow gold. This mean...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
14k Yellow Gold 0.30ctw Pavé Set Diamond Star Ring
Located in Boca Raton, FL
SKU: G15374 Star motifs in jewelry carry a long and romantic tradition, appearing in Victorian mourning pieces, Art Nouveau celestial designs, and modern fine jewelry alike.
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian 18K Gold Black Enamel and Pearl Hinged Locket Mourning Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique gold, black enamel and pearl ring, comprising three seed pearls and black enamel, with a hinged locket compartment containing plaited hairwork, set in 18 karat yellow gold...
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian 15K Gold Forget Me Not Sardonyx Cameo Sliding Mourning Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique sardonyx, and gold ring, comprising one panel of carved sardonyx, set in 15 karat yellow gold, to a 15 karat gold band concealing hairwork. This unique ring is ever so b...
Agate, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian 1840s 18K Gold Diamond, Pearl and Black Enamel Mourning Ring
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
An antique yellow gold, pearl, black enamel and diamond ring, comprising of one sparkling old mine cut diamond set in centre of a black enamelled panel, four larger pearls, two small...
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian 18k Gold, Black Enamel & Old Cut Diamond Mourning Ring, C 1884
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
This extraordinary piece is a Mourning (Memorial) Ring, dating back to late Victorian period - circa 1884 yet it's in beautiful condition Of English provenance, it's meticulously ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
Diamond Heart Necklace Enamel Chain Gold Pearl J Dauphin
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In this design, the flush-set diamonds and pearls reference Victorian mourning and sentimental jewelry, where the heart served as a vessel for memory and protection.
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Brass, Enamel
Antique Victorian 18k Gold Pearl & Black Enamel Oval Mourning Brooch Pin Pendant
Located in Montclair, NJ
Here we have a gorgeous antique mourning brooch or pendant from the Victorian era.
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Miraculous Medal Necklace Silver Virgin Mary Saint Joseph Black Diamond
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Virgin Mary is carried for protection and grace, Saint Joseph for guardianship, and the three black diamonds at the base, drawn from Victorian mourning jewelry, for grounding str...
Black Diamond, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique 13k Yellow Gold Enamel Mourning Locket
Located in New York, NY
This Antique mourning locket is crafted in rare 13k yellow gold and adorned with detailed black enamel, symbolizing remembrance and devotion.
Yellow Gold, Enamel
Turquoise and Garnet Snake Mourning Hair Bracelet
Located in London, GB
This is a Victorian 9ct yellow gold mourning bracelet featuring woven hair in the form of a serpent with a gold head and tail featuring eleven turquoise stones and two cabochon garne...
Garnet, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century 23KT Gold Micromosaic Mourning Pendant
Located in Braintree, GB
An antique 19th century mourning pendant in 23KT gold, of oval form with a micromosaic panel to the front depicting two birds perched on flowering branches. The central mosaic is fra...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18K Gold Topaz Ruby Diamond Drop Earrings by Gustaf Dahlgren 1900.
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
Out from the veil of Victorian mourning jewelry come something new – color and sinuous design that would forever alter our understanding of pleasing design and moving beauty.
Diamond, Ruby, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique 0.28 Carat Emerald, Agate, Pearl and 21k Yellow Gold Pendant Circa 1830
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive antique 0.28 carat emerald, agate, pearl and 21 karat yellow gold pendant; part of our diverse Victorian mourning jewelry collection. This fine and i...
Agate, Emerald, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Antique 20k Yellow Gold Hand Painted Miniature Cherub Mourning Pendant
Located in New York, NY
A delicately hand painted cherub portrait gives this antique mourning pendant a tender, sentimental presence. The miniature scene is rendered in soft pastel tones, with the cherub’s ...
Yellow Gold
10K Gold Engine-Turned Mourning Locket with Braided Hair
Located in Venice, CA
This mourning jewelry locket is a real gem. It can be opened easily with a snapping button that releases the lid and reveals the inscription in cursive hand-writing from 1845. GWCL W...
10k Gold, Yellow Gold
$1,324Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 18k Gold Mourning Locket, Black Enamel Cross Pendant
Located in NEWARK, GB
This beautiful antique 18kt gold Mourning locket is really a very special and sentimental piece.
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1.00 Carat Total Weight Pearls Yellow Gold Mourning Ring
Located in Hicksville, NY
Item Details: Ring Size: 6.5 Metal Type: 9 Karat Yellow Gold Weight: 4.0 grams Center: Hair Side Stone Details: Shape: Natural Seed Pearls Total Carat Weight: 1.00 carat total...
Natural Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
14K Gold Envelope Shaped Mourning Locket. Brooch with Arrow
Located in Venice, CA
Circa 1870, this early Victorian brooch is cast in 14k gold with a beautiful acid wash matte finish.
Chrysoberyl, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 21k Yellow Gold Garnet Cupid with Cerberus Cameo Mourning Brooch
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite example of Victorian craftsmanship, this antique mourning brooch is rendered in rich 21k yellow gold, showcasing a finely carved cameo of Cupid taming Cerberus—the mythi...
Garnet, Yellow Gold
Antique 9k Yellow Gold St Matthew with Angel Cameo Mourning Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Antique 9k yellow gold shell cameo mourning brooch depicting “St. Matthew with Angel.” The hand-carved cameo shows the saint accompanied by his angelic guide, rendered with remarkabl...
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
$1,376Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Mourning locket, Black onyx and 18ct gold, Remember
Located in NEWARK, GB
This stunningly sentimental mourning locket is not one to be missed. Rich, smooth and glossy, inky black onyx contrasts wonderfully with the rich 18ct yellow gold. It has chunky on...
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 19th Century Woven Hair Art Mourning Brooch or Pin Engraved 'Mother'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good late Georgian or Victorian memorial hair art brooch. Comprised of an interlocking double looped knot of woven hair mounted with a central scroll-shaped cartouche engraved wit...
Gold-filled
Antique 19th Century 14K Rose Gold Mourning Brooch Pin Pendant & Earrings Set
Located in New York, NY
A poignant and beautifully crafted example of 19th-century mourning jewelry, this antique set includes a brooch and matching earrings, all rendered in warm 14K rose gold.
14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 14K Gold Multi-Strand Mourning Necklace, Circa 1874-1923
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A remarkable antique Dutch mourning necklace, composed of three strands of deep black jet beads and an exceptional 14K gold clasp of regional significance. The necklace is formed of...
Other, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique French 18k Solid Gold Onyx Mourning Locket Pendant with pearl star
Located in Antwerp, BE
Onyx jewelry were mostly worn in The Grand Victorian Era, between ca. 1861-1880. In this period Queen Victoria lost her beloved King Albert, therefore mourning jewellery became more ...
Onyx, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Mourning Hair Art Framed circa 1800's monogram
Located in Atlanta, GA
In the 19th century, remembrance often took the form of hair, carefully arranged and preserved beneath glass. This relic transforms a simple lock into a quiet archive of love and los...
Other
Antique Gold Mourning Ring Enamel Inscription " Dear Father Died April 1885"
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This elegant and solid gold and enamel band ring has been handcrafted around 1880 out of 15 carat gold. It is of modernistic elegance with its two narrow enamelled lines. The ring be...
Gold, Enamel
Bulgari Hematite 18k Yellow Gold Link Bracelet, Italy Circa 1989
By Bulgari
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
It was especially preferred for Victorian mourning jewelry. It is a mysterious gemstone because although it looks almost like a piece of silver when polished, a mirror-like metallic...
Hematite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Mourning Hair Art Framed circa 1800's Floral Oval
Located in Atlanta, GA
In the 19th century, remembrance often took the form of hair, carefully arranged and preserved beneath glass. This relic transforms a simple lock into a quiet archive of love and los...
Other
Pair of Antique Dutch 14K Gold Faceted Black Jet Mourning Pendants, Circa 1850
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A rare pair of antique mid-19th century black jet pendants mounted in 14 karat yellow gold, originating from the Netherlands and dating to circa 1850. These elongated pendants are ca...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Mourning Hair Art Framed circa 1800's monogram Oval Floral 2
Located in Atlanta, GA
In the 19th century, remembrance often took the form of hair, carefully arranged and preserved beneath glass. This relic transforms a simple lock into a quiet archive of love and los...
Other
Victorian Gutta Percha Antique Drop Cuboctahedron Earrings
Located in Wilmslow, England
The darkness of Gutta Percha met the victorian demand for mourning jewellery. Wear it With...
$616Sale Price|20% Off
Rare Victorian Vulcanite Athena Tear Drop Cameo Pendant
Located in Honolulu, HI
This is an exceptionally rare and striking late-Victorian (circa 1860s-1880s) mourning pendant, masterfully crafted from deep black Vulcanite.
Other, Other
Victorian 14K Gold & Black Enamel Belt Style Wedding Cuff Pair, Circa 1870s
Located in Towson, MD
They were worn through the various stages of Victorian life, including periods of mourning, and were traditionally made and given in pairs.
14k Gold, Enamel
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Victorian Hand-Carved Bog Oak Rose Pendant Multi-Strand Necklace, c. 1880s
Located in Honolulu, HI
A magnificent Victorian-era mourning/sentiment necklace featuring an authentic, hand-carved Irish Bog Oak rose pendant dating to the late 19th century (c. 1880s).
Silver Plate
Victorian Engagement Ring 14k Gold Silver Old Mine Cut Diamond
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Diamonds, being placed under the electric light, revealed their dazzling nature and looked truly fascinating. Besides Victorian diamond jewelry, mourning jewelry massively gained it...
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver, 14k Gold
Victorian Diamond Drop Earrings 14k Gold Silver Old European Cut, Antique
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Diamonds, being placed under the electric light, revealed their dazzling nature and looked truly fascinating. Besides Victorian diamond jewelry, mourning jewelry massively gained it...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1860's 14K Gold Victorian Whitby Jet Brooch Bar Pin MCNY
Located in Wallkill, NY
A Victorian Jet mourning bar pin with 5 hanging jet balls hanging from a 14K gold bar.
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Black Onyx and Seed Pearl 15 Karat Gold Star Brooch, circa 1870
Located in Honolulu, HI
[Details] • Creator: English Workmanship • Period: Late 19th Century (Victorian, circa 1870) • Condition: Excellent Antique Condition; wear consistent with age and use • Materials: 1...
Onyx, Freshwater Pearl, 15k Gold
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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