Collectible Jewelry

Rare Victorian (c. 1850) lacquered papier-mâché jewelry box with inlaid mother of pearl and gilding depicting a floral motif. The mother of pearl looks of high quality and shimmers w...

Antique mid 19th century open face remontoir pocket watch. A remontoir (french: remonter – 'to wind') is a pocket watch in which the key winding...

Antique Victorian Micromosaic gilded brooch, Italy early 20th century A Victorian micromosaic brooch with a central floral bouquet motif surroun...

Vintage Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet from the High Atlas of Morocco. Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroccan silver nickel. The...

Engraved with simple and elegant scrollwork around its skirt, this European 12K gold thimble dates to the early 20th century. Cast in the late Victorian period, the thimble is engrav...

A good antique miniature 9 Karat solid gold vesta match case, Birmingham, 1897. The vesta having a hinged lid enclosing a storage area for matches to the inside, to the top is a circ...

Vintage Bavarian Traditional Costume Jewelry Charivari with Hunting Pendants A Bavarian Charivari from the middle of the 20th century. A beautiful pie...

Vintage Bavarian Traditional Costume Jewelry Cufflinks A pair Bavarian cufflinks from the middle of the 20th century. A beautiful piece of historical Bavarian folk art jewelry, a re...

Lovely piece of Scottish silver and agate 8 beautiful agate pieces arranged in a circular design Finely engraved silver mounts Good condition Free shipping

Lovely piece of Scottish silver and agate 5 large pieces of agate Finely engraved silver mounts Good condition Free shipping

Absolutely exquisite pair of operable mother of pearl high quality luxury, top of the line, French Lorgnette Opera Glasses; with fancy mother o...

Antique Victorian period garnet, 14K Rose gold and silver cross pendant 19th Century Unusual trilobed antique garnet cross composed of seven large...

A very good set of five antique Imperial Russian silver-gilt & cloisonne spoons, Moscow, circa 1899. The spoons having silver-gilt to the interior of ...

This beautiful piece of Scottish late 19th century jewellery has been made in a Celtic style from unmarked silver which has been tested. It is in the form of a shaped circular shiel...

A fine antique Russian Imperial silver & cloisonne kovsh, Pavel Akimov Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1896. Ovchinnikov is recognized as one of Russia's most famous enamellers, he produced inc...

Continental 800 standard silver purse, late 19th-early 20th century. Reticulated entwined leaves & flowers supporting the woven silver mech bag with suede liner. Contains and as foun...

Wonderful Victorian-style bracelet cuff. All in sterling silver haute couture - iconic. This piece is not only a ready-to-wear creation but also the most dynamic piece of modern scul...

Antique circa 1880's gilded age gold filled engraved cufflinks. Detailed engraving has castle, birds, flags, bridge on a cartouche shape. Back buttons flip up and still have good a...

Absolutely exquisite pair of operable mother of pearl high quality luxury French Opera Glasses with fancy lorgnette style handle and gilt metal mounts. Premium mother of pearl and on...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning Victorian circa 1880 ladies Shargeen & Silver powder compact with lipstick...

This antique pocket watch was made by the well known Hamilton watch company of the United States in approximately 1920. The watch is in good working order with a white porcelain face...

Antique late 1870’s American Watch Company key wound pocket watch. White porcelain face with black Roman numerals; second counting sub-dial with...

An impressive antique white metal or nickel silver adjustable book chain linked collar, probably from a posh French 'Chateau' dog. Measures: 49cm (19,3") long, adjustable in 7 holes from 48cm (18.9") to 37cm (14.6") circumference This antique item would be a perfect addition for an antique dog...

Antique late 1880’s pocket watch by Elgin National Watch Company. White porcelain face with black Roman numerals; second counting sub-dial with Ar...

Hand engraved pair of lorgnettes - hand-held compact spectacles in the shape of a necklace pendant. Made by Birmingham silversmithy Georg Unite and Sons circa 1880-1915. Fully hallma...

Antique Silver Repousse Islamic Talisman box Holder. Large Berber tribal ethnic talisman pendant holder. In triangular shape, silver repousse talisman miniature case which would have stored select verses of the Koran Revelation considered to hold special protective powers. This would have originally been worn by someone to protect from the evil eye. The front has intricate, dense design., the back is plain, the box have been sealed and soldered to protect the scriptures. Large silver triangle pendant with hanging beads, embossed silver metal with geometrical relief and repousse. This beautiful antique ethnic piece could be worn as a piece of jewelry, pendant or pin broch, necklace, pendant. Silver Metal triangle shaped box with eleven hanging charms that will makes sounds to push away any bad spirit when moving. Great Islamic Folk Art, metal work, bold, beautiful and musical. The containers would have also held a miniature paper scroll containing a combination of prayers and Koranic verses. Material: German nickel silver. circa 1920s. Probably from North India, Kashmir, but similar to the North African Berber and Tuareg Jewelry...

1860's Saints Relics 2" long x 1.5" wide x .25" deep.

Large rare lot of 41 assorted late 19th – early 20th century antique labor union ribbons / pins, primarily from the German speaking Community of Dayton, Ohio, plus a smattering of other cities including Cincinnati, Piqua, and Canton Ohio...

Lot of three antique late 19th to early 20th century hand carved shell cameos. Stunning large 14k gold oval cameo showing a woman in flapper / 1920’s attire holding a bouquet of flowers, set in a rectangular frame with filigree and bow shaped corners, with pin / brooch back as well as a loop for wearing as a pendant. Oval pin / brooch showing the bust of a 17th or 18th century woman with high lace collar, set in 800 silver frame with rope twist accents and saw tooth edge. C.P.G. Hold-On stick / 14k gold hat pin...

Bausch & Lomb - vintage black enamel round rim child's eyeglasses with gold tone nose piece and arms - featuring prescription lenses - fine quality frames - signed B&L (see photo) - ...

Victorian Essex Crystal Intaglio reverse painted pug ring, 10K. These rings were a novelty during the Victorian Period. Essex crystal cabochons were carved on...

"Pair of two rare Toulouse Lautrec silhouette necklace charms or pendants featuring a pierced gold plated frame with red and yellow enameled accents. Comte Henri Marie Raymond...

Antique Victorian Micromosaic Brooch with Gilded Framing, Italy early 20th Century A Victorian micromosaic brooch with a central floral bouquet motif and the inscription "ROMA". Sur...

A beautiful hand made Sterling Vinaigrette on delicate chain - opens to a fine, hand made Flower grille. For todays purposes, could be used as a ...

A Superb Scottish Agate and silver bracelet This beautiful Scottish agate bracelet Is made from alternate figured green and orange agate carved and shaped panels with a silver eng...

This antique brooch and bracelet set is signed by an unknown maker, and originated from England and dates to approximately 1900 and done in the period Late Victorian style. The set i...

Presenting an absolutely gorgeous and extremely unique and rare 19th century British Tunbridgeware hair pin/bobbin or slide. This slide is unlike any of it’s kind we have seen before…. it is a very rare survivor ! From circa 1860–1880. Made of walnut with gorgeous marquetry inlay on the entirety of the front with classic Tunbridgeware micro-mosaic all over the front. The rear is walnut. The marquetry inlay appears to be various different woods, namely, maple, walnut and satinwood. Would have been worn in a Lady’s hair bun with the micro-mosaic facing forward. This would have belonged to a very elegant lady in the mid to late 19th century. Tunbridge ware is a form of decoratively inlaid woodwork, typically in the form of boxes, that is characteristic of Tonbridge and the spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent in the 18th and 19th centuries. The decoration typically consists of a mosaic of many very small pieces of different coloured woods that form a pictorial vignette. Shaped rods and slivers of wood were first carefully glued together, then cut into many thin slices of identical pictorial veneer with a fine saw. Elaborately striped and feathered bandings for framing were pre-formed in a similar fashion. There is a collection of Tunbridge ware in the Tunbridge Wells Museum and Art Gallery in Tunbridge Wells. The famous makers of Tunbridge ware were in the Tunbridge Wells area of Kent; their most notable work was from circa 1830-1900. Early makers of Tunbridge ware, in Tunbridge Wells in the mid-18th century, were the Burrows family, and Fenner and Co. In the 19th century, around 1830, James Burrows invented a technique of creating mosaics from wooden tesserae. Henry Hollamby, apprenticed to the Burrows family, set up on his own in 1842 and became an important manufacturer of Tunbridge ware, employing about 40 people. Edmund Nye (1797–1863) and his father took over the Fenner company when William Fenner retired in 1840, after 30 years in partnership with him. Thomas Barton (1819–1903), previously apprenticed at the Wise factory, joined the Nyes in 1836, and worked as Nye’s designer; he took over the business in 1863 and continued there until his death. In Tonbridge (near to Tunbridge Wells), George Wise (1703–1779) is known to have had a business in 1746. It continued with his son Thomas, and Thomas’s nephew George (1779–1869), who took over in 1806. In its early years the company made articles such as workboxes and tea caddies with prints of popular views; later items had pictures created from mosaics. Their workshop in Tonbridge, Wise’s Tunbridge Ware Manufactory, was next to the Big Bridge over the Medway; the building was demolished in 1886 to widen the approach to the bridge. Tunbridge ware became popular with visitors to the spa town of Tunbridge Wells, who bought them as souvenirs and gifts. Articles included cribbage boards, paperweights, writing slopes, snuffboxes and glove boxes. At the Great Exhibition of 1851, Tunbridge ware by Edmund Nye, Robert Russell and Henry Hollamby was shown; Edmund Nye received a commendation from the judges for his work. He exhibited a table depicting a mosaic of a ship at sea; 110,800 tesserae were used in making the picture. The manufacturers of Tunbridge ware were cottage industries, and they were no more than nine in Tunbridge Wells and one in Tonbridge. The number declined in the 1880s; competent craftsmen were hard to find, and public tastes changed. After the death of Thomas Barton in 1903 the only surviving firm was Boyce, Brown and Kemp, which closed in 1927. Marquetry was an old technique which was continued by Nye and Barton to create images such as birds or butterflies. ‘Green Oak’ as caused by the fungus Chlorociboria aeruginascens. Stickware and half-square mosaic was invented by James Burrows in about 1830: a bunch of wooden sticks of different colours, each having triangular or diamond-shaped cross section, were tightly glued together; in the case of stickware, the resulting block was dried, then turned to form an article such as the base of a pincushion. For half-square mosaic, thin slices were taken from the composite block, and applied to a surface.[1][2][4] Tesselated mosaic, was a development by James Burrows of half-square mosaic; it was adopted by George Wise and Edmund Nye. Minute tesserae were used to form a wide variety of geometric and pictorial designs. Many sorts of wood were used for the various colours; about 40 were in regular use. Only natural colors were used; green was provided by “green oak”, produced by the action of fungus on fallen oak. Designs for articles were often taken from designs of Berlin wool work.

This curious Folk Art stick pin was probably worn by a man, in particular, a hunter, as a charm. They’re often found on the charm bracelets of hunters, ...

Large vintage collectible Guerlain Shalimar eau de cologne perfume bottle. Empty collectible glass bottle of the famous Shalimar perfume. Shalimar ...

Dress up your wardrobe with these authentic, vintage, high top white kid leather boots with a generous amount of shoelace loops; wearable and in very nice condition--small size; lady...

'Hands' Earrings in gold 19th century Victorians, in 18kt gold, with engraved decoration and studded with rubies, cabochon cut and micropearls, with French export stamp "mercury", d...

African Urembo Beaded vintage necklace choker by the Maasai Tribe Kenya Vintage African Urembo beaded necklace choker. Handmade in Kenya by the ...

Gorgeous Victorian old fashioned antique lorgnette with a refined design on the handle. The lens glass is in excellent shape and is framed by decorat...

Antique hand painted cameo portrait on porcelain of a woman long brown hair and bare shoulders covering her chest with a white cloth, set in a 14-ka...

Elegant long shoe horn in patinated brass set with the head/face of a Bassett hound in bronze at the top. It can be wall hung in your entrance. The horn ...

Sterling silver brooch with real beetle bug shell. Measures: 1 1/2" long x 1/2" wide.

An exceptionally good quality Turkish prisoner of war glass beadwork amulet necklace dating from the first world war 1914-1919. These pieces were made by Turkish prisoners of war, ca...

This large wooden dresser top pocket watch stand and vide poche is unmarked, but believed to have been made in England in approximately 1890 in th...

A beautiful metal and cotton coin purse from the 19th century. Some wear, metal with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal and cotton. A beautiful nice item to wear or ju...

Late 19th-early 20th century silver Austrian charivari or watch chain necklace with Hunting charm fobs. Lovely piece of historic Austrian folkloristic jewellery, a real collector’s item this is. A charivari is a piece of traditional Bavarian costume jewellery; this one is made of solid silver. Bavarian men wear the charivari on the belt of their Lederhosen, women wear them as an apron tie or bodice closure. This piece is quite heavy and sturdy. The size of its shackles and the chain length tells me this actually is a men’s charivari. It traditionally served as jewellery or as a talisman for a successful hunt. The charivari originated from a watch chain, which was attached to the buttonhole of the costume shirt and was hung with various hunting trophies. It could not be bought, was carefully preserved and was passed down in a single family through the generations. This one is adorned with rare trinkets; a 1912 coin of the Austrian-Hungarian Emperor a silver male Dachshund charm a set of deer teeth in silver (aka Grandel or Gradln) a silver staggering horse fob...

Vintage African Urembo beaded necklace choker. Handmade in Kenya by the maasai tribe. Urembo means “beauty” and the handmade pattern and unique ...

Traditional torque or Hansuli silvered necklace choker from Lambadi or Banjara and Sugali People, Andhra Pradesh, India.t India, circa 1940. Fabulous vi...

Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet. Moroccan tribal bracelets from the High Atlas of Morocco. Handcrafted by Berber women using Moroccan silver nickel. The ethnic Nomadic and Bedouin jewelry...

Ladies 14 carat yellow gold lorgnette spectacles. Frame is 3.75" in length and the total length is 5". 16.2 grams in weight. Very nice condition.

Silver plate coin purse with three sections for change, money, lipstick, etc. perfect for the man or woman that enjoys carrying a small but efficient piece....

Late Victorian Murano glass mosaic on a black jet stone set in a golden filigree backing. Measures: 1 3/4" long x 1 1/4" wide x 1/2" depth.

Late Victorian enamel guilloche brooch silver pin with pink roses. Marked "Sterling".

Vintage Moroccan Berber tribal bracelet Moroccan tribal bracelet from the High Atlas of Morocco. Handcrafted by Berber women using Moro...