Victorian Porcelain Portraits Necklace

Akoya pearl necklace 5.5-6mm, 28 inch in length with a 14k yellow gold clasp. This pearl necklace is accompanied by a retail appraisal performed by a GIA Graduate Gemologist.

Exquisite Vivid Diamonds Straight Line diamond tennis necklace crafted in Rose Gold, showcasing 168 round brilliant cut diamonds weighing 9.53 carats total, G color, VS-SI Clarity. E...

Vivid Diamonds diamond Riviera Necklace crafted in 14 Karat White Gold, featuring round brilliant cut diamonds weighing approximately 19.24 carats total, H-I color, SI clarity. The d...

Exquisite Vivid Diamonds Straight Line diamond tennis necklace crafted in Rose Gold, showcasing 150 round brilliant cut diamonds weighing 10.95 carats, G-H color, VS-SI Clarity. Each...

Exquisite diamond tennis necklace is crafted in yellow gold, showcasing 120 stunning round brilliant cut diamonds weighing 14.60 carats total, F-G color, VS clarity. Each diamond was...

Vivid Diamonds diamond Riviera Necklace crafted in 14 Karat White Gold, showcasing 161 round brilliant cut diamonds weighing 11.02 carats, G-H color, SI clarity. Each diamond was car...

Victorian necklace, finely crafted in 18k yellow gold with citrine. Circa 1900's.

Victorian bohemian garnet necklace. This piece is set in low carat gold with pretty garnet flowers and smaller drop flowers. Circa 1870-80, ...

Of neglige design, the flexible collar of gaspipe linking terminating in two tassels at the front with a locket at the centre decorated with a S motif set with enamel length 450mm a...

A Victorian amethyst riviere necklace, the twenty eight graduated oval mixed-cut amethysts each set within a yellow gold collet, me...

The Romantic period (1837-1860) marked the start of the Victorian Era (1837-1901), which reflected the love of a nation for its young queen and her love for her husband, Prince Albert. The jewelry of the period tended toward sentimental, celebrating love, friendship, and affection, often symbolic of their happy marriage. Victorians were especially creative in imbuing romance into their jewels, treasuring forms like lockets, hair jewels made from locks of hair, cameos, acrostic jewels spelling out secret love notes, and mourning jewels when Queen Victoria went into permanent mourning upon Prince Albert’s death. This unique Victorian revival necklace features amethyst with a vivid purple color estimated to be of Siberian origin, and pearls set in 14k yellow gold arranged in two infinite halos around a center stone. The featured faceted oval shape amethyst weighs approximately 26 carats and is set with a profusion of prongs—16 in total—surrounded by 27 pearls accented with a scalloped border with milgrain, and 12 oval shape amethysts arranged lengthwise with an approximate weight of 16.2 carats total. The outer halo of smaller amethysts beautifully mirrors the center stone in cut and proportion, set similarly in 14K yellow gold with many prongs, this time 8 per stone. Amethyst and seed pearls were among the most popular gemstones used during the 19th century with two noted gem cutting styles including the rose-cut, a round shape with a domed top and flat bottom, and the cabochon, with a rounded top and flat bottom. The shapes of the gems in this necklace pay homage to these cuts in look and silhouette. The purple variety of crystalline quartz, amethyst was a popular jewel for its velvety richness and deep color in the Victorian period of romance and sentimentality. When Queen Victoria wore a mauve silk gown to the Royal Exhibition in 1862, heart shape amethyst jewelry became fashionable as love tokens. The pendant is attached to a beautifully crafted 22-inch (55.88 cm) chain of textured wide links, embellished with one larger oval amethyst weighing approximately 3.3 carats and set lengthwise. Single amethyst beads, each flanked by two pearls, adorn the chain at intervals for a total of ten 5 x 5 mm amethyst beads and twenty 2-3 mm pearls. The pendant is 1.75 inches in length (4.45 cm). Necklace measures approx. 22” in length. Pendant measures approx. 1.75” in length. Amethysts are a vivid purple color denominated Siberian. The largest oval shape amethyst on the pendant is about 26 carats and is surrounded by 27 pearls, and 12 smaller oval shape amethysts totaling approximately to 16.2 carats. Pendant is attached to a beautifully crafted chain that is embellished with 1 larger 3.3 carat oval amethyst, 20 pearls...

Victorian circa 1900. Well-polished native shape round Victorian natural untreated reddish orange Coral necklace. Freshly strung. Original 14k ro...