Antique Georgian Three Color Gold Cannetille Double Sided Heart Locket, C1820

A lovely Victorian Niello locket with a pleasing graphic design on its face and back in black enamel and silver. This most unusual locket would look wond...

Fifteen carat double sided Victorian locket ready for your favorite two photographs. This double sided chased 15K locket can be worn with the belt buckle m...

Elaborate tortoiseshell butterfly brooch decorated with gold filigree set with turquoise and garnets. These rare pieces likely influenced the design of pique jewelry...

Unique Georgian quizzing glass or quizzer in three color 18K gold set with turquoise in a floral and leaf motif. The elaborate cannetille gold work is kn...

Enchanting brooch of cut steel and mother of pearl with carved image of a faithful dog standing at attention as his human companion peacefully angles for a catch under the shade of a tree. The scene is carved from Mother of Pearl and mounted in cut steel. The brooch’s long bar hinge with curved "C" catch helps authenticate indicate its age. Mother of pearl is the iridescent inner shell of mollusks that produce pearls. It has been used to carve decorative objects since ancient times and is the most precious part of the shell. Cut steel was a jewelry form crafted by a cottage industry of men and women (and likely child labor as well) in the 18th and 19th century England. Cut steel was also made in France. Using found materials, this enterprising group of artisans fashioned jewelry from nails which after pounding and polishing and setting, imitated the sparkle of diamonds in the light. Cut steel achieved great popularity as it appealed to people of more moderate means and was the only jewelry form in history that was made by steel workers...

Dainty Georgian pansy pin set with amethysts and citrines in 18K gold. Pansy pins were often given as a gift from a loved as the sound of the word pansy was similar to the French "pe...

Everything a locket should be: antique, heart-shaped, allover beautifully embossed leaf pattern on front and back, set with a center diamond. 14K yellow gold. Significant size -- 1...

A n antique 9th century gold cannetille work pendant set with a drop shaped faceted garnet stone. The cannetille work is delicately made by hand. In th...

An antique 19th century 14 karat yellow gold pendant with a fantasy design of fine cannetille work. The center of the pendant has a raised edge, which is decorated with cannetille and gold ornaments. Below the top four gold tassels are swing freely. These tassels are also called a 'beard'. Cannetille typically features fine gold wires or thinly hammered sheets. Jewelry with cannetille was very popular in the 1900's, particularly in the 1820's and 1830's. Motifs included tendrils, scrolls, coils, beehives and spider-like rosette ornaments, as shown by this cannetille pendant...

This is an antique drop-shaped garnet pendant created in a 14 karat yellow gold frame. The garnet is surrounded with a double ribbed border and the outer edge has a cannetille design...

Extra-large and well-detailed figural "heart" locket. Allover engraved and embossed. Attached is a figural "key" with embossed detail. Opens to reveal heart-shaped bezels which ca...

This finely chiselled and engraved Georgian 15 karat gold locket pendant holds a beautiful hair arrangement under glass in the shape of feathers. The two colour hair locks are held t...