Opals and Pearls

I was an imaginative child and was always enamored with animals of myth, the unicorn, the dragon, the cycles and minotaur. I greedily devoured books and movies like the Chronicles of Narnia and the Lord of the Rings; the Neverending Story was one of my favorites along with the Dark Crystal and Labyrinth. So, I guess it’s not unusual that I would find myself drawn to jeweled representations of these beasts as a grownup!

This fantastic brooch depicts what is probably an Amphiptere, a type of winged serpent which is often seen in European heraldry; the Amphiptere is a beast with wings but no legs and the body of snake, usually covered in feathers. It could also be a Wyvern, but as it’s leg-less I’m thinking it’s likely an Amphiptere. The beast has a creamy white pearl clutched in its jaws. This wonderful piece measures 19.8 mm north to south and is 61.5 mm long, it weighs 8.5 grams. The brooch is marked on the pin stem and clasp, which is typical for French pieces, it bears the eagles head purity mark for 18 karat gold as well as a French makers mark.

This beautifully detailed brooch is finished front and back, it could easily be converted to a necklace upon request.

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In 1781, the British Army, led by Lord Charles Cornwallis, surrendered to George Washington at Yorktown in Virginia. It was October, 1871, the woods around Yorktown must have been bright with the oranges and reds of a Virginia Autumn as they rang with musket-fire. When the women came out to help the wounded, one or more of them may have been wearing a ring just like this one.

Hand crafted around 1780, this fantastic cross is set with six flat cut garnets set in 12 karat gold. It is further set with four natural river pearls. All of the garnets are deeply set with closed backs and care should be taken to keep this cross dry as the foil behind the stones can rust if it gets very wet. The stones average 7.5x6.5 mm and the cross overall measures 51.1 mm from top to bottom and 34.8 mm across. I couldn’t tell you where this one was made, I purchased it in London and it’s possible that it’s English in origin. This cross weighs 4.5 grams, it is unmarked but has been carefully acid tested.

This early cross is a real beauty and is loaded with history!

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This early ring has wonderful panache and a great play of color. The stones are green garnets backed with very early green glass, called doublets, done to enhance the color of the stones and make them appear this wonderful lush green. The ring is set with three doublets and six natural river pearls. This beautifully hand crafted ring is done in 12 karat gold and was probably made around 1850-60. The ring measures 12 mm north to south and 13 mm across at the face and sits 4.7 mm off the finger. This beautiful ring weighs 1.9 grams and is a size 6.6, it would be very difficult if not impossible to resize this one as it’s so lightly made and so old. This unmarked ring is locket backed, it would originally have held hair at the back. It is unmarked but has been carefully acid tested to verify the gold content.

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Whenever I go to list an item on my website, I select the basic outline of what it is from a saved drop down menu, Antique>Victorian>Fine>Locket for example. Just now when I went to put up these fantastic earrings, I realized that I didn’t have a saved menu for Art Nouveau earrings. This means that I’ve never listed a pair, that’s how rare and unusual they are!

These beauties were hand crafted around 1900 and are so wonderfully light and full of life and movement. Each one is set with a round faceted amethyst at the top and an oval faceted amethyst in the drop, the amethyst at the tops are .15 carats each and the oval ones are .25 carats each for a total weight in amethyst of .8 carats, the pearl drops measure about 2 mm each. The earrings are 39.5 mm from top to bottom and 10.2 mm across and are marked ‘9ct’ on the reverse for 9 karat gold. Together they weigh 1.7 grams.

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There’s just something mystical about opals, as if they hold the secrets of the universe. This beautiful opal has strong yellow tones but flashes with blues and green, golds and oranges; it measures 6.2x5.7x2.9 and weighs about .6 carats. Flanking the opal on either side are stunning, bright Old European cut diamonds, each of which weighs about .42 carats for a total of about .85 carats. The ring is hand crafted in 18 karat gold and is fully hallmarked with the marks for having been made in Birmingham, England in the year 1881, it is further marked with ’18’ for the gold content. This ring measures 7.5 mm north to south and 15.5 mm across, it sits 5.4 mm off the finger. A large sized ring, this is a size 10.5 but could be resized somewhat to suit, it weighs 3.9 grams.

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The early years of the Edwardian era (and there weren’t very many as the period was very short) were marked by the use of wreaths and garlands in jewels and in art and fashion of the day, hence this period is often called by it’s other name, ‘The Garland Era’.

This fantastic Edwardian pendant indicative of the Garland Era, with it’s leafy center motif of creamy white pearls surrounding a glowing purple amethyst. The hand crafted pendant was made in England in about 1905 of 15 karat gold, and may originally have been a brooch, the 16 inch chain that holds it now as a drop is hand crafted of 18 karat gold and dates to about the same era, although it’s French in make. It’s a lovely conversion and so imminently wearable!

The pendant drop measures 34 mm north to south and side to side, it is marked to the reverse with ’15CT’ for 15 karat gold and the clasp of the chain is marked with French marks on the clasp including the eagles head purity mark for 18k gold. This piece weighs 6.5 grams.

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I have such a weakness for all things Art Nouveau that when I stumbled across this beauty on a lazy Sunday morning at a market in Mayfair, I didn’t even try to resist its charms. I snatched it right up and brought it home, just for you (and well, maybe just a little bit for me).

This fantastic English necklace is set with five oval faceted amethysts which add up to about 4.8 carats in total, the stones are a rich, deep purple in color. Hand crafted in about 1900, it is accented with four creamy white 2 mm diameter pearls. The necklace is a choker style and is quite short at 14.5 inches, I would be happy to have my jeweler add a bit of chain if you’d like it a bit longer. The necklace in made in 9 karat gold and is marked ‘9c’, it weighs 10.2 grams.

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I have an admitted weakness for French rings and this one had all the things I like best! I love a long ring first of all, add in some mixed metals and top it off with a sparkling diamond and I’m a happy girl.

This hand crafted ring was made in France around 1900. It is an 18 karat gold ring with platinum accents at the shoulders and platinum holding the diamonds. The center stone is a 3.5 mm rose cut and at the top and bottom are two creamy white pearls. This ring measures 16.4 mm north to south and 12 mm across, ti sits 3.9 mm off the finger and narrows to 2 mm at the back of the band. The ring is hallmarked at the back with the French eagles head mark which shows that it is made in 18 karat gold. This twist style ring is a size 7.5 and weighs 2.1 grams.

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There’s just something mystical about opals, as if they hold the secrets of the universe. This beautiful opal has strong yellow tones but flashes with blues and green, golds and oranges; it measures 8.3x6x2.3 mm and weighs about .65 carats. Flanking the opal on either side are stunning, bright Old European cut diamonds, each of which weighs about .25 carats for a total of about .5 carats. The ring is hand crafted in 18 karat gold and while it has no hallmarks, it has been carefully acid tested. This ring measures 9.5 mm north to south and 13.8 mm across, it sits 5.1 mm off the finger. A large sized ring, this is a size 8 but could be resized somewhat to suit, it weighs 2 grams.

A Message From Victoria: Hi everyone! If you visit my site often, you might note that I usually have a story to tell about my pieces. Well, I’ve accumulated a backlog of items and I’m too excited to get them to you to stop and write tales. So, I’m going to go with the idea that a picture is worth a thousand words. Don’t worry though, I’ll get back to my usual descriptions soon. Watch this space!

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How could I not buy this fantastic necklace? There was no way!

Hand crafted in 15 karat gold, this gorgeous necklace features three oval peridot drops which hang from pearl encrusted stems and leaves and has tiny golden oak or holly leaves interspersed throughout. The peridots are wonderful bright green gems, the center stone weighs approximately 1.1 carts, the other two are .7 carats each for a total of 1.8 carats, and the 33 creamy white pearls measure 2.2 mm in diameter on average. This necklace is crafted in 15 karat yellow gold and is 15.5 inches long, it weighs 7.5 grams. This necklace is unmarked and has been carefully acid tested to verify the metal content.

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I simply could not resist the amazing style of this phenomenal 1960s bracelet! To be honest, I didn't even really try. It is just so beautifully made that I at first mistook it for a much earlier piece. Each plaque is hand crafted and shows a great degree of skill and an eye for style that brings to mind the designs of the cosmos. Each is set with a glowing round cabochon opal and two bright fuchsia rubies, like little ringed planets circling in their own orbits.

The panels are hand crafted of glowing yellow 9 karat gold in a fabulous sort of undulating shape, and each has fantastic details, including a full back frame to hold the bracelet up off of the wrist for an optimal play of light when it's worn. Each plaque is marked with a '9' and '375' for 9 karat gold and it also bears hallmarks indicating that it was made in London in 1969. It weighs 26.8 grams and measures 8 inches long. The plaques are 17 mm long each and 17.7 mm wide and it sits 6.5 mm off the wrist. Each of the 10 opals are 0.14 carat each for a total weight of 1.4 carats. The 20 rubies add up to about .40 carats total.

This is the kind of fantastic vintage jewel that can be worn so easily, that it can go from Barbecue to Black Tie!!

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This ring was a bit of a mystery, but I think I’ve got it solved! It’s a beauty, set in the center with a 1 carat bright moonstone with great adularescence and a lovely blue hue; around the cabochon center stone are set with 8 pearls in shades of brown and gray, they are 2.7 mm in diameter. The top of this ring is made in 18 karat gold and the split shank is in 14 karat gold. I believe that this ring started life off as something else, most likely a stick pin or part of a brooch, made in about 1880, but it has been more recently made over as a ring. The ring is lovely and well made, it measures 11 mm north to south and 11 mm across, it sits 8 mm off the finger and narrows to 3 mm at the back of the band. This ring is a size 5.5 and weighs 5 grams. It’s marked with the French export mark of the shell and has been carefully acid tested.

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Long before cell phones, before cameras could be carried in a pocket or a purse, photographs were expensive and hard to come by; so people often didn’t have images of their loved ones to keep after that person had passed. Instead, they used a lock of hair, often elaborately woven and put under glass. It gave them a memory, a keepsake, of the person that they had lost.

This brooch was made as a memorial to one such person. It would have been worn during the period of mourning, which lasted for a year and then some. The front of this wonderfully hand crafted pin is done in swirls of gold and black enamel and is set with a virtual bouquet of flowers which are accented in creamy white pearls and one small diamond. This brooch has a frame on the reverse which would originally have held the hair of loved one, but which has been removed at some point in its life. The reverse is inscribed with ‘In Memory Of’ and the initials ‘EHC’. This large piece measures 40.7 mm from north to south and 50.9 mm across and weighs 26.2 grams. We’ve carefully acid tested it as being 15 karat gold.

This wonderful piece of history was made during the Georgian era in England, probably dating to about 1830.

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Die Jugend (German for ‘the youth’) was a magazine started by G. Hirth in Munich in 1896, it was a sturdy nod to the Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau movements which were sweeping across Europe by way of England and France. When the decorative arts sectors caught ahold of the style, it became known as Jugenstil and while it portrayed aspects of the earlier European styles, it also had a linearness and distinctive tone that was particular to Germany and later the Scandinavian countries.

This Jugenstil necklace is a prime example of the style, note the curvilinear and leafy forms combined with a strong sense of squareness which would eventually morph into the Art Deco movement. It is set with two bright blue gems of Lapis Lazuli and two contrasting creamy pearls. The necklace is hand crafted in 14 karat gold, which while unmarked, has been carefully acid tested to verify the content. The pendant part of this necklace measures 52 mm from top to bottom and 16.1 mm across, it weighs 3.8 grams. From end to end the necklace is a rather short 13.5 inches long and while we are happy to lengthen it upon request, please be aware that we won’t be able to match the hand crafted chain exactly.

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It was a bright summer day and they would have been hot but for a cool breeze off the sea. They took the brand new Automobile out to the edge of the cliffs for a picnic, bouncing along the uneven ground as they clutched baskets and bottles of wine. The group was boisterous but the two people who had just met were quieter and couldn’t seem to unlock their eyes. At the end of the day they didn’t want to part, but as they did they clasped hands and she slipped into his a small flower she had picked from the meadow overlooking the sea. The next time he saw her, he presented her with a small crystal locket, and she recognized the small dried flower set within. He knew he would be looking at that locket around her neck for many, many years to come.

Handcrafted in the late Victorian or early Edwardian period, just around the turn of the century, this beautiful little locket has a wonderfully sentimental vibe. The heart shaped, rounded crystals are held back to back in a frame of glowing 15 karat gold which is accented around the outside with 8 creamy white pearls and hangs from a bail further set with two smaller pearls. This locket measures 27 mm north to south and 19.4 mm across and is 7.9 mm thick, it weighs 4.1 grams. This fantastic piece has no marks and has been carefully acid tested to verify its gold content.

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Swiss Enamel is truly the highest level of enameling. The artist started with a small metal plate and slowly built up layer after layer of color, firing the plate in between each color. The result is an enamel as lush and compelling as any painting.

Made between 1830-1840, this stunning pendant showcases a lovely young woman in a wonderful yellow hat. The small portrait is set into a lovely 14 karat gold (tested, not marked) frame with multi-color enameling around the edges and a small pearl drop. The pendant measures 24 mm north to south and 34.9 mm across and weighs 2.7 grams.

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If you find yourself in the town of Torre del Greco, on the Gulf of Naples, I highly recommend that you make a visit to La Pizzaccia a top priority. Ask for Federico, the chef, although he’ll probably show up before you can, and let him tell you what to order. The menu changes daily according to what’s fresh and it doesn’t really matter what you get because one dish is just as delicious as the next. Then overindulge a bit in their delicious wine and a bit of gelato and stay overnight in this wonderful Napolese town. Enjoy the beautiful scenery and harbor filled with lovely fishing boats and sparkling seas. Keep in mind, though, that in 79 AD it wasn’t so wonderful, when the horrific eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the area under tons and tons of debris. What was a life ending event for the ancient Romans would eventually become a boon for the residents of the 18th and 19th centuries as the residents of Torre del Greco used the lava stone deposited by that massive event to carve intricate and detailed cameos which they sold to the tourist trade, especially those taking the ‘Grande Tour’ of Europe during Victorian times.

This wonderful cameo most likely finds its origins in that place and at that time. It depicts the allegory of ‘Love Conquers All’, which is drawn from Ovid and Virgil and features a winged Cupid who has subdued a lion. The cameo is carved in lava stone of a deep putty color kissed with green and is set into a frame of 18 karat gold with a line of graduated pearls at the bottom. The lava carving itself likely dates to about 1870, but the frame is later, probably 1920s. Overall this brooch measures 35.5 mm north to south and 42.4 mm across and weighs 13.3 grams. The pin stem has a safety clasp for added security and some care should be taken with this piece as lava is a somewhat fragile material. The patination of this piece adds to its beauty and I would not recommend cleaning the face of the brooch at all.

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There are some cultures that say that opals were formed when the an angry god hurled a rainbow at the earth and it shattered. In the place where the pieces landed, opals were formed. Looking deeply into this stunning blue-green opal makes it easy for one to believe that this is true. A myriad of colors are contained in this fantastic opal, blues, greens, orange, red, yellow and violet, all lie herein. This rich riot of color is surrounded by a halo of bright old European cut diamonds, a ring reminiscent of a colorful aurora in a night sky sparkling with stars

Handcrafted in about 1915, this wonderful ring is made in 14 karat gold and is likely European in origin. The star of this show is the fantastic, smooth cabochon cut opal at it’s center; the stone measures 11.5x7.2x4 mm and weighs approximately 2.2 carats. Surrounding the central stone are 20, .03 carat diamonds in a mix of Old European and transitional cuts, a total of .6 carats of diamonds. The ring measures 16.4 mm north to south and 11.3 mm across, it sits 11.8 mm off the finger, is a size 7.5 and weighs 3.1 grams. This ring is unmarked but tests as 14 karat gold.

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Halley’s Comet is named for famed astronomer Edmond Halley, but it’s sightings date to long before Halley was around. In fact, it’s sightings are recorded in ancient Greek history from as early as 486 BC. Imagine how brightly it must have shown in the Grecian night sky, long before light pollution, or even much in the way of lights! Halley predicted that it would pass over Georgian England on the 13th of March, 1759 and when his prediction came true, it ushered a new era of wonder into Victorian Europe.

This fantastic comet brooch is testimonial to that 19th century fascination for all things science and the natural world. Hand crafted in 9 karat gold, this fantastic brooch was made in England around 1870-80. The front depicts a shooting star set with three round turquoise gems in it’s tails and a creamy white pearl in the star itself, it is shooting through a pearl set witches heart. The brooch measures 18.6 mm north to south and 46.3 mm across, it is 7.3 mm deep. This wonderful, hand crafted brooch weighs 2.8 grams.

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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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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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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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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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'All of Nature’s splendor seems to be reflected in the manifold opulence of fine Opals: fire and lightnings, all the colors of the rainbow and the soft shine of far seas. Its origins go back to a time long before our memory, to the ancient dream time of the Australian aborigines. It is reported in their legends that the creator came down to Earth on a rainbow, in order to bring the message of peace to all the humans. And at the very spot, where his foot touched the ground, the stones became alive and started sparkling in all the colors of the rainbow. That was the birth of the Opals.' - ICGA website

These Opals are spectacular. Let me just say off the batt that I am not an Opal expert, but I find myself more and more drawn to their subdued charm. This Opal ring took me completely by surprise. It is a lovely but fairly typical five stone Victorian ring (sometimes called a Half Hoop), but there is nothing typical at all about these stones. When I put it on my hand I noticed right away that these lovely crystal opals had great fire and play of color, the colors changing from calm reds, oranges and blues to bright and flashing bold blues and greens. The most amazing thing, though, is the way that these opals appear lit from within. That is not some trick of photography or light, it is simply the brilliance and fire of these stones, they almost seem to provide their own light.

This is a truly lovely hand made English Victorian ring, all set in 18 karat gold. The opals weigh approximately 3.3 carats all together, the center stone measures 7.4 x 5.4 x 2.8 mm, the inner sides measure 6.4 x 4.5 x 2.3 mm, and the outer sides measure 5 x 4.5 x 2.5 mm. The overall measurements are 8 mm north to south, 19.5 mm across and the ring sits 5.3 mm off the finger. The ring is currently a size 8, this style is difficult but not impossible to re-size, but if you let me know your desired size, I'd be happy to find out if it could be re-sized for you. This unmarked ring has been acid tested to confirm the gold content, it weighs 3.3 grams.

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On my last buying trip, I found myself in a hot, stuffy building in Kempton Park. It was sweltering outside and all I wanted to do was have an iced coffee and finish my book (currently reading Jewels, A Secret History, highly recommended). Of course, as fate would have it, and fate always has it, I got distracted by aquamarines and pearls on gold. Can you blame me?

This gorgeous and high quality antique Edwardian gold pendant was handcrafted in England around 1910. There are three deep blue aquamarines patterned with six creamy white pearls on this elegant bow-inspired pendant. The aquamarines measure an approximate total of .8 carats. Overall, this pendant measures 55.6 x 25 mm and the chain measures 16.5 inches. It weighs 6.3 grams. It bears the maker’s mark, “BHJ” for Barnet Henry Joseph who worked in Birmingham from 1865-1929 and later became B.H. Joseph & Co.; it is also stamped with the gold purity mark, “9C”, indicating it was made in 9 karat gold.

This fabulous pendant makes the case for itself, it’s a must-have due to its timelessness, elegance, quality and shine.

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Every few visits to England I hop on a train to Bath and spend a glorious afternoon or two meandering it’s Roman streets and shopping for goodies just like this one. It’s such a fascinating and beautiful city, I like to walk its streets in the evenings, up hills and around bends, down little alleyways, finding here and there a bit of the ancient feel of centuries past. (And I’m sure to end the day at the Old Green Tree for a pint of something local!)

This wonderful and solid ring came from Bath, but it was actually made in Birmingham, during the Victorian era. The ring is set with two sparkling, round faceted, rubies and at its center a creamy half pearl. This ring bears full English hallmarks which indicate that this it was made in Birmingham in the year 1882 of 18 karat gold by the maker ‘W.S’. It’s a band motif with a twisted gold ‘rope’ at both edges and a plaque on the front where the gems are found. This ring measures 6.3 mm north to south at the front and 6.1 mm north to south at the back. This ring is a size 6 and weighs 3.5 grams.

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I’m a February girl so maybe I have a special affinity for them, but I really do find Amethyst to be one of the most regal and beguiling of stones, it’s rich and it’s sparkly and it has a depth of character to it. The Victorians were pretty big on Amethysts, and a ring like this one would have been made to be worn after the first period of mourning a lost loved one. Once a year in all black had passed, it was acceptable to introduce white and purple back into ones wardrobe and no doubt a ring like this was made to serve just such a purpose, a hopeful pop of color after long dark days.

This fantastic piece is not a conversion but a true, hand crafted, Victorian ring. It was made around 1880-1890 in England and is done in 9 karat gold. The large step-cut center stone is a super-rich, deep purple, amethyst which measures 18.5 x 12.3 x 9.2 mm and weighs approximately 13.8 karats. The amethyst is surrounded by a halo of 34 creamy white pearls. This stunning, large ring measures 23.7 mm north to south and 18.3 mm across, it sits 9.2 mm off the finger and narrows to 2.8 mm at the back of the band. This ring is a size 8.25 and weighs 8.4 grams. This unmarked ring has been acid tested to verify its gold content.

Once Amethyst was a gem that could only be worn by Royalty, and it always makes me feel like a Queen.

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This antique Austro-Hungarian cross pendant was handcrafted around 1870. This beautiful silver pendant has been gilded with gold and is embellished with a lovely display of 7 cabochon turquoise gems, 6 round faceted garnets and 1 pearl. The overall piece measures 64 mm long and 38.3 mm across. This striking piece weighs 9.2 grams. There are no marks and it has been acid tested.

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Like a star shooting past the glowing moon, this simple yet stunning bypass ring is something beautiful to behold.

This fantastic ring was hand crafted in England around 1900-1910 in 18 karat gold. The ring is set with 6 old European cut diamonds and 2 rose cut diamonds as well as a 3.5 mm pearl and a bright blue sapphire which measures 3x3x1.5 mm and weighs .1 carat. This ring measures 12 mm north to south and 9.3 mm across the face, it sits 5 mm of the finger and narrows to 1.5 mm at the back of the band. It is a size 5.25 and weighs 2.1 grams. This ring has only a bit of legible hallmark and it’s the lower case ‘r’ which without and origin I can’t use to date it, I’ve acid tested it as 18 karat gold.

This ring is that rare combination of star quality and everyday charm.

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These earrings want you to dance like there is no tomorrow. They will do the rest.

Hand crafted in 18 karat gold and set with diamonds and pearls, these Edwardian beauties have fabulous movement and go-with-everything charm. Each earrings is set with 11 old European cut diamonds and together they add up to about 1.25 carats in dazzling gems. Each drop is formed by a halo of 8 diamonds set around a creamy white pearl, the pearls measure 4.2 mm in diameter. The diamonds have a gold tiger mark which was the Lisbon import mark used between 1837-1937. Acid tested as 18 karat gold, these wonderful earrings weigh 4.3 grams together and they hang 31.5 mm from top to bottom and measure 11.2 mm across at the widest point.

These are those earrings that promise not to spend any time in your jewelry box, they will be the ones you grab again and again, you can’t help it, they have just the right sparkle for any occasion or even no occasion at all.

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This antique Austro-Hungarian pendant was handcrafted around 1870. This elegant silver pendant has been gilded with gold and is adorned with 5 rubies and 6 pearls, the largest being a natural pearl which measures 3.4 x 3.6 mm. There are two lovely bezel set emeralds, the center one is a rich green and measures 7.8 x 7.2 mm, and the emerald drop is lighter in color and measures 3.8 x 4.2 mm. The overall piece measures 57.5 mm long and 29.5 mm across with a depth of 8.3 mm. This beautiful pendant weighs 9.5 grams. There are no marks and it has been acid tested.

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