English Victorian R-E-G-A-R-D Gold Acrostic Bracelet

An English Antique 15 karat gold/silver top ring with sapphire and diamonds. The ring has a no heat oval-cut sapphire with an approximate weight of .9...

Made in England around 1880, this necklace is composed of bi-color 15K gold. The 20 inch geometric chain is composed of plain polished rose-gold circular links interspersed with brus...

An English Victorian 18 karat gold and amethyst parure of a rivière necklace and drop earrings. The rivière features 20 deeply-colored oval amethysts o...

This antique Victorian 15K gold demi-parure comprising pendant earrings and pendant brooch with chain is set with over 10.00 carats of cabochon almandine garnets. The elongated pendant earrings are designed as scrolling leaf motif tops, each with an oval cabochon garnet, flexibly suspending a reverse-tapering drop of floral and foliate form set with pear-shape and oval cabochon garnets, en suite with a conforming pendant brooch and delicate rectangular trace link chain. Still stylish today, the lightly voluminous, repoussé forms have an easy, gentle sway, while their soft bloomed gold and saturated red garnets enliven the eyes and face. Product Details: Item #: STE-20655 Artist: James W. Lyon, Edinburgh Country: Scotland Circa: 1860's Dimensions: Earpendants: 3" length; Pendant Brooch: 2.5" length; Chain: 13.5" length Materials: Cabochon almandine garnet (with approximate total weight 6.10 carats); Cabochon almandine garnet (with approximate total weight 4.05 carats); 15K Gold; fitted original box from James W. Lyon, Edinburgh. Literature: A substantially similar demi-parure in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is pictured in Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria, by Charlotte Gere and Judy Rudoe, p.17. The image of the demi-parure is accompanied by an image of a lithograph of a young Queen Victoria wearing a substantially similar demi-parure. Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: Queen Victoria, whom the artistic record shows owned a substantially similar demi-paure, was deeply interested in couture and jewelry. Often, she chose to wear jewelry by British makers, in many cases work that was historically inspired and/or sentimental, knowing that her choices were closely observed by the public. These jewels were often relatively modest in value, and accessible to aspiring women of the British middle class. Blood-red cabochon-cut gems have been known throughout history as "carbuncles", and their use in gold jewelry was highly popular in the sentimental, symbolism-loving Victorian period in England. In the 19th century, the new study of of archaeology had revealed that the garnet was a favorite precious stone of the Hellenistic Greeks, who centered carbuncles in wedding jewelry such as gold bracelets and garment appliqués fashioned...

Designed as a dimensional yellow gold bell with functional clapper Featuring various gemstones bezel set fully around the base Diamond, emerald, amethyst, emerald, sapphire, and topa...

A blossom of old mine diamonds perches on your wrist as a Diamond heart reaches your hand. This romantic bangle was created c. 1840, and carries it’s original charm to us today, 179 ...

Victorian Romanticism This lovely little Victorian era bracelet is composed by a sweet heart made of 15 Ct solid gold – marked – hanging from a Platinum chain in...

Gold filled bracelet with gold filled and gold top variety of 16 Victorian watch chain slides. Accenting the slides are small rubies, garnets, and seed pearls. I expect the colored s...