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Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Victorian (28)

Superb Antique Scottish Agate Star Pin Circa 1850 Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Victorian: Pre 1900 item# 1022432 (stock# 2546)
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This is an antique silver Scottish agate star brooch,circa 1850. How do I describe something rare and beautiful? It is a unique variation of the star motif, sought after by collectors. It is the only one designed like it that I have seen. Each agate has the most subtle choice of color and blends perfectly with all the others. The agates are inlaid , with each alternating section being raised. The central stone is a citrine, perfectly completing this piece of art. ...click for details

Rare Antique Scottish Agate Bracelet Circa 1850 Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Victorian: Pre 1900 item# 1022430 (stock# 2545)
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This sterling bracelet is Scottish, circa 1850. It is perhaps one of the rarest in form, the anchor link. reminiscent of Gucci links today, this bracelet has the look of a contemporary bracelet, but is well over 150 years old. This design is beautiful as the hollow links are superbly inlaid with a well chosen palette of agates. Each agate, indigenous to Scotland, blends seamlessly in color. Joining the anchor links a ...click for details

Unique Large Antique Scottish Agate Leaf Brooch Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Victorian: Pre 1900 item# 1017334 (stock# 2544)
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This antique Scottish agate brooch in the form of a leaf, is circa 1850. It represents one of the finest pins I have sold in many years. Replicating a leaf in autumn, with changing colors, each agate is hand chosen for color, cut,polished, placed on slate and then framed in sterling. A departure from the most traditional forms seen in Scottish jewelry, this stone work could take a skilled lapidary days to complete. T ...click for details

Rare Antique Scottish Agate Braided Pin Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Victorian: Pre 1900 item# 1017330 (stock# 2543)
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Unique and subtle beauty is the best way to describe this brooch. It is Scottish, circa 1850 and is the only one of this form I have had the privilege of selling. It is an example of the finest skills of a lapidary, as it replicates the movement of braiding, rendered by hand and limited only by imagination. How incredible to achieve this from stone. It has the traditional colors of Scottish jewelry, bloodstone,jasper and Montrose gray, all of which are indigenous to Scotland. ...click for details

Antique Victorian Silver Buckle Bracelet Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Victorian: Pre 1900 item# 1010858 (stock# 2539)
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This is a superb example of a Victorian silver cuff bangle bracelet, circa 1880. This motif of a strap and buckle was very popular during this period and was found on brooches,lockets,earrings as well as on bracelets. This particular design is unusual in its execution, as the strap is realistically designed with a sweeping curve as it passes through the buckle. It is finely hand engraved with leaves which dramatica ...click for details

Victorian Silver Etruscan Earrings Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Victorian: Pre 1900 item# 999226 (stock# 2526)
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These silver earrings are English, circa 1880 and are beautifully designed and executed. The style is Etruscan Revival, very popular during this period and usually reserved for gold jewelry as the process is time consuming and labor intensive. Spirals of silver have created this lovely pattern and applied petals and central element complete the rendition of a sunflower. It is more unusual in motif, and quite wearable as it complements the silver jewelry of the period in a subtle way. The earrin ...click for details

Antique Victorian X/Long Niello Chain and Locket Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Victorian: Pre 1900 item# 984476 (stock# 2506)
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This long silver chain is niello, circa 1890. Quite, striking in its unusual and subtle beauty, it is designed with alternating links of niello and faceted rose gold. According to the book, Victorian Jewelry by Dawes and Davidow, "niello is the process in which a fusion of silver,copper,lead and sulfur is melted and poured on silver." This process can create the geometric patterns favored in France, or the swirling patterns favored in Russia. " ...click for details

Antique Victorian Silver Buckle Bracelet Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Victorian: Pre 1900 item# 975482 (stock# 2493)
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This classical sterling buckle motif was very popular during the Victorian years. In this example the buckle is well designed conveying a sense of movement. The bracelet has superior engraving with swirls and leaves creating a paisley pattern. The front of the bracelet is engraved and the back is plain, very typical of the period. The bracelet opens and closes with a concealed push clasp that is secure. It also has a ...click for details

Antique Scottish Silver Gemstone Earrings Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Victorian: Pre 1900 item# 939932 (stock# 2455)
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Antique Victorian Scottish earrings, circa 1880. They are sterling and set with a central faceted citrine that is prong set and surrounded by small flat cut stones that are bezel set. The central citrine is open to the light and is bright and rich in color. The others are set in closed backs and foiled to reflect the light. These have a beautiful mellow color. The top section too, has a closed bezel set stone with the same coloration as the central citrine. The colors of the small surrounding st ...click for details

Antique Silver Niello Lorgnette Circa 1900 Catalogue: Estate Jewelry: Silver: Victorian: Pre 1900 item# 939346 (stock# 2453)
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This lorgnette, is silver designed with the process of Niello. This process was used for centuries, but had renewed interest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. According to the book Victorian Jewelry by Dawes and Davidov, "niello is a process in which a fusion of silver,copper,lead and sulphur is melted and poured on silver." The process creates patterns in geometric designs favored in France or swirling intricate patterns often found in Russian jewelry of the period. ...click for details

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