Victorian Reading Glasses
Antique Victorian Folding Lorgnette Reading Glasses Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful and Antique lorgnette finely crafted in platinum with a folding opera glasses with a
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Vintage 1910s Edwardian More Jewelry
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Diamond
Victorian Carved 14 Karat Yellow Gold Lorgnette with Folding Reading Glasses
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Shown here are a pair of incredible vintage hinged reading / opera glasses from the Victorian era
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian More Objets d'Art and Vertu
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14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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14K Art Nouveau Krementz Opera Glasses Lorgnette
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Opal Long Carved Drop Cameo 18 Karat Gold Earrings
By Giulia Colussi
Located in Milan, IT
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2010s Italian Artisan Drop Earrings
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Antique French Yellow Gold & Jeweled Lorgnette
Located in New York, NY
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Antique Late 19th Century Vanity Items
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Yellow Gold
Enamel and Gold Cross Pendant Necklace
Located in New York, NY
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Plique-a-Jour Enamel Sapphire Diamond Butterfly Brooch Art Nouveau 18 Karat Gold
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Exceptional Pave Rose Diamond Lorgnette
Located in Riverdale, NY
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Art Deco Diamond Sapphire Reticulated 14K White Gold Lorgnette Pendant
Located in New York, NY
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Van Cleef & Arpels Enveloppe Tassel Evening Bag
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Victorian Old Mine Cut Diamond Enamel 18 Karat Yellow Gold Locket Pendant
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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Antique 1870s Victorian Pendant Necklaces
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Antique Victorian Cranberry Glass Gold Dropper Necklace
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Pendant Necklaces
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9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Paste Earrings, circa 1880
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Antique 1880s British Victorian Drop Earrings
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Antique Victorian Pendant Silver Paste, circa 1900
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Pendant Necklaces
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Antique Victorian French Paste Bracelet, circa 1900
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Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Link Bracelets
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Antique Suffragette Victorian Pendant Necklace, circa 1900
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Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
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Antique Victorian Large Paste Earrings, circa 1900
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Antique Victorian Amethyst Paste Necklace Silver, circa 1900
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Pendant Necklaces
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Antique Victorian French Paste Butterfly Brooch, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Brooches
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Antique Victorian Dove Pendant Silver Paste, circa 1860
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Victorian Blue Enamel Paste Earrings, circa 1890
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Antique Victorian Amethyst Paste Gold Necklace, circa 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Suffragette Victorian Silver Paste Brooch, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Victorian Pink Paste Necklace Silver Collar, circa 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Victorian Child's Memorial Brooch White Enamel, circa 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Victorian Paste Silver Earrings Champagne Paste, circa 1860
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Victorian French Silver Suffragette Basket Pendant, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Pendant Necklaces
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Antique Victorian Citrine Earrings Silver Clip Earrings, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Victorian Suffragette Collar Necklace Fabulous Statement Piece, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Enamel, Diamond and Gold C Initial Locket
Located in Madison area, WI
Victorian ornateness with modern simplicity.
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Yellow Gold Art Nouveau Enamel Lorgnette
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
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Located in Aspen, CO
grams. For a nominal charge we can have the buyer's exact reading glass strength cut and set.
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Base Metal
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Victorian Silver Locket Collar Dated 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Victorian Silver Ivy Locket, circa 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
displaying beautiful all round Victorian workmanship of it’s time.
Complete with glass windows and Silver
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Antique Victorian Greyhound Brooch Silver, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Brooches
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Antique Victorian Silver Scottish Reindeer Head Brooch
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Brooches
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Antique Victorian Suffragette Bracelet Paste, circa 1900
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Antique Victorian Pearl Boxed Necklace, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
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Antique Victorian Pink Paste Necklace, circa 1870
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Antique 1870s British Victorian Pendant Necklaces
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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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