Collection: Victorian (1837-1901)
Unsurprisingly, the Victorian Era is named after Queen Victoria of England. She ruled in the 1800s and played a key role in shaping the jewelry trends of the time. The era divides into three distinct periods. Each of the three phases aligns with specific periods in Queen Victoria's life.
The Victorian Era known for its Romanticism.
The Great Victorian Period
The Victorian Era known for its beauty and style.
It is more common to come across Victorian jewelry compared to Georgian jewelry, making it easier to locate. Gold and silver were still the top choices for metals in Victorian Era Jewelry. During this period, garnets, amethyst, turquoise, sapphires, pearls, and diamonds were trendy gemstones. Themes that included animals, particularly snakes, were highly favored.
Victorian jewelry was characterized by a diverse blend of symbols that reflected the changing preferences and cultural beliefs of the time. Victorian jewelry often featured natural elements such as flowers, leaves, and insects, incorporating the language of flowers and symbolism into their designs. Every flower held a unique significance, allowing individuals to convey feelings and emotions through their accessories. Lockets and mourning jewelry with locks of hair or miniature portraits were used to enhance sentimentality, serving as poignant mementos to remember loved ones.
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A magnificent antique Victorian-era sterling silver and hand-carved coral bouquet brooch, featuring the most delightful three-dimensional arrangement of miniature flowers, rosebuds and beautifully detailed leaves!
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A lovely antique sterling silver brooch featuring a circular St Christopher devotional medallion, beautifully detailed with a raised depiction of the beloved patron saint of travellers.
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A beautiful antique sweetheart brooch featuring a genuine 1895 British sterling silver One Shilling coin, wonderfully decorated with colourful enamel!
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A fabulous marriage of Victorian history and contemporary elegance, bringing together an antique Whitby jet mourning jewellery panel and three beautiful strands of lustrous freshwater cultured pearls.
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An antique late Victorian Egyptian Revival brooch, crafted in sterling silver and designed as a magnificent winged scarab.
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Dating to approximately the 1870s, this generously sized antique brooch is crafted in sterling silver and beautifully inlaid with individual sections of richly patterned natural malachite.
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An absolutely FABULOUS piece of Victorian symbolism! This exceptional antique gilt-brass belt buckle takes the form of a dramatic coiled serpent.
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Dating to around the 1870s, this fabulous Victorian brooch is a beautiful example of traditional piqué work .
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Ohhh this is a FABULOUS piece of Victorian celestial jewellery! Dating to the late 19th century, this antique brooch is crafted in sterling silver and designed as an elegant arrow piercing straight through a crescent moon.
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A wonderfully unusual little survivor from the Victorian era — an antique hand-carved Whitby jet pendant/charm, beautifully fashioned into the distinctive form of a Maltese cross.
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What a fabulous piece of British-Indian history transformed into wearable jewellery! Dating to the late Victorian era, circa 1892.
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ULTRA RARE FIND!!Dating to approximately the 1870s, this spectacular Austro-Hungarian 835 silver-gilt pendant necklace is an extraordinary survivor from the height of the Victorian Historicist / Renaissance Revival movement.
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Some antiques are simply functional... while others tell the story of centuries gone by. This extremely rare and generously proportioned 18th-century gilt-tooled leather campaign box is one such survivor!
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A truly elegant survivor from the golden age of travel, this beautiful antique French carriage clock captures all the refinement and sophistication that made these timepieces so highly sought after during the Victorian era.
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A truly breathtaking survivor from the Victorian Grand Tour era, this magnificent antique French bronze casket dates to around the mid-19th century and embodies the romance, elegance, and refinement that collectors dream of finding.
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This extraordinary round brooch is crafted in 800-grade silver and represents traditional Javanese / Indonesian silversmithing, dating to the late Victorian period (late 1800s)
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