1890s Victorian Coral Gold Dove Brooch

Fabergé Ruby and Diamond Presentation Brooch, ca. 1890s A rare brooch depicting a blooming cherry blossom twig on a honeycomb background and showing an imperial crown with rubies and diamonds. This brooch is by the workmaster August Hollming (1854-1913), ca. 1880s, who worked for Fabergé. Peter Carl...

The centre stone of this lovely Victorian ring is a purple star sapphire. The sapphire is natural and a transparent stone with a beautiful star th...

Rare Pair of Georgian REGARD Turtle Dove Brooches, ca. 1820s A symbolic and museum-collectable example of acrostic jewels, featuring two doves, mounted with various gemstones, where the gems spell out "regard" - (R)uby (E)merald (G)arnet (A)methyst (R)uby (D)iamond. The pieces are further accentuated with fine cannetille gold work throughout. About Acrostic Jewellery and Turtle Doves In acrostic jewels the first letter of each gemstone spells out a word. Typical examples are words of endearment like "adore", "dearest" and "regard". The utterly romantic trend of acrostic jewels began in the Georgian era and flourished throughout the Victorian period. It is believed that acrostic jewelry was first created by Jean-Baptiste Mellerio of the House of Mellerio, who started designing jewels with gems that spelled out “j’adore.” Napoleon Bonaparte admired Mellario’s acrostic designs and commissioned acrostic jewels for both Empress Josephine and his second wife, Empress Marie Louise. Secret messages of love encoded in gems went perfectly with the Georgian and Victorian love of romance and symbolic meanings. These sentimental jewels would have been gifted to lovers, family members, or even treasured friends. Further to being acrostic jewels, these doves also represent love and faithfulness, because they mate for life, work together to build nests and raise their young together. They are immortalized in literary and poetic works, such as the Old Testament, and artists like Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser...

A bow shaped diamond brooch/pendant from the Victorian era, ca. 1880s. It is studded with old European and cushion cut diamonds, weighing circa 5 carats.

A beautiful pair of Victorian Diamond Earrings from the 1890s, studded with old-mine cushion cut and round od-mine cut diamonds of circa 6 carats. The earrings are long and sleek, a...

An early Victorian flower broach, ca. 1860s, with big rosecut diamonds. The diamonds weigh circa 6-7 carats.

A fine antique Victorian 0.03 carat diamond and coral, 18 karat yellow gold 'snake' pin brooch; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This fine and impressive snake pin brooch has been crafted in 18k yellow gold. The brooch has been crafted in the form of a serpent entwined around a carved coral branch. The coiled snake is ornamented with two bezel set Old European cut diamonds to represent the eyes. The brooch pin has a turned decoration to hold the brooch securely. The brooch is hallmarked to the reverse of the snake with the mark for 18k gold (18). This antique Victorian snake brooch is supplied with an independent diamond grading report card. Images do not always reflect the true color and brilliance of gemstones and diamonds. The video however provides a truer representation of the actual color and showcases each stone. Condition This impressive antique serpent pin...

Classic central entwined design, centered by a claw set oval shape mixed cut green tourmaline bordered by a pearls frame, accented by pearl set clovers at the sides to a carved galle...

A Victorian silver and 9 karat gold old-cut diamond bow brooch. The brooch has been beautifully crafted to include 78 diamonds set into the bow brooch. The total diamond weight is ap...

A superb Victorian pearl & diamond starburst brooch with a pendant fitting and safety chain. An unusual rotational symmetry featuring seven points. A central cluster with one natural...

A pair of Victorian gem set butterfly brooches. A pair of brooches, set to the bodies with a cushion shape old mine natural unenhanced fancy colour pink...

Victorian Rose Gold Diamond Opal Ruby Pendant-Brooch 1890s American Excellent Condition Original American Antique 130 Yrs old Victorian pendent-brooch circa 1890s 14 Karat gold, ...