VICTORIAN jet jewelry with painted portrait and floral  centers.

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VICTORIAN Whitby jet hand carved brooch and earrings with painted porcelain ovals of cherubs and flowers, a rare set with wonderful detailing.    #VHM3

"Jet" by Helen Muller
her first book on jet jewellery

Helen Muller
with a small potted Monkey Puzzle tree in the foreground. Jet came from fozzilized monkey puzzle trees.

VICTORIAN jet worker's tools as shown in Helen Muller's book "Jet". I was surprised to see how primitive some of the actual tools were, homemade and well used. The artistry in the best hand carved jet jewelry is amazing.

VICTORIAN jet pen and pencil set with matching hand carved designs and Whitby Abbey, 5" long. Sets are rare and this set is particularly lovely. The third piece is a red pencil with the name "Whitby" on the handle.   View   View   View   View   View   #V33165

VICTORIAN jet worker's tools as shown in Helen Muller's book "Jet". A shop in Whitby still has an original display very much like this showing a complete workshop and original tools from over 100 years ago.

VICTORIAN Whitby jet hand carved brooch with a pietra dura inset of flowers.   #VHM2

VICTORIAN Whitby jet hand carved pendant with a pietra dura floral inset of daisies, forget-me-nots, a strawberry and green leaves.    #VHM1

VICTORIAN shell cameos set in jet brooches and earrings.    #Victjetcams

VICTORIAN Whitby jet hand carved hand brooch.      #VHM6

VICTORIAN Whitby jet hand carved segmented snake bracelet.     #VHM5

VICTORIAN Whitby jet hand carved matching brooch and earrings with delicate floral pierced and carved design.     #VHM4

VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved drops with faceted applied ovals and detailed edges, jet portion 1-1/3" and total length 1-3/4". These are rare, complete with original Victorian fittings just as they were made circa 1880.    #V33920

VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings with banded agate centers beautifully carved with saw-tooth edges, the jet portion is 1-3/4" by 1". These are all original including the kidney wires, amazing for 150-year-old earrings.    View    View  #V29292

  VICTORIAN Whitby jet earrings, hand carved faceted teardrops suspended in larger open faceted open teardrops, jet portion 1-1/3" total length 1-3/4". There is one tiny flea bite chip at the very top of one earring, not visible except under magnification. These are rare, complete with original Victorian fittings just as they were made circa 1880.  #V33922