#antique jewelry

[frostedmagnolias]

Stag Beetle Brooch

c. 1880

Northern Europe

Victoria and Albert Museum

[boylerpf]

Magnificent gold and enamel plique-à-jour pendant/brooch designed as a “Morning Glory”. It was once part of the collection of Ada Rehan, a popular actress of the late 19th century who starred in several Shakespearean plays.

Work signed Marcus & Co around 1900. Via The Newark Museum of Art collection

[banefolk]

Antique Georgian mourning rings (1714-1830s).

[amatesura]

ring, 1900-1905

silver, rose quartz

[ilumies]

bleeding heart brooch by michael michaud

[yebreed]

Curious Ming Dynasty Hairpins in the shape of two shrimps. Found on a gilt silver hair cover excavated in a tomb in Shanghai. Exhibited at the Shanghai Museum of Art.

[iridessence]

my antique engagement ring, ca. 1900s. Garnet, split pearl, 14k gold.

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Gold finger ring with watch.

Place of origin: Geneva

Date: ca. 1790

[gemville]

Emerald, Diamond, Silver and Gold Pendant Brooch, Circa 1840

Source: 1stdibs.com

[moreroom4happiness]

10k gold neo-classical pendant: A garland of gold leaves with tiny pearls containing a moonstone framed in black enamel, with a faceted teardrop amethyst pendant.

Maloy's

[frostedmagnolias]

Swan Pendant

16th century

Northern European

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

[boylerpf]

This beautiful necklace was part of a jewelry set gifted to Princess Stéphanie of Belgium by the city of Budapest. The occasion of the gift was her marriage to Crown Prince Archduke Rudolf (son of Sissi) on 10 May 1881. The piece is inlaid with the so-called "Hungarian opal", which was highly prized in the history of jewelry. . Image: The Hungarian Opal Jewellery, Budapest, 1881, ©Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, Schatzkammer

[banefolk]

Solid gold ring with carnelian intaglio scorpion, Roman circa 100 CE.

Scorpion rings were once worn as magical amulets believed to protect the wearer from being poisoned.

[pagansphinx]

Pierre Vever (French, 1795-1853) • Art Nouveau Ivory, Diamond and Enamel Brooch • c. 1900

[ilumies]

[yebreed]

Nature Inspired: Golden Cicada Resting On a Jade Leaf

Exquisite ornament of the Ming dynasty.

Total weight of the insect figurine, made of 95% pure gold, is 4.65 g. The thickness of the finely crafted wings is only 2 mm.

Unearthed in Boshiwu (博士塢), Wufeng Mountain, Suzhou. Now exhibited in Nanjing Museum (南京博物院).

Photo: ©南京博物院