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Origin: Japan, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: maximum width 11/16”; 1-11/16” long to top of earwire.
$4,500.00
- Origin: Austro-Hungarian Empire, 1872-1902
- Condition: excellent, no dings
- Dimensions: 7-3/4” long; 1/2” wide
- Weight: 47.3 grams
Origin: Italy, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, all original. Dimensions: overall length, 14-1/2"; length of center drop, 2-1/2". Weight: 22.8 grams.
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- Origin: France, ca. 1855.
- Condition: very good, all original, a minor repair to one earwire.
- Dimensions: 3/8" x 9/16" (from top of earwire).
- Weight: 2.4 grams.
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: sapphire, .38 carat; diamond, .10 carat.
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Origin: America, ca. 1900.
Condition: converted; no enamel damage; excellent condition.
Dimensions: crown, 3/4" x 11/16".
Finger Size: 7 1/4.
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- Probably American, circa 1850
- Excellent condition; no cracking to coral; replaced clasp
- 2-1/32" x 1-13/16"
- 26.8 grams
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Cherries are rife with symbolism ranging from the eternal soul to female sexuality. This ring would also be great for someone from Michigan!
Size: 6-1/2 (can easily be sized up or down). Dimensions: crown, 1/2" diameter. Weight: 1.7 gr. Approximate Total Ruby Weight: .06 ct.
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- Origin: America, ca. 1880 Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 1/2” wide at front; 5/32” wide at back; inner circumference, 6-1/2”
- Weight: 14.4 grams
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Origin: America, circa 1860. Condition: excellent. Size: 1-3/8” x 11/16”. Weight: 8.5 grams.
$1,495.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1890.
- Dimensions: 28.5” long.
- Weight: 14.2 grams.
- Condition: excellent, no repairs.
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- America, ca. 1900
- Excellent condition
- Dimensions: 1-1/8” diameter
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: ruby, .08 carat; emerald, .05 carat; sapphire, .05 carat.
- Weight: 7.8 grams.
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- America, ca. 1875
- Very good condition; sharp detail to gold work; minor wear abrasions to facet junctions (mostly along the keel at the back of the stone) on the amethyst consistent with age
- 1-3/16" x 1-1/4"
- 10.79 grams
- Approximate Amethyst Weight: 23.5 carats
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Ca. 1870. Condition: very good, minor dings consistent with age (mostly on reverse side). Dimensions: 13/16” x 1-5/16” long (to top of wires). Weight: 4.4 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, sharp detail, replaced clasp. Size: 1-7/32” x 7/8”. Weight: 5.0 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .1 carat.
$1295.00
Ca. 1840. Condition: excellent, all original, no damage. Size: brooch, 1-5/16” diameter; earrings, 13/16” diameter, 1-3/8” long to top of earwire.
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Origin: India, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 1-1/8” wide; 7-1/4” long. Weight: 29.6 gr.
NOTE: This item cannot be shipped outside the United States or to the state of California.
$2495.00
Origin: France, ca. 1855. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-1/4" diameter. Weight: 9.5 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: 1.97 carats.
$12,950.00
- Origin: England, ca 1840
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Dimensions: overall length, 19-1/4”; length when clasped, 16-1/2”; drop length, 1-1/4”
- Weight: 32.5 grams
- Approximate Total Emerald Weight: 3.77 carats
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- Origin: Chester, England, 1883.
- Dimensions: band, 8/32” wide; buckle, 10/32” wide.
- Finger Size: 9-1/2.
- Weight: 3.1 grams.
- Condition: excellent; sharp detail; hair is perfect.
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Acrostic jewelry first became popular in early 19th century France and remained popular for decades. Gemstones were used to spell sentiments such as "regard", names, important dates, etc. Rings are, by far, the most common pieces of acrostic jewelry. Brooches are quite uncommon.
Origin: probably America, ca. 1895. Weight: 8.8 grams. Size: 2-5/8" x 3/4".
$1,950.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1880
- Condition: excellent, a couple of pinpoint dings on the side right next to the push-clasp
- Dimensions:1/2” wide; 6-1/8” circumference
- Weight: 17.2 grams
$225.00
- Origin: France, ca. 1870
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 1-7/32” x 5/8”
- Weight: 3.0 grams
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Origin: England, ca. 1870. Condition: excellent, all original, no moisture damage. Size: 1-1/4” x 7/8” excluding bail.
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Origin: America or England, ca. 1860. Condition: excellent, no inlay loss, no chipping or cracking, (the line visible in the last image is a surface scratch only--not a crack). Size: 1-1/16” x 1-3/16”.
$225.00
- Origin: Switzerland, ca 1900
- Condition: excellent, niello intact
- Length: 17-1/2”
- Weight: 21.0 grams
$1,395.00
Origin: America, ca. 1870. Condition: excellent, no dings. Dimensions: 1-1/4” x 2-1/16” long (including jump ring). Weight: 12.9 gr.
$6,800.00
Origin: America, ca. 1865. Condition: excellent, one stone at the bottom of the pendant has darkened to green (typical of Victorian turquoise). Dimensions: earrings, 2-7/8" long from top of earwire; pendant/brooch, 3" x 1-1/4". Weight: 39.6 gr.
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Origin: America, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, a few pinpoints on the back side, no monogram. Size: 1” diameter. Weight: 5.9 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent, back cover has a few small dings commensurate with the locket’s age. Size: overall (excluding jump ring), 1-1/4” x 1”; locket only, 3/4” x 3/4”.
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- Origin: America, ca. 1835.
- Dimensions: 2 1/8" long.
- Weight: 4.4 grams.
- Condition: excellent, all original, no dings or missing decorative elements.
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Origin: America, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent; all original. Dimensions: 78 inches long. Weight: 31.1 gr. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: 94.6 cts.
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Origin: probably America, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent, sharp detail, all original. Dimensions: 40 x 40 mm (1-1/2 x 1-1/2 in). Weight: 13.2 gr. Approximate Total Ruby Weight: .15 ct.
$3,150.00
- Origin: probably France, ca. 1890
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 1-1/4” x 1-1/4”; chain length, 18”
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, 1.20 cts; sapphire, .38 ct; ruby, .67 ct; emerald, .63 ct
- Weight: 9.3 grams.
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The seal surface is worked in platinum engraved through to the underlying gold. The crest is that of the Scottish clan Irwin (variously spelled Irvine, Irving, etc.) with the first two words of the family motto, "Sub Sole Sub Umbra Virens."
The Albert swivel clasp is stamped with a French goldsmith's mark, but it's likely that fob is English and the swivel clasp is an addition from the 1920s. The metals are tested and guaranteed as 18K gold and platinum.
Origin: probably England, ca. 1875. Condition: excellent, all original with the likely exception of the swivel clasp. Dimensions: fob length, 1-5/8"; overall length (including Albert clasp), 5-3/4". Weight: 48.9 gr.
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Origin: America, ca. 1876. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: head, 11/16” x 11/16”; overall length, 2-5/8”. Weight: 1.86 gr. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .17 ct; ruby, .09 ct; sapphire, .07 ct.
$225.00
- Origin: America, ca 1890
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 11/16” x 1-1/8 (excluding jump ring)
- Weight: 1.9 grams
$3,400.00
- Origin: America, ca 1845
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 20-1/2" long; 7/16" wide
- Weight: 28.1 grams
$1,895.00
- Origin: France, ca. 1860
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Dimensions: 1” x 2-1/16” (including jump ring)
- Approximate Total Ruby Weight: .21 carat
- Weight: 14.6 grams
$3,500.00
- Origin: France, ca 1840
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Dimensions: overall length: 13-3/4”; fob, 1” x 3/4"; key, 2”
- Weight: 40.4 grams
- Approximate Total Ruby Weight: 1.44 carats
$575.00
- Origin: probably English, ca. 1845
- Condition: excellent, no missing stones
- Weight: 14.4 grams
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The fleur-de-lis ("lily") was the traditional symbol of French royalty.
Size: 6-1/2 (can easily be sized up or down). Dimensions: crown, 1/2" x 11/16". Weight: 1.9 gr.
$1,650.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1840
- Dimensions: 1” x 7/8” x 1-1/2” (excluding ring)
- Weight: 19.5 grams
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Origin: America, ca. 1870. Condition: the exterior of both bangles are in mint condition with absolutely no enamel damage or dings; the interiors of both have a very few, shallow pinpoints; one bracelet retains the original patented safety mechanism (dated 1870), while the other has been replaced with a safety chain; the original fitted case shows considerable wear. Size: 3/4” wide; interior opening, 2-1/8” x 1-11/16”. Weight: 68.4 grams.
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- Condition: no damage to stones or enamel; replaced wires
- Dimensions: 11/16" diameter; 1" long from top of wire
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: ruby, .50 carat; diamond, .60 carat
- Weight: 5.8 grams
$465.00
Origin: probably America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-9/16” x 5/8”. Weight: 7.75 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: amethyst, 4.85 carats; diamond, .25 carat.
$4,500.00
Origin: Paris, ca. 1855. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-5/8" x 1-19/32". Weight: 11.25 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, 2.6 carats; tourmaline, 1.5 carats.
$2,250.00
- Origin:probably England, ca 1840.
- Condition: excellent; all original.
- Dimensions: 1-1/2 x 2-3/4".
- Weight: 17.8 grams.
- Approximate Total Amethyst Weight: 13.34 carats.
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Origin: France, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent; very minor surface scratching on crystal consistent with age. Size: 1-5/16” x 1-1/2” (excluding jump ring). Weight: 6.0 grams.
$2450.00
Origin: France, ca. 1850. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-3/4” x 1-3/16”. Weight: 7.0 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .981 carat; sapphire, .126 carat; ruby, .147 carat; emerald, .085 carat.
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- ORIGIN America, ca 1880
- LENGTH 2 3/8" from tops of wires
- WEIGHT 12.3 grams
- CONDITION excellent; new 14K wires
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Origin: probably France, ca. 1870. Condition: excellent; one gold stem appears to have an old repair; no breaks in coral; no replacements. Dimensions: 3" x 3-5/8" x 1-1/8". Weight: 54.9 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: 10.0 carats.
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In Victorian times, the snake was a symbol of everlasting love, without beginning or end. Prince Albert gave a snake ring to Queen Victoria on the occasion of their marriage.
Size: 6-1/2 (can easily be sized up or down). Dimensions: crown, 1/2" x 5/8". Weight: 2.4 gr. Approximate Diamond Weight: .01 ct.
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Origin: America, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, all original. Finger Size: 7-3/4. Dimensions: 7/16" wide, tapering to 5/32" at the back of the shank. Weight: 6.6 grams. Approximate Total Emerald Weight: 1.03 carat.
$895.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1876.
- Finger Size: 5.
- Dimensions: crown, 3/8" x 1/2".
- Weight: 2.5 grams.
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: red spinel, .58 carat; blue spinel, .53 carat; diamond, .20 carat.
- Condition: excellent.
$3,450.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1880
- Condition: excellent
- Weight: 32.1 grams
$1,695.00
- Origin: England, 1891.
- Condition: excellent; no stone damage or wear to gold; all original.
- Dimensions: 1-1/4” x 1-5/16”.
- Weight: 6.2 grams.
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- Origin: France, ca 1890
- Condition: excellent; converted from a pin
- Dimenions: drops, 3/8" diameter; length from top of wires, 13/16" Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: ruby, .22 carat; diamond, .10 carat
- Weight; 1.5 grams.
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- Origin: probably America, ca. 1870.
- Condition: excellent; all original.
- Dimensions: larger faces, 11/16" x 1/2"; smaller faces, 19/32" x 7/16".
- Weight: 11.0 grams.
- Approximate Total Amethyst Weight: 29.8 carats
$5,650.00
- Origin: France, ca. 1870
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Dimensions: interior circumference, 6-11/16”; width, 1-3/16” at front tapering to 3/8” at back
- Weight: 30.6 grams
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: emerald, 2.15 carats; diamond, 1.3 carats
$450.00
An matching brooch is in Martha Fales collection of important American jewelry at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The museum's collection, comprising approximately 140 pieces, is considered the world's finest collection of American jewelry. The brooch, with matching earrings and studs is pictured on page 136 of the April 2002 edition of "The Magazine Antiques."
Origin: New York, circa 1860-70. Condition: excellent. Size: 1-1/8" x 1-1/2".