Historical Jewelry

My side blog of jewelry and similar items from all through out time, feel free to submit your own jewelry pictures! My main and other side blogs: @southcarolinagoddess, @allthingssouthcarolina, @historicalpets, @civilwarfashions, @fashionsfromthepast.

[vysjewelry]

Aquamarine and diamond tiara necklace, c. 1920 (at 1stdibs)

[allaboutrings]

Victorian Opal and Diamond Cluster Ring

[frostedmagnolias]

Jewelry Ornament

c. 1780-1820

gold, human hair, composition, seed pearls, glass

United States

Cincinnati Art Museum

[frostedmagnolias]

Brooch made of bog oak

late 18th century

Glasgow Museums

[archaicwonder]

Viking Four Coils Ring, 9th-11th Century AD

[frostedmagnolias]

Pendant

c. 1860

Enamelled gold, set with almandine garnet

England

Victoria and Albert Museum

[memories-of-ancients]

Faience ring with Udjat eye, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1292 BC

from The State Museums of Berlin

[memories-of-ancients]

Gold necklace with blue glass, Byzantine, early 7th century

from Dumbarton Oaks

[frostedmagnolias]

18ct Gold Ring set with a Carved Labradorite of a Lion’s Head

c. 1900

[metmuseum]

Brooch. 1844. Credit line: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Armin Uebelacker, 1954 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/124245

[ltwilliammowett]

Art Deco Bakelite bracelet with an engraving of a ship, early 20th century

[frostedmagnolias]

Pendant

c. 1900-1917

Gold-plated silver and brass with turquoise

by Jessie M. Preston (American, 1873–1962)

Art Institute of Chicago

[vintageandantiquejewelry]

A Beautiful Vintage Jewelry "The Glycine collar"

The plique-à-jour technique was used for the green leaves of the Glycine collar by Philippe Wolfers, perhaps the most important piece by the Belgian jeweler.

It has wisteria blossoms of opal and watermelon tourmalines and curved branches set with tiny rubies.

[frostedmagnolias]

Edwardian 15ct Gold, Moonstone & Sapphire Necklace

c. 1900-1910

[cair--paravel]

Choker, pearl and enamel, c. 1900.

[frostedmagnolias]

Necklace

c. 1903

Silver, gold, and tuquoise

designed by C.R. Ashbee and made by the Guild of Handicraft, England

Victoria and Albert Museum

[metmuseum]

Finger Ring. 6th–7th century. Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917 https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/465266