Antique Carved Whitby Jet Earrings Dancing Cupids Putti Garlands Gold Porcelain
Located in Munich, Bavaria
These substantial carved Whitby jet earrings are decorated with painted porcelain plaques depicting dancing cupids holding garlands between their hands.
Gold, 14k Gold
Victorian Whitby Jet Forget-Me-Not Antique Drop Earrings
Located in Wilmslow, England
Stylish and skilfully made, these Victorian Whitby Jet earrings are a timeless design. Condition Report: Excellent - The shaping of the hoop and link at the top of one earring is s...
Victorian Whitby Jet Hand-Painted Cherubs Antique Earrings and Pendant Set
Located in Wilmslow, England
This is only visible upon very close inspection and not apparent when the earrings are worn. The Details... This earrings and pendant set is constructed from Whitby Jet.
Unavailable
Victorian Carved Whitby Jet Drop Earrings
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous pair of Victorian carved Whitby jet drop earrings. The earrings have three-tier fluted tops, and the lower body of the earrings shows beautiful etching on it.
14k Gold
Antique Victorian Whitby Jet Carved Earrings, circa 1860
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
These lovely long Whitby Jet hand carved earrings are Circa 1860. Whitby Jet was brought to the attention of the world by Queen Victorian who used Whitby Jet as part of her mourning...
Silver
Antique Victorian Whitby Jet Cameo Earrings, circa 1860
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
An unusual pair of Antique mid-Victorian earrings dating Circa 1860. The earrings are hand carved from Whitby Jet and feature a detailed high relief cameo depicting the side portrait...
Base Metal
Antique Victorian Earrings Whitby Jet 9 Carat Gold, circa 1840
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
These gorgeous Antique Victorian long drop earrings have been crafted out of stunning black Whitby Jet and fitted with lovely 9ct wire hooks.
9k Gold
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Antique Victorian Whitby Jet Earrings
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
These fabulous Victorian hand carved Whitby Jet earrings are circa 1860. Whitby Jet was brought to the attention of the world by Queen Victoria who used Whitby Jet as part of her mo...
Silver
Victorian Carved Whitby Jet Earrings
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Dramatic length, measuring 3 inches including the ear wire, these carved Whitby Jet earrings are a hallmark of jewelry making from the Victorian era.
14k Gold
Antique Whitby Jet Earrings
Located in Baltimore, MD
Carved Whitby jet drop earrings with gold earwires will bring drama to your wardrobe both day and night.
9k Gold
Antique Architectural Concentric Circle Whitby Jet Earrings
Located in Baltimore, MD
Following these techniques, there existed a whole cottage industry of women to assemble the jewelry on wires for earrings or bands for bracelets and necklaces. Whitby jet employed ma...
Antique Whitby Jet Drop Earrings
Located in Baltimore, MD
Striking Victorian Whitby jet earrings with a floral design. Jet jewelry became popular after the death of Prince Albert in 1861 when the court went into official mourning.
Antique Whitby Jet Hoop Earrings
Located in Baltimore, MD
Victorian Whitby jet earrings with a dramatic pear shape hoop design.
Victorian Whitby Jet Anchor Earrings
Located in Brisbane City, QLD
A very lovely pair of Victorian Whitby jet earrings in the form of a pair of oversized anchors.
Whitby Jet Teardrop Shape Faceted Earrings, circa 1860
Located in Baltimore, MD
Fantastic Whitby jet earrings in the form of concentric circles, a classic geometric shape that we love.
Antique Victorian Whitby Jet Earrings, 9k Gold, Screw Back
Located in NEWARK, GB
These delightful Victorian Whitby Jet earrings are delicate yet bold, a great addition to your antique earrings collection.
9k Gold
Sold
W 0.78 in L 1.77 in
Antique Victorian Hand Carved Whitby Jet Flower Drop Earrings Gold Tone Hooks
Located in London, GB
Antique Victorian hand carved Whitby Jet earrings with a lovely flower design, and gold tone hooks.
Antique Victorian Whitby Jet Earrings
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
These fabulous Victorian hand carved Whitby Jet earrings are circa 1860. Whitby Jet was brought to the attention of the world by Queen Victoria who used Whitby Jet as part of her mo...
Silver
Antique Victorian Whitby Jet Cameo Carved Earrings
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
These magnificent long hand carved Victorian Cameo earrings are made from Whitby Jet from the 1880’s.
Gold
Whitby Jet Pendant Earrings
Located in New York, NY
Modernist Whitby jet pendant earrings with hoops and balls, English, circa 1890
Victorian Elongated Carved Whitby Jet Drop Earrings
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous pair of Victorian elongated carved Whitby jet drop earrings. The earring is lightweight, and now have new 14k gold ear wires.
14k Gold
Antique Victorian Whitby Jet Long Earrings, circa 1860
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
These stunning Whitby Jet Victorian earrings are beautiful, Circa 1860.
Gold
Antique Victorian Whitby Jet Earrings, circa 1900
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
To read more please click continue reading below- These fabulous antique Victorian earrings are hand carved from Whitby Jet, Circa 1900.
Antique Victorian Whitby Jet Dragonfly Drop Earrings Circa 1860
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
To read more please click continue reading below- These beautiful antique Victorian Whitby Jet drop earrings are Circa 1860. Whitby Jet was brought to the attention of the world b...
Victorian Carved Whitby Jet Drop Earrings
Located in Boston, Lincolnshire
A Classic Victorian c.1880 carved Whitby Jet drop earrings for pierced ears. The earrings complete with a brand new 9 Carat Gold hook wires.
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
BUCCELLATI Aquamarine Diamond Ruby 18k Yellow Gold Ring
By Gianmaria Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite vintage Gianmaria Buccellati cocktail ring is crafted in 18k brushed and textured yellow gold with white gold accents. This ring is set with a faceted oval approximate...
Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Ancient Greek Gold Intaglio Ring Circa 4th Century BC
Located in Chicago, IL
A unique, museum quality ancient Greek gold ring, circa 4th century BC, likely a wedding ring. The ring is engraved with two wrestling Erotes. When Aphrodite (Greek goddess of love,...
$3,324Sale Price / item|20% Off
6.53 Carat Emerald Sapphire and Diamond Statement Cocktail Ring 14K Yellow Gold
By VR Jewels
Located in New York, NY
This statement ring features 6.53 Carat of vivid emerald cut emerald at the center, secured in a four prong 14k yellow gold setting. The emerald is framed by a halo of 0.31 carat rou...
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
$924Sale Price / item|20% Off
Antique 14K Yellow Gold Clustered Emeralds and Diamond Cocktail Ring for Her
By VR Jewels
Located in New York, NY
Emerald ring in 14K Gold which perfectly goes with your personality and also helps you to improve your creativity. Designed with emeralds and diamonds that makes it a perfect fit to ...
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Roberto Cavalli 2003 Runway Cut-Out Silk Gown Showstopper Dress
By Roberto Cavalli
Located in Berlin, BE
Holy Grail Archival Cavalli Gown (The corset shown on some images is not included ) Thie beautiful Roberto Cavalli’s Spring/Summer 2003 gown is an exquisite statement in feminine all...
Late Victorian Opal and Diamond Tiara
Located in London, GB
A late Victorian opal and diamond tiara/necklace, consisting of seven knife-edge gold bars graduating from the centre, each set with two round cabochon-cut opals and an old-cut diamo...
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Silver
$4,200Sale Price|20% Off
W 1.75 in L 3.5 in
St. George Enamel Pendant in 18K Gold with Diamonds and Sapphires
Located in North Hollywood, CA
This piece is rare and special. I have only seen 3 of these pendants in my lifetime and I owned two of them. This is my last one. St George Slaying the Dragon is a common theme bu...
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Enamel
Antique Georgian Star Sapphire Diamond Guilloche Enamel 14K Gold Ring Circa 1830
Located in New York, NY
Stunning Georgian Period cabochon star sapphire, diamond, cobalt blue guilloche enamel 14K gold ring. Circa 1830 This beautiful antique ring dates from the George IV/Regency Period. ...
Diamond, Star Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Antique Turquoise Enamel 14K Gold Day and Night Drop Earrings
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An antique pair of 14 karat gold drop earrings set with turquoise turquoise enamel and gold granulation. Transport yourself to a bygone era with these exquisite antique 19th century...
14k Gold, Enamel
Victorian Whitby Jet Buckle Bracelet
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Whitby Jet Buckle Bracelet on elastic from the late 19th Century. Bars of jet form the links which are centered on a hand carved, circular buckle form motif. 1880's UK. Exc...
EROS CROWNING ROOSTER Ancient Roman Carnelian Intaglio 18Kt Gold Ring
Located in Roma, IT
An exceptional ring set with an authentic Roman intaglio in red jasper, finely engraved with a rare and charming scene: Eros, depicted as a youthful winged figure, is shown placing a...
Carnelian, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Victorian Painted Porcelain Portrait Whitby Jet Pendant Bow Brooch
Located in London, GB
Wonderful antique Victorian Whitby jet pendant with a metal bow brooch and dog clip, and featuring a lovely painted porcelain portrait. The dog clip is attached to the pendant with b...
1880s Victorian Tri Color Gold Dangling Earrings
Located in South Pasadena, CA
1880s Victorian Tri Color Gold Dangling Earrings. These Victorian Tri-Color Gold Dangling Earrings were made in the 1880s. The Victorian jewelers were pretty eclectic. Look how won...
Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold
An important pair of gold Hellenistic earrings
Located in London, GB
An important pair of gold Hellenistic earrings, each earring with a disc centrally decorated with a four-tiered flower-head with convex petals with twisted wire decorated edges, surr...
Gold
French Victorian Coral Earrings and Brooch suite 18 KT
Located in Napoli, IT
Coral Treasures Beautiful antique Coral treasure to cherish The ageless allure of antique Coral is even more sought after with the time passing by This beautiful French example is pr...
Coral, 18k Gold
$1,788
H 1.05 in W 1.5 in
18ct Gold Victorian Cherub, Eros and Dolphin Chariot Shell Cameo Pendent/Brooch
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Cameo Brooch/Pendant 18ct Gold Circa 1880 * THE CHAIN IS SOLD SEPARATELY This exquisite Victorian cameo, crafted from shell and set in radiant 18ct yellow gold, is a st...
Gold, 18k 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.
In the United States, ear piercing didn’t really become popular until the 1950s and ‘60s, but our desire for a dazzling pair of vintage earrings has deeper roots than that. In fact, wearing earrings actually goes back thousands of years, and you can find many tangible connections between now and then in how we continue to talk about these treasured accessories.
Women wore ornamental earrings — studs and hoops at the very least — in Ancient Egypt, which is home to mines that are among the earliest sources of emeralds in the world. Emerald earrings are highly prized today, and their quality lies in their rich, saturated color. The highest-quality emeralds are green or bluish-green. Earrings worn by the affluent in early Roman civilizations were set with precious stones such as diamonds and pearls, and a clean-looking pop of pearl on the front of the lobe is as timeless as ever. Hoop earrings are imbued with symbolism and cultural significance for many, and on view in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Ancient Near Eastern Art Gallery is a pair of simple gold hoops from Mesopotamia dating to between 2600 and 2500 B.C.
Today, ear piercing is very popular all over the world, and, as a result, it is difficult to overstate how much everyone pines for a good pair of earrings — modernist drop earrings, glamorous Victorian hoops, geometrically complex chandelier earrings, you name it. Sure, jewelry trends and the fashion darlings of social media come and go, but earrings have a staying power that seems impenetrable: The still-strong love affair between British royals and Cartier earrings is more than a century old, glossy 1970s hoops from legacy houses such as Bulgari and Van Cleef & Arpels remain the statement makers they’ve always been and although people have been stacking earrings for many moons, the allure of an expertly mismatched stack of charms and studs still feels fresh and new.
While there is no shortage of modern earring designs to choose from, the classics, like coral earrings, Art Deco–style earrings and diamond drop earrings are still heavy hitters. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of antique, new and vintage earrings today.