Victorian Shield Ring Antique
1870s English Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Agate, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1840s English Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Agate, Gold, 18k Gold
19th Century Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Gold, 10k Gold
1880s English Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Jasper, Gold, 9k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s European Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Agate, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century British Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Early 20th Century Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Hematite, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, Pearl, Yellow Gold
1860s British Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Gold
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1870s Unknown Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Agate, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, Platinum
1880s English Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
18k Gold
1890s British Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century British Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
10k Gold
1860s European Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s American Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Gold, 14k Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1920s English Art Nouveau Victorian Shield Ring Antique
14k Gold
19th Century Late Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Carnelian, 14k Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver
1860s American Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
1870s British Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, 15k Gold, Silver
19th Century Unknown Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Silver, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Jade, Gold
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century American Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Sterling Silver
1870s English Late Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Brass
1880s American Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Silver, Sterling Silver
1860s Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1880s Unknown Late Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Chalcedony, 14k Gold
1860s British Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Agate, Quartz, Sterling Silver
1890s British Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, Quartz, Silver
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Brass
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Brass
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 1800s Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 1900s Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Carnelian, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
15k Gold
19th Century Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
14k Gold
19th Century British Late Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Opal, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
14k Gold, Rose Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 1900s Victorian Victorian Shield Ring Antique
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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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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