Archive for October, 2009
Victorian sentimental brooches
Posted by: | CommentsThe Victorians loved their sentimental jewellery of all types, sweetheart jewellery and mourning jewellery were widely worn. During the Victorian era the development of mass producton of silver jewellery and especially silver brooches made it possible for people from all walks of life to own a sentimental brooch . These sentimental silver brooches were made in thousands and thousands of different designs and many of these have survived for todays collector and researcher of vintage jewellery and antique brooches.
Here are a few victorian sentimental silver brooches :
Name Brooches:
Just as necklaces with names on were popular in the 1980s , the later 1800s and early 1900s saw a fashion for silver name brooches. Here is a very Victorian name brooch made for a lady called Fanny:
This antique brooch dates from the Victorian era when name brooches like this were popular. Made of silver “Fanny” is entwined with leaves.This is an unusually large antique name brooch being 6.4 cms long. As with most brooches of the victorian era, this fastens with a simple C catch.
The Victorian Mizpah Brooch
These brooches are normally made of silver although occasionally a rare gold one does turn up.
A wonderful Mizpah brooch made from sterling silver and fully hallmarked for Chester 1898. Antique Mizpah brooches are popular collectables and as gifts between parted lovers.
MIZPAH, The Lord watch between me and thee when we are absent one from another.
This mizpah brooch measures about 5.1 cms long, the hinge has been moved at some time long ago and is quite solid now
Victorian sweetheart brooch
These are covered with hearts, flowers, and love birds. Occasionally these victorian sentimental brooches have tiny lockets set into them to contain a lock of a lovers hair.
This example is fully hallmarked for Chester 1895:
Vintage silver Jewellery
Posted by: | CommentsThe featured vintage jewellery at antiquesavenue this week is all made of silver. Silver has long been a favourite material to make jewellery from as it it takes a shape well, is quite durable and looks good when it is being worn. Silver was used widely throughout the Victorian and Edwardian eras. You can find vintage jewellery made of silver in the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, the modernist eras and right up to new silver jewellery of today.
Later this week I will be taking a look at silver as a material and how to care for silver and how you can date it from its hallmarks.
Here are a few pieces as featured in my vintage jewellery shop this week:
Vintage bracelets made by Coro
This piece of vintage Jewellery was made by Coro – the link bar is impressed “Ster Coro”. There are 5 individual bangles joined by this cross bar. They measure 6.5 cms diameter. This is most likely from the 1970s when coro started to make their own silver jewellery.
silver bracelet
Vintage necklace Scandinavian Silver Ivar Holt Norway
A great vintage necklace made of silver by Ivar Holt in Norway. Scandinavian silver jewellery such as this is most sought after and collectable. The Ivar Holt makers H logo is impressed into the reverse and this vintage necklace is also impressed as sterling silver.
It is made of 11 links and measures 39 cms long when fastened. This Scandinavian silver necklace measures about 2 cms wide and weighs around 50 grams
silver necklace
antique silver locket Victorian hallmarked 1880s
An antique silver locket which is fully hallmarked for 1883. This locket has Victorian aesthetic decoration which is typical of the time it was made. This antique silver locket opens and there is space for your own photographs or a small momento.
The locket comes on a silver chain which is much newer than the locket itself
silver locket
Vintage silver jewellery for men
It was not just ladies that wore silver jewellery. You can find vintage jewellery for men too. Look out for silver Albert watch chains and fobs which are sought after as accessories for mens evening wear – they look so smart with a waistcoat. There are also tie pins made from silver available and of course made different designs of cufflinks too.
Victorian sentimental brooches
Posted by: | CommentsThe Victorians loved their sentimental jewellery of all types, sweetheart jewellery and mourning jewellery were widely worn. During the Victorian era the development of mass producton of silver jewellery and especially silver brooches made it possible for people from all walks of life to own a sentimental brooch . These sentimental silver brooches were made in thousands and thousands of different designs and many of these have survived for todays collector and researcher of vintage jewellery and antique brooches.
Here are a few victorian sentimental silver brooches :
Name Brooches:
Just as necklaces with names on were popular in the 1980s , the later 1800s and early 1900s saw a fashion for silver name brooches. Here is a very Victorian name brooch made for a lady called Fanny:
This antique brooch dates from the Victorian era when name brooches like this were popular. Made of silver “Fanny” is entwined with leaves.This is an unusually large antique name brooch being 6.4 cms long. As with most brooches of the victorian era, this fastens with a simple C catch.
The Victorian Mizpah Brooch
These brooches are normally made of silver although occasionally a rare gold one does turn up.
A wonderful Mizpah brooch made from sterling silver and fully hallmarked for Chester 1898. Antique Mizpah brooches are popular collectables and as gifts between parted lovers.
MIZPAH, The Lord watch between me and thee when we are absent one from another.
This mizpah brooch measures about 5.1 cms long, the hinge has been moved at some time long ago and is quite solid now
Victorian sweetheart brooch
These are covered with hearts, flowers, and love birds. Occasionally these victorian sentimental brooches have tiny lockets set into them to contain a lock of a lovers hair.
This example is fully hallmarked for Chester 1895:
Silver Charms
Posted by: | CommentsSome special silver charms ready to add to your own silver charm bracelet:
Devil in Dustbin charm
Antique Charm silver devil in dustbin opening
Antique Charm – This silver charm is in the shape of a dustbin, you open the lid and out pops the devil complete with horns and red eyes. How very unusual. I believe that this antique charm dates to the Edwardian era ( early 1900s). When closed it measures about 1.2 cms high
Silver crystal set charm table lamp with lady and dog
A very rare bracelet charm from the 1970s. This is in the form of a table lamp with a pink crystal for the bulb. The base hss a lady in classical dress petting her dog.
Approx Size:2.5 cms long plus bail
Approx Weight: 5.7 grams
Vintage silver charm – blue enamel windmill
A very lovely vintage silver charm in the shape of a windmill with moving sails. This is very unusual being enameled in blue which would add an excellent touch of colour to any vintage silver charm bracelet. This charm measures about 1.7 cms long and dates from circa 1920s
Vintage Silver comical bearded man / gonk charm
Vintage Silver comical bearded man / gonk charm
A very rare bracelet charm from the 1970s, it is in the form of comical man with a beard. I seem to remember having a similar toy during the 1970s and I am sure it was known as a Gonk back then ( unless you know better?)
Approx Size:2 cms high
Approx Weight: 7.5 grams
Silver Charms
Posted by: | CommentsSome special silver charms ready to add to your own silver charm bracelet:
Devil in Dustbin charm
Antique Charm silver devil in dustbin opening
Antique Charm – This silver charm is in the shape of a dustbin, you open the lid and out pops the devil complete with horns and red eyes. How very unusual. I believe that this antique charm dates to the Edwardian era ( early 1900s). When closed it measures about 1.2 cms high
Silver crystal set charm table lamp with lady and dog
A very rare bracelet charm from the 1970s. This is in the form of a table lamp with a pink crystal for the bulb. The base hss a lady in classical dress petting her dog.
Approx Size:2.5 cms long plus bail
Approx Weight: 5.7 grams
Vintage silver charm – blue enamel windmill
A very lovely vintage silver charm in the shape of a windmill with moving sails. This is very unusual being enameled in blue which would add an excellent touch of colour to any vintage silver charm bracelet. This charm measures about 1.7 cms long and dates from circa 1920s
Vintage Silver comical bearded man / gonk charm
Vintage Silver comical bearded man / gonk charm
A very rare bracelet charm from the 1970s, it is in the form of comical man with a beard. I seem to remember having a similar toy during the 1970s and I am sure it was known as a Gonk back then ( unless you know better?)
Approx Size:2 cms high
Approx Weight: 7.5 grams
Vintage charms welcome
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Vintage Chams info is the new blog dedicated to charms and charm bracelets of all kinds brought to you by Anne from AntiquesAvenue. I will never sell you a new charm, all are genuine vintage pieces which I have carefully sourced from arround the UK.
Today I would just like to introduce you to the charms available from antiquesavenue. Later we will be looking at The history of charms, The materials charms are made from, Charms makers, where to buy charms, how to care for charms, what are the rare charms and much more.
My vintage charms collection
Silver charms
gold charms and gold charm bracelets
silver charm bracelets
Antique Charms
Costume Jewellery charms
Enjoy and do come back soon
Anne
Favourite cameo brooches
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s just a few of my favourite Cameo brooches. Some have long gone to their new homes but their pictures remain………….
Victorian Lava Cameo
Hebe In Greek mythology Hebe is the Goddess of youth & Eternal beauty. In this cameo she is giving the nectar of life to Zeus ( her father) who has taken the form of an Eagle:
And I think this lovely lady is Flora:
Favourite cameo brooches
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s just a few of my favourite Cameo brooches. Some have long gone to their new homes but their pictures remain………….
Victorian Lava Cameo
Hebe In Greek mythology Hebe is the Goddess of youth & Eternal beauty. In this cameo she is giving the nectar of life to Zeus ( her father) who has taken the form of an Eagle:
And I think this lovely lady is Flora: