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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1344368 (stock #22005)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,140.00
Striking Victorian banded agate earrings set in 15K gold. The brown and black tones make them wearable with any color. The earrings measure 1" in diameter and date to 1890.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1920 item #1428094
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,150.00
We love this Antique 15k diamond, sapphire, ruby & pearl ring, circa 1910, for its strong combination of shapes and colors as well as its dynamic symmetry. The ring sits on the diagonal, in contrast to the more common linear arrangement. Studded with old mine cut diamonds, a sapphire and a ruby, the pearl provides balance to the strong color and rough texture of the gemstones. Historians of the United States will appreciate the patriotic red white and blue color combination corresponding to that...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1427223
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,180.00
The term "pique" comes from the French word "piquer" (to prick) and describes a method of inlaying gold or silver onto tortoiseshell. The craft was discovered and perfected in the 17th century by the French Huguenots. The Huguenots later taught the craft to English jewelry artisans. These classical pique earrings with their Greek key design, are a perfect example of the sophistication, polish, depth and natural beauty of pique jewelry. The crafting of pique jewelry was a true art form, and the t...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1426835
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,200.00
Wonderfully painted enamel ring depicting the love between Cupid and Psyche, the universal symbol of everlasting love. The ancient Greeks viewed the butterfly as a symbol of the immortality of the soul. The painting on the enamel ring shows the goddess Psyche, which means "soul" or "spirit", in the form of the butterfly, being chased by Cupid. The ring is 18K, circa 1910, size 6.5 and can be sized.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : American : Pre 1920 item #1457528
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,200.00
The Art Deco era ushered in a wave of exotic forms, of which our lizard ring is a superb example. Our 14K ring with an intricately carved reptile planted between 3 gemstones, a larger diamond on one side and a sapphire and smaller diamond on the other, is centered on historicism (as was the Art Deco period); reptiles date from ancient Rome and were a symbol of wedded bliss. The ring is sturdy and solid with its thick band, substantial face and firmly set gemstones. There is a small opening behi...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Victorian : Pre 1900 item #1484582
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,220.00
nusual, rarely seen signet ring with a striking stone of banded agate. The ring has a very small cartouche stamp on the back, it could possibly be the harp indicated Irish origin. Banded agate is a form of quartz with parallel bands of black and white resulting from mineral deposits layering over time, thus the term “banded.” The carved scrolls along the sides are a distinctly Victorian feature, often seen on gold bands during this period and they help to date the ring. The tiny dots carved ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1431644
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,225.00
C.1860 18ct Pietra-Dura Flower Brooch Antique 18K Gold Pietra Dura Brooch, Italy C.1875. Oval shape brooch with fine pietra dura floral green, robins egg blue inlay colors,and white and gold flowers as accents. 18K surround gold mount with 8 gold X's soldered symmetrically around the gold border.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1452947
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,275.00
Our C1780 muff chain has an unusual link in the shape of bows. These hand forged bow links continue all around the chain. Georgian muff chains were worn by women who would attach a muff to the chain to conveniently keep their hands warm and the chain was designed to allow the muff to fall at just the right place. This is why original muff chains were always long (shorter chains were generally part of a larger muff chain that has been cut down to make 2 or 3 necklaces). Our chain has a round s...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347723 (stock #SR4608)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,300.00
Fanciful Victorian silver collar with a silver locket embellished with two-color gold. The necklace and locket are adorned with geometric arch motifs and engravings. The necklace measures 16 1/2" long and 3/4" wide and the locket measures 1 5/8" long and is hallmarked 1881.
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre 1900 item #1483064
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,300.00
Twentieth Century 14 Karat Blue lapis lazuli signet ring of German or Austrian origin, with initials SVC and a charming intaglio of a stylized castle. The band has a purity mark of 585 on one side and a maker's mark on the other. The ring is hand engraved in the inside of the band with "Van Vater, March 12 1985", German for "From Father, March 12 1985". The ring dates from 1975-1985. It was likely sold by the jeweler as a custom carved engraved signet ring; the lapis stone would have been set in...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1452951
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,350.00
The longest watch chain we have ever come across, this authentic Sterling Victorian slinky watch chain has an unusual link. Victorian watch chains were worn by women, as well as men, to hang a watch, which would snap into the end of a long chain and tuck into a pocket or a belt at the waist. (This is why original watch chains were always very long. Shorter watch chains are part of a larger chain that has been cut down to make 2 or 3 necklaces). At 78 inches in length, our chain can be looped ove...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1800 item #1180553 (stock #SR4095)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,360.00
Georgian 18K gold memorial ring set under crystal with a curl of hair and adorned with four rose diamonds. The inscription reads "John Holman ob 28 Oct 1777 age 45. This exquisite ring is a testament to the feelings of this man's loved ones. The ring is a size 8 and can be resized. It measures 5/8" wide by 3/4" high.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180794 (stock #SR2100)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,360.00

Worcester, Dr. Wall period, Blue Scale soft paste porcelain leaf dish with a mock Chinese mark, circa 1770. .

Condition: excellent Height: 9 inches Width: 8.25 inches
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1427224
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,380.00
C1860 sterling silver pendeloque earrings, over three inches long, make a statement no matter the occasion. The silver earrings have a thin fluted silver band wrapped round and round culminating in a small finial at the bottom. The thin silver fluted band is repeated on the top of the earring in 3 offset curves. These earrings are surprisingly light. The butterfly backs help the earrings fit securely on the ear (hopefully) never to be lost!
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1344455 (stock #SR4524)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,400.00
Bold Victorian cut steel cuff bracelet is an unusual and amazing example of the popular cut steel jewelry of the Victorian era. Cut steel was developed as a substitute for diamonds when the royalty and wealthy traveled to the seasons in Bath and London. The bracelet measures 1 1/2" wide, its interior measures 2 3/4" by 2 1/8".
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1426536
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,400.00
Our glass earrings, in the form of a Latin crosses, are made of Vauxhall glass, popular as jewelry in the 1860's and sold along the pleasure Gardens in Chelsea, where courting couples strolled on summer evenings. Made by skilled artisans who were employed by the Vauxhall Glass Company in an effort to make use of the leftover glass shards from the mirror glass they produced, the jewelry was much loved for the skillful carving of the glass into unique and creative forms. Crosses, animal, and insec...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1800 item #1426540
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,400.00
Rarely seen George III commemorative brooch with George III in profile at the center and decorated with a border of blue and green Vauxhall glass. This historical brooch was thought to have been made to celebrate George III's recovery from porphyria in 1789. The individual pieces of Vauxhall glass are positioned flat against the metal, as is appropriate to the genre. Other details relating to the construction of the brooch are also consistent with a genuine Georgian era brooch, such as the pin e...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1426630
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,400.00
Lovely Georgian garnet cluster ring set in 18K gold. The garnets are a bright and lively color giving the ring great panache. The ring is a size 8 and measures 5/8" at its widest.