Statement Rings

Is there a bit of a classical goddess in your soul? Do you long to dress in flowing, drapey silks and sweep your hair half-way up? Perhaps you want to sport a pair of gladiator sandals and drink wine from goblets? Yes? Well, then, you most definitely need these fantastic and very classical earrings!

These gorgeous drop earrings feature shell cameos of ladies in profile. The cameos are set into lovely 18 karat gold frames and have tassels hanging from the bottoms and scrolling gold work at the tops. The tops and wires are hinged to give great movement to these earrings for maximum effect. Each earring measures 50 mm from top to bottom and 15 mm across, and together they weigh 7.2 grams. These beauties are not marked but we’ve carefully acid tested them to verify their gold content. They were hand crafted in about 1870, to great effect.

I believe that this lady is actually Omphale, the mistress of the hero Hercules, she was not a Goddess, but was Queen of the kingdom of Lydia in Asia Minor. Perhaps she’ll make you feel like the Queen that you are in your soul.

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I was chatting with a friend at a fair in central London on a Sunday morning when this cross caught my eye and just wouldn’t let it go. I asked her to hold it and once I had it in my hands there was no letting it go. The smoothly carved white chalcedony, the wonderful inscription, the age and history seemed to seep into my skin and I just had to have it. For you, of course.

This fantastic Georgian Maltese Cross pendant is on the larger side of things. It is set at the center with hair that’s been carefully plated. The reverse bears the engraved message “E.R.W. Ex dono J.W. June 19th, 1832”. An ‘Ex Dono’ is a gift given from one person to another and so I suspect that rather than being a memorial piece to commemorate a death, this cross was actually just given as a gift. The gold fittings have been carefully acid tested as 15 karat gold and piece is in much better condition than I will be at 187 years old! This pendant cross measures 52 mm top to bottom and 41 mm across and weighs 14.9 grams. It was made in England in about 1832.

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Who this lovely lady is, I just do not know. She was someones daughter, that much is for certain. Was she someones mother, someones one true love? Her stylish dress and bright ribbons show her playful spirit and the artist has depicted her with sleepy, bedroom eyes. Perhaps she commissioned this little portrait for her husband, so that he could gaze upon her visage at will? I guess we’ll never know for certain, but I was charmed by her wiles and I think you might be, too!

Handcrafted in about 1820, this early locket features and enamel portrait in miniature on its front and an elaborately engraved engine turned design to its reverse. The locket measures 37.8 top to bottom and 28 mm across and it weighs 9.3 grams. This piece has no marks but we’ve carefully acid tested it and it comes up as 18 karat gold. I purchased this lovely locket in France and I suspect it was made there as well.

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The term 'Mizpah' is found in Genesis 31:49, it means 'watchtower' and is used as a blessing, meaning "May the Lord keep watch between you and me when we are away from each other". You just know that those sentimental Victorians had to use this romantic and wonderful phrase in their art and jewelry! This ring would likely have been considered a 'sweetheart ring' and would have been given by a gentleman to his lady love interest to show his intention to court her.

This charming Mizpah ring is hand crafted in 9 karat gold. It was made in England in about 1900. The ring is a size 6 US and measures 8 mm wide and 18.7 mm across the face, it weighs 5.1 grams. This unmarked ring has been carefully acid tested as 9 karat gold.

I just fell in love with this sentimental sweetheart of a ring!

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There’s a whole world swirling inside an opal. Galaxies and solar systems and stars, neutrinos and cosmic rays.

This fabulous opal seems lit from within with colors of blue, green, purple and orange. Bezel set in silver with gold accents, this Arts & Crafts era ring contains a single opal which measures 7.3 x 5.3 x 2.5 mm and weighs approximately .55 carats. The face of the ring is 15.5 mm north to south and 12.1 mm across, it sits 6 mm off the finger and narrows to 1.8 mm at the back of the band and is a size 4.75 US. This ring is unmarked but tests as just below sterling silver, the gold accents are an applied wash.

Handcrafted around 1910, possibly in England, which is where I purchased this beauty.

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It started to rain just ten minutes before the outdoor ceremony was supposed to start. She knew it had been a risk, but she really wanted to get married here, on this beach where they had first met, with her toes in the sand. So they waited, ten minutes, then twenty, then at twenty five the rain stopped, the skies began to clear. They passed out towels to the guests to dry their seats (at least she’d been prepared for this possibility). She linked arms with her Dad and he walked her down the sandy isle. A rainbow split the sky as she walked and she heard the little intake of breath from the gathered crowd. Perfect, she though, she’d known it would be perfect.

Are you looking for the perfect piece for your perfect day? Look no further than this stunning Edwardian pearl necklace with Art Nouveau style. Set with 84 pearls, this 15 karat gold necklace was hand crafted in England in about 1900-1910. The necklace is 16.5 inches long and the drop measures 57 mm, the small bit at the top measures 12.7 mm north to south and 13.2 mm across, the larger bottom drop measures 33.7 mm north to south and 31 mm across, the piece weighs 8.2 grams. This wonderful piece is marked ’15ct’ to the reverse.

Simple, stunning, something old? Check, check, check.

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There are only a few dealers that I buy from who have such exquisite taste and such amazing collections of jewelry that I actually want to be them. My friend Char is one such dealer, her selection of jewels is so tasty that I have to make sure to have a napkin just in case I end up drooling all over her cases! Lol, not really, but really.

These absolutely fantastic Art Nouveau Earrings were hers. Now they’re mine. They could be yours. They consist of two large swoops of carved amber dangling on 9 karat gold wires under matching beaded amber tops. The ambers are carved as mirror images, indicating that these were made as original earrings and not made up from some parts of a necklace or bracelet, as is so often the case.

These beauties measure 64.4 mm from top to bottom and 16 mm across at the widest point, they are 10.4 mm deep and weigh 5.8 grams together. The amber beads are 10 mm high and 7.5 mm wide and the wonderfully carved bottom drops are 16 mm high. The wires have been carefully acid tested as 9 karat gold.

Hand carved and handcrafted in England around 1890, these Art Nouveau earrings will bring your antique jewelry game up to a whole new level!

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Crafted by hand in Birmingham, England in 1900, this wonderful carved wedding band features a repeating pattern of hearts and swirls, going ever round and round for all time. Eternal, just like your love.

The fully hallmarked ring has a great weight and feel and weighs in at 4.1 grams. It is marked for 9 karat gold and has a lovely rosy hue. The ring is a size 7 and it would be difficult, but not impossible to re-size.

The Victorians were quite romantic and they viewed hearts as symbols of love and hope. This wonderful ring would make a very romantic wedding band!

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The Arts and Crafts movement was born out of a rejection of the industrial revolution. Artist felt that the mechanization of creating daily objects detracted from the enjoyment of daily life as a whole. Furniture, household items, even jewelry, once made completely by hand, were now being machined, assembly lined, destroying the unique nature of hand crafted goods. Much of the jewelry done in the Arts and Crafts style was done in silver, using gems that were inexpensive and easily sourced, but some of the firms of this era, working in this style, used gold, and I’m always a little extra thrilled when I come across these beautiful representations of the craft.

This fabulous ring was made by the firm of Murrle, Bennett & Company, an Anglo-German firm started by Ernst Murrle and J.B. Bennett, which produced pieces for retail by the store 'Liberty and Co.', famous London Arts and Crafts dealers. The company was in existence from 1886-1914, this ring was most likely made around 1900. It is completely hand crafted, of course, in 18 karat gold, and is set with a bright blue cabochon of turquoise which measures 7.7 x 6.9 x 3.3 mm. The overall face of this ring measures 14.4 mm north to south and 17 mm across, it sits 5.1 mm off the finger and narrows to 1.6 mm at the back of the band. This size 9 ring is marked inside the band with ‘18ct’ and ‘M.B.C’.

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You don’t have to be a Queen or even a Princess to feel like one on your special day or really any day of the week. You can rock this crown just as well as Kate or Elizabeth, and all you need is a chain and your pretty neck.

This lovely pendant is set with 24 creamy white pearls and has tons of character. Fully hand crafted in about 1880 in England of 15 karat gold, the pendant measures 30 mm north to south including the bale and 24.4 mm across. It is marked with ’15ct’ to the reverse and weighs 3.7 grams.

Wear it alone or pair it with another pearl piece or gold chain, any way you wear it, you can’t wear it wrong.

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Scale is important, don’t underestimate it. If you have large hands, it’s best to have a large ring, it gets noticed, it makes a statement.

This fully hand crafted Mizpah ring is a good case in point. This large ring is a size 12.25 US and weighs in at a hefty 26.9 grams of solid sterling silver. The ring has great style and the word Mizpah is done in large letters across the front, which measures 13.8 mm north to south and narrows a bit to 9.9 mm at the back of the band. It is marked with ’925’ for sterling and I don’t have a lot of information about when or where it was made, although my guess is that it is vintage English and dates to the 1960s.

The Mizpah was a bond, a contract, a strong and powerful symbol of love. In the bible it’s referred to as the Watchtower and associated with the sentiment of ‘may the lord watch between me and thee, when we are apart one from another’.

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The Chi-Rho is one of the earliest abbreviations for the name of Jesus and once you’ve seen it, you’ll find that you notice it in many places. Look around your own church and you’ll find it, on alter plates, candle holders and banners, maybe, look for it to come up in art, in stonework and more. It was used by Constantine the First as a military standard in 312 AD and has been in use by Christians ever since.

This fantastic micro-mosaic cross has the Chi-Rho at it’s center and white flowers in all directions, most likely meant to symbolize the lily, the symbol of the Virgin Mary’s purity. Interestingly, this style and shape of cross is very representative of the church in and of itself as many old cathedrals are just this shape when seen from above. This cross was hand crafted with great skill in 18 karat gold, probably in about 1850, maybe a bit earlier. Beautifully rendered, this cross is a perfect, wearable size at 52 mm top to bottom and 31.2 mm across, it’s 3.8 mm thick and weighs 9.3 grams. This one is unmarked but we’ve carefully acid tested it as 18 karat gold.

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You don’t have to spend a fortune on a ring for that ring to make a big statement. Case in point, this fantastic moonstone and silver ring. This ring has style for miles and a moonstone as high and fluffy as stacked clouds on a sunny day.

Set in sterling silver with a bezel set cabochon moonstone at it’s center, this ring will be sure to get noticed. The moonstone in question measures 11.4 x 11.4 x 7.8 mm and weighs approximately 7.25 carats. It is set into a ring which is marked ‘925 SILVER’ for sterling. The ring itself measures 16.7 mm north to south and sits 8.5 mm off the finger at the highest point, it narrows to 2.6 mm at the back of the band. The ring is size 8.5 US and weighs 4.4 grams.

This mid-century ring was hand crafted around 1950.

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If you’re on the lookout for a handsome ring, look no further, this ring is about as handsome as they come. Wear it just for fun, wear it as a symbol of style, or wear it a symbol of your love for another. After all, this ring was created as a knot, a Victorian symbol of love an attachment, it’s ready to be worn from this day until death shall you part.

This wonderful simple and yet uniquely complex love knot was hand crafted in Chester, England in 1896. It is made in 9 karat gold kissed with a rosy hue and it has a great weight and feel. The ring measures 7.9 mm north to south and the face is 18 mm across, it narrows to 3.8 mm at the back of the band. This ring is a size 9 but could be resized to suit, it weighs 5.2 grams. The ring bears a full set of hallmarks for Chester, 1896, and 9 karat gold. This fantastic ring would make a unique and very stylish wedding band for a man or a woman.

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I love the French word for pig, it’s cochon, pronounced ‘cu-chon’, such a cute word for such a cute little critter. In some cultures pigs are considered extremely good luck. Looking for a bit of luck? Why not give this happy piggy a ride-along and see if yours improves?!

Hand crafted in 9 karat gold, this little piggy charm has a rosy glow. He is marked with ‘9ct’, for 9 karat gold. This diminutive guy measures 18.8 mm from nose to tail and 15.2 mm from top to bottom, including the jump ring, and weighs .8 grams. This little piggy isn’t antique, just vintage, probably from about 1950, and most certainly English in origin.

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So realistic that you can almost smell the piney scent of the North Woods on the summer air, this fantastically detailed silver bracelet encircles your wrist with beautiful pine cones and needles.

Hand crafted in Europe around 1890-1900, this bracelet has a touch of the naturalist Art Nouveau feel to it. Seven plaques make up this 7.25 inch long bracelet; each plaque features three perfect little pine cones and ruffled edge. The bracelet has hallmarks but we weren’t able to track down where it’s from, possibly French, it tests as better than 800 silver but not quite sterling. Each plaque measures 16.3 mm north to south and 23.6 mm across and the bracelet weighs 31.2 grams. It has a firm clasp and a safety chain for added security.

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Sometimes you just have to take a piece of jewelry off of someones person. We jewelers all know this. Back in my wholesaling days, I almost never wore my own jewelry into an appointment because I knew I’d be stripped of a ring or a necklace or earrings before I made it out the door. These earrings are a good case in point, they looked so wonderful dangling from the ears of my vendor friend that I just had to ask, and she popped them right off and into my hand!

Wonderful, original earrings are not always the easiest thing to find, they were often separated over the years, so I was thrilled to find these beauties. They were hand crafted in about 1880 in England of 9 karat gold, and they measure 60 mm top to bottom and 12.2 mm across. These light and lovely earrings are a breeze to wear and weigh in at 4.3 grams together. Unmarked, we’ve carefully acid tested them at 9 karat gold.

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She barely felt it when he slipped it on her finger. She was too mesmerized by his eyes, their bright blue hue sparkled with mischief as his finger drew circles on the inside of her palm. They were at the theatre, but neither of them had their eyes on the stage, they were preoccupied by each other, finally alone in the dark, able to touch for the first time. ‘I love you’, he mouthed it, and held her hand up as his eyes drifted to the ring newly alighted on her finger. She felt it now and looked down in surprise. The heart shone in the lights from the stage, it was the same color as his eyes.

This wonderful turquoise and pearl ring was hand crafted in Birmingham, England in 1960 of 9 karat gold. It is set with a smooth cut of turquoise in the shape of a heart, this lovely stone is likely Persian and shows no matrix on its face. The turquoise is surrounded by 12 creamy white pearls and the ring is hallmarked with English marks. The face of this ring measures 14.4 mm north to south and 14.2 mm across, it sits 7.5 mm off the finger. This ring is a 6.25 US and weighs 3.8 grams. 

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There are things that I have trouble resisting. My vendors know this and so they often save these things for me. Oak leaves and acorns, owls and elephants, and of course, anything with a crown. Here’s just such a piece, that one of my lovely vendors had put aside with name on it. How could I resist? Well, I didn’t!

This wonderful silver crown ring was hand crafted in about 1900-1915, most likely in England. The ring measures 16.7 mm north to south and 19.8 mm across, it narrows to 3 mm at the back of the band and is a size 7 which could be resized to suit. This ring is unmarked but has been carefully acid tested, it weighs 4.1 grams.

Put a little Royalty in your life with the fantastic ring!

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Emeralds are the color of new spring growth, of lucky shamrocks, and fresh scented pine needles. They’re filled with lore as centuries ago they were believed to invoke magic. They were Cleopatra’s favorite gemstone, and she used emeralds in her royal adornments. Aristotle is rumored to have encouraged wearing emeralds around one’s neck to keep sickness away. I can’t say if emeralds hold magical powers but I can say they’re mesmerizing, elegant, and enchanting.

This wonderful emerald and diamond ring is set with a center Old European cut diamond which weighs approximately .25 carats and two rich green emeralds which together weigh about .2 carats. The ring is crafted in 18 karat gold with a simply yet lovely smooth shank and would play nicely with other rings or a simple band. This beauty measures 5.4 mm north to south and 13.4 mm across, it sits 3.5 mm off the finger, it weighs 2.4 grams. This size 6 ring has no marks but acid tests as 18 karat gold.

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This fantastically detailed brooch was likely given as an award for an archery competition. I found it in London while strolling the markets of Portobello Road on a Saturday morning. I had been shopping all week and had a bit of jewelry fatigue (I know, it doesn’t seem like a real thing, but after looking at many hundreds of pieces, you get a bit jaded!). I was drinking a latte and munching on a pain au raisin from the fabulous Gail’s Bakery and waiting for something to just jump out at me; and along came this brooch, it does not disappoint!

This wonderful piece was hand crafted in England and assayed on April 24th, 1865 according to the kite mark right on the front. It’s done in sterling silver and measures 49.6x47.5 mm. It is gorgeously engraved and has the letters G.R. & Co. hidden amongst the engraving at the top of the quiver, I don’t know wether this is a makers mark or perhaps the winner of a competition? This brooch weighs 9.9 grams.

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I like to imagine that a well-to-do gentleman used one side of this fob seal to mark secret love letters and clandestine messages, while the other side was used for transparent business affairs. He probably had a grand mustache and a bicorn hat, and enjoyed reading Chaucer by his fireplace after a long night of writing in cursive and secret code.

This antique Georgian gold fob was handcrafted in England, around 1820. It’s a beautiful example with the addition of a wonderful gold split ring at the top. It is set with a wonderfully carved carnelian stone which features a family crest with the motto ‘In Ardua Virtus’ which is Latin for ‘Virtue in the Face of Difficulties’. The fob is completely hand crafted with exquisite attention to detail and it measures 48 mm top to bottom including the split ring and 23.8 mm across from north to south, the stone itself measures 19.4 x 18.3 mm. This early example is unmarked but acid tests as 15 karat gold, it weighs 20.2 grams.

I adore these fob seals, as you can see when you explore my lane! They’re filled with mystery and history, I just can’t get enough!

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You can go from jewelry store to jewelry store in search of a wedding band with style and grace and all you may find is the same ring ordered from the same catalogue, cast bands that have no character, no individuality. Might I suggest an alternative? This fantastic Antique Victorian wedding band was hand crafted with an eye to detail and a uniqueness that modern rings are lacking.

This wonderful 15 karat yellow gold wedding band has a deeply embossed pattern of flowers and vines. The ring would make a unique and very comfortable wedding band ring or stacking band, it measures 5.5 mm wide and is a size 7.25 US, it could be sized down but not up. The ring is hallmarked as having been made in London in 1884 of 15 karat gold and it weighs 3.7 grams.

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I always keep an extra eye out for lovely silver and marcasite jewelry. There was a fantastic surge of these pieces made in the 1920s, and while they are still being made today, the ones made in the 20s have a hand crafted quality and feel that the newer ones are lacking. Here is the perfect example of a fantastic piece from the 20s, with screaming Art Deco style.

Completely handcrafted in silver and 9 karat gold, this beautiful ring features a cabochon cut half sphere of garnet and two wonderfully cut squares of black onyx surrounded by sparkling marcasite gems. The face of the ring measures 17.5 mm across and 25 mm north to south, it is 1.5 mm wide at the back of the band. This ring is just shy of a size 8 US and could be re-sized to suit. It weighs 5.2 grams.

This is a truly lovely example of hand crafted early marcasite jewelry, symbolic of the burgeoning middle class of the early decades of the 20th Century.

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I lucked out with Luckenbooth's on my last trip to England. One of my very favorite vendors had just purchased an entire collection of them and I happened to be there just in time to swoop them all up. This one is the perfect sized to give as a token of affection to the one you love; show them you’re bewitched with this double witches heart brooch, the original engagement ring!

This fantastic brooch was most certainly hand crafted in the UK, in either England or Scotland, around 1860-70. the brooch measures 35.2 mm north to south and 25.7 mm across and weighs 6.2 grams. This unmarked beauty has been carefully acid tested and tests as sterling silver.

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He held out his hand to pull her up out of the lake where she’d gone for a morning swim and she noticed a flash in the sunlight. She wondered but said nothing as he wrapped her a big fluffy towel warmed by the sun. When he went down on one knee, she thought he was simply reaching for the cup of coffee he’d set on the dock, but instead he slipped the ring off of his finger and onto hers. He didn’t say a word, but his eyes said ‘will you?’, her grin was all the yes he needed in reply.

This wonderful diamond bypass ring has such a romantic feel, the greek key motif in the center locks together two diamonds in an eternal embrace. The two diamonds are Old European cut round faceted stones which weigh approximately .15 carats each for a total weight of .3 carats. The stones are set into a rich but simple band of 14 karat buttery yellow gold and the ring is marked with ‘585’ to indicate the gold content. This ring measures 12.7 mm north to south at the widest point and is a 7.5 US in size, but could easily be re-sized to suit. The ring is inscribed with a name and date, but it was too faded by age for us to make out what it says. This ring is European in origin and likely dates to about 1900-1910, it weighs 2.2 grams.

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The constellation Crux is better known as the Southern Cross. It is comprised of 5 bright stars in the shape of a cross, plus one. It was first noted by Amerigo Vespucci in 1501 and has become symbolic of the lands of the Southern Hemisphere.

This fantastic Southern Cross pendant was hand crafted around 1910 in the Edwardian era. The cross is comprised of four oval moonstone gems and one round moonstone, which add up to about 3.1 carats of total weight. The stones are bezel set in 18 karat yellow gold which while unmarked has been carefully acid tested to verify content. This beautiful cross measures 53.2 mm north to south and 30.1 mm across, it weighs 4.8 grams. This wonderful cross has beautiful blue moonstones and great style!

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In my option, the brooch is a highly under-rated accesory, even a little beauty like this one provides a pop of visual interest to your outfit.

This wonderfully detailed ‘tree of life’ brooch has a decidedly Arts & Crafts feel and dates to about 1910-20. The brooch measures 30.3 mm north to south and 29.7 mm across, it is marked with ‘925’ for sterling silver and weighs 6.7 grams.

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This set of 6 silver rings seems to have started life out together, so I’ve left them that way. I found them in the case of a wonderful woman at a fair filled with light, laughter and fabulous antiques.

The rings range in size and width as follows, a size 3.25 which is 2.8 mm wide, a size 3.75 which is 2.8 mm wide, a size 9 which is 2.9 mm wide, a size 9.5 which is 3.4 mm wide, a size 10 which is 2.8 mm wide and a size 11.25 which is 2.8 mm wide. The two smallest rings are marked with a star and all the others are marked ‘830 S’ for 830 silver. Each ring is beautifully hand crafted with a distinctive pattern all the way around the band. I think they were made around 1900, but it hard to know for certain. Together they weigh 6.7 gram.

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You found the perfect person (that was the hard part), and you found the perfect dress (that felt impossible, but then you tried on the right one and your heart beat a little faster). You found the perfect venue, the perfect caterer (who owed you their amuse bouche as beautiful as it was delicious), the perfect person to make your invitations with flair and polish. It’s all done, the ducks are all in a row. But do you have the perfect jewelry? Might I present this instant heirloom as all you’ll really need to compliment that perfect dress I mentioned before? Not only can it be your something old on your wedding day, it can be your daughter’s on hers and her daughter after that.

Over 100 carats of absolutely stunning blue moonstones grace this once-in-a-lifetime necklace. The stones go all the way around the neck so that you look gorgeous and glowing from any angle. The necklace itself is 17.5 inches long and the drop is just over two inches in length. In all, this 14 karat gold beauty is set with 60 stones of approximately 103 carats total weight, each stone is bezel set and displays its inner moon to full effect. This necklace is high Edwardian in style and was likely made in about 1910, I’m not sure where as it has no marks, but it might be American or possibly Belgian in origin. The necklace weighs 25.4 grams.

For your most special day and all the days thereafter, you couldn’t chose a more perfect jewel.

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This Art Deco Scandinavian ring is set with a beautiful and vibrant oval of smooth chalcedony which mirrors the color of deep spring!

The silver ring has elaborately carved shoulders and a swirling pattern that reaches all the way around the shank. The rich green stone measures 25.4 mm north to south and 13.1 mm across, it’s 2.7 mm deep, overall the face of this ring measures 28.3 mm high and 15.8 mm across and it sits 5.5 mm off the finger. This ring is marked with ‘935’ indicating a silver fineness just better than sterling, it weighs 5.2 grams. The ring is a size 8.5 US and could be sized down a bit, but may be difficult to size up.

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When the Victorians invented the collar and locket as the de rigor daywear for women, they were really onto something. This timeless design has become quite the classic, it is wearable in a myriad of ways and goes with everything. If you’re looking for that one jewel to take along a journey that you know you can wear night or day, dress up or down, look no further than a collar and locket set just like this one.

This wonderful hand crafted collar and locket is beautifully engraved on one side and stunningly simple on the other. You can wear it so many ways, engraved side out or smooth side out, with or without the locket, any way you wear it, it’s guaranteed to garner compliments. It was made in England in about 1880 and the collar is 17.5 inches long, the larger links measure 20 x 9 mm and the locket measures 63.4 x 38.6 mm. This beauty has no hallmarks but has been carefully acid tested as sterling silver, it weighs 62.8 grams. The locket opens easily and closes with a satisfying little snap.

For that steampunk Victorian lover in your soul, this locket feels contemporary and antique all at once!

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The silences aren't uncomfortable, you talk without words. He knows when to reach over and hold your hand or when to crack a bad joke, just to make you grin. The ultimate symbol of unending love, fidelity and strength, the buckle ring is essential for every ring collection. This warm and wonderful version is simple and full of grace.

This manly sized buckle ring would make a fantastic wedding band, it’s full of history and very stylish to boot. This hand crafted ring was most likely made in England around 1880-1900, it has no hallmarks and tests as sterling silver, with gold wash accents around the top and bottom of the band and at the buckle. The ring would comfortably fit a size 10.75-11 finger and measures 11.6 mm north to south, it narrows very slightly to 9.9 mm at the back of the band. This ring weighs 9.7 grams. Certainly this ring was made for a man, but the right woman could easily pull it off!

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“Glory to God in the Highest; on Earth, peace and good will towards men” - Luke 2:14 and the First Transatlantic Telegraph Message, sent August 16th, 1858.

We were at dinner with friends in London and we were talking about the most unusual pieces that we’ve ever had. For me, it was a fob, made from a slice of the first functioning Transatlantic Telegraph Cable, laid in 1858. The fob was cased in silver with a little gold ship on the ocean laying cable. I was lamenting to my friends that I’d never see its like again. The next day I went to an antiques show at the Royal Horticultural Hall and was browsing about. I looked into the case of man I’ve known for many years as we chatted and low and behold I spotting this fob, only the second one I’ve seen in over 20 years. My friend didn’t know what it was, and told me that he’d had it for quite awhile, that it had been in a box of things he’d bought at auction and that this was the first time he’d put it out for sale. Kismet, defined.

This wonderful fob contains a gold cased slice of the first Transatlantic telegraph cable, made from copper and steel wire and cased in gutta-percha, a natural type of latex. The case around the cable is beautifully hand embossed and crafted of 18 karat gold. The pendant measures 32 mm north to south and 21 mm across and weighs 6.3 grams. It is unmarked but has been carefully acid tested to verify the gold content.

Hand crafted in England in about 1858, this fantastic pendant is a little piece of history that’s sure to be a conversation starter!

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To the Victorians, an anchor was a symbol of hope and steadfastness. Husbands would go off to sea as wives stood waving goodbye in the salty air of the harbor; they wore anchor motifs as a sentiment that they would see each other again. They would trust this idea and would hold enduring love, despite distance and danger. The anchor was also mentioned in a beautiful bible verse, Hebrews 6:19, “Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and secure, and which enters into that within the veil.” This was likely the origination of the symbol, but of course, an anchor is logically a resource for ensuring safety, for holding steady, and for sound reliance.

This fantastic Anchor brooch has the added Victorian sentiment of the ivy leaf, a symbol of love, used as ‘I cling to thee’. The sterling silver anchor has pink and yellow gold washed leaves and tips for added visual interest. This wonderful piece measures 43.5 mm north to south and 22.7 mm across at the widest point, it weighs 2.7 grams. We’d be happy to convert this lovely brooch to a pendant upon request. The pin is marked to the reverse with the hallmarks showing that it was made in Birmingham, England in 1890, it also has a makers mark.

Sail away with this fantastic sea-themed anchor jewel. No need to be by the water to wear it, anywhere with a glass of wine and a sunset will do.

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The average life expectancy of a woman born in 1800 in England was about 35 years. By comparison, dear Mary Ann Gillett’s life of 67 years must have seemed quite long and luxurious. Her life was celebrated with the construction of this amazing locket which contains a lock of her hair clasped with seed pearls and gold wire, opposite her hair is an elaborately engraved plaque with her name and the date of her death.

This stunning locket is in amazing condition, likely due to living most of its life in its original fitted box. The front is set with ten pearls and a banded agate and decorated in rich black and white enamel, it reads ‘In Memory Of’. The back of the locket is equally beautiful and showcases a spray of ivy leaves (sorry, we could have cleaned it better!). This locket measures 54 mm north to south and 31.8 mm across, it’s 10.9 mm thick and weighs 24.4 grams; it has no hallmarks, but careful acid testing reveals it to be made of 18 karat gold. This beautiful piece was hand crafted in England in about 1874. The interior inscription reads: ‘Mary Ann Gillett, died 20th Aug..st 1874, Aged 67’. The locket is presented in it’s original fitted box lined in blue velvet, together the locket and box weigh 50.6 grams.

The presence of white enamel on memorial pieces sometimes symbols that the person was unmarried, perhaps the reason Mary Ann lived to such a ripe old age was that she didn’t have to go through the perils of childbirth?

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When Queen Victoria's Royal Court followed her to Scotland and Barlmoral Castle, the demand for Scottish jewelry in all forms flourished. The witches heart, with a tail that almost always twists to the right, had become a popular and very romantic motif in Scotland in the 17th century. Made to ward off witches and evil spirits, it was sold from small stalls or locked booths and is sometimes also called a 'Luckenbooth'. By the time this wonderful brooch was made during the Victorian era, these brooches were being given as betrothal pieces, often shown with the hearts intertwined, the message was that the receiver had ‘bewitched’ the giver!

This wonderful brooch was hand crafted in about 1880, it is beautifully detailed with blue, white, red and green enamel to the front. This piece is unmarked but tests as sterling silver. It was likely made in England. The brooch measures 40.3 mm north to south and 29.9 mm across and weighs 9.8 grams.

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So, admittedly I do have a pretty big weakness for these fantastic Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau silver and enamel pieces, but this one really got me in the feels. Something about the shape, that organic, tree of life feel to it, and the color, that bright mediterranean sea in the sunshine look to it, just had me trembling a bit. Did I mention the perfect weight and velvety feel of it? No? Did I mention how it’s the perfect piece to dress up a tee shirt and jeans or wear with a cocktail dress? No? Did I tell you how many compliments it will garner? How many conversations it will start? No? Hmmm… must’ve forgotten to mention that.

This fantastic Art Nouveau necklace was hand crafted in silver in about 1900, most likely in Germany. It is accented with blue enamel and has a matching drop. The hand crafted chain measures 18 inches and the drop is 48.2 mm from north to south and 28.1 mm across. The pendant is marked ‘800’ to the reverse and weighs 6.3 grams.

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