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VICTORIAN BAR PINS
Victorian jewelry is as complex in it's symbolism, sentiment and
design as the fashion, architecture and decor of the time. Worn as an
ornament, a love token or a remembrance, both the costume and fine jewelry
of the era not only completed the well-dressed lady's attire but also denoted her position in society,
her marital status and her sense of self.
Since the Victorian era stretched over six decades, many types of jewelry
came and went in vogue. Mass production made jewelry available to the
widest number of buyers in the broadest range of designs ever seen
before in history. When it came to formal occasions, the "more is
better" theme of the Victorian era carried over into how jewelry was
worn by royalty and the aristocracy. Paintings of Queen Victoria and
other royals at state occasions show multiple brooches, swags, earrings,
bracelets and hair ornaments. But the jewelry of the everyday woman is
collectible, fascinating and a lesson in history that enchants us even
today.
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VICTORIAN goldstone bar brooch
with cross, heart and anchor for "faith, hope and love", 1-1/3" by 1".
View #V31853 |
VICTORIAN bug
on a branch with flowers bar pin, 2".
View #V27733 |
VICTORIAN gold filled and goldstone
"Nanny brooch", circa 1880. One
end of the brooch unscrews to access a hidden compartment which holds a
sewing needle and thread. Marked
on the back "DRCM 268036", 2". See Bell's Collecting
Victorian Jewelry page 152.
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View #V29310 |
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VICTORIAN watch bar pin with calla lily floral motif and yellow and white gold
filled, extremely well detailed,
2-3/4". View #V26411 |
VICTORIAN pietra dura bar brooch with pink morning glory and blue
forget-me-nots, 1-1/3" by 1/2".
View #V29819 |
VICTORIAN
lapis lazuli glass bead in yellow gold brooch, marked "Gili" on the
back, 2-1/8".
View #V28590 |
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LADY wearing an onyx and seed
pearl earrings and brooch set and a cross pendant.
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VICTORIAN 14k tested yellow
gold, old mine cut diamond and onyx bar pin engraved "A.K.Mc to E.G. 1876". This brooch
and a ring were given to Eliza Gray by Alexander K(elly) McClure
(b.1828, d.1910), by her husband in 1876. The jewelry is engraved on both
pieces, and there is an enclosed family note to that effect as well.
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View #V50784 |
VICTORIAN lady wearing a
horseshoe bar pin for good luck and a floral bodice ornament. Carte de viste
signed "H. Walker, Bradford, 150 College Road, Manchester Rd, Bradford".
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VICTORIAN sterling silver and gilt double buckles pin hallmarked
Birmingham 1890, 1-7/8".
View #V28801 |
1887 Roddin Jewelry Catalogue
"Polished and engraved, garnet settings, $3.40"
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VICTORIAN gold filled
bar pin with seed pearl, 2-1/3".
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#V28336 |
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VICTORIAN 14k bar pin, 2".
It looks like a "nanny" pin, but does not open that I can see.
View #V22953 |
VICTORIAN 9k seed pearl and purple amethyst bar pin with c-catch and safety, 2".
View #V23373
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VICTORIAN BAR PIN
with red and blue stones and pearl, 2 1/4" wide. An etched scene
adorns the front of this marvelous piece.
View. #V5154 |
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VICTORIAN gold filled bar brooch with 3
hearts, 1-7/8".
View #V28192 |
VICTORIAN gold filled
bar pin with compass pendant, 1-3/4" by 2-1/8".
View #V28335 |
VICTORIAN gold filled
bar brooch with etched floral and leaf designs, 2-1/4".
View #V28334 |
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VICTORIAN
gold filled with black enamel brooch with Greek key design and two seed
pearls, 2-1/3". View
#V50645 |
1887 Roddin Jewelry Catalogue
"Fine rolled gold plate sets"
of brooches and earrings |
VICTORIAN gold filled
Etruscan style brooch, 2-1/3".
View #V50646 |
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VICTORIAN sterling
silver bird, heart, flowers and leaves pin, hallmarked circa 1890, 1-5/8".
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View #V27908 |
VICTORIAN sterling silver hallmarked 1894 bird brooch with floral and leaf
design, 1-7/8". View
View #V29132 |
VICTORIAN sterling
bird bar brooch hallmarked Chester 1892, 1-7/8".
View #V28800 |
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VICTORIAN lady wearing a bar
brooch and a chain necklace with rings and coins as charms. Cabinet card
4-1/4" by 6-1/2" marked "Barron, Sarnia, Ont." |
VICTORIAN ladies
out-of-doors garden pose. Each is beautifully dressed, some carrying
umbrellas, canes and gloves. Photo is 6-7/8" by 9-3/4", and is marked on the
front, "Phares, Photographer, Orville, Cal.".
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VICTORIAN
lady wearing a bar pin and a neck chain with rings as ornaments. |
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VICTORIAN
gold filled bar pin with red rhinestones, dangling letter "A", 2-1/8".
View #V50636 |
1887 Roddin Jewelry Catalogue
"Polished and engraved garnet settings." |
VICTORIAN gold filled bar pin
with purple stone, 2-1/8".
View #V28333 |
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VICTORIAN gold filled hallmarked bird and leaves bar brooch, 1-3/4".
View #V28858 |
VICTORIAN gold filled Mizpah brooch with paste stones, 1-1/2".
View #V28859 |
VICTORIAN gold filled
heart brooch with etched flowers design.
View #V29579 |
EXTRA quality gold front and rolled plate ladies' lace
pins and hair pins. Polished and engraved.
A.C. Becken 1902 Catalogue |
EDWARDIAN sterling silver "Jane" name brooch, hallmarked "WL,
Birmingham, 1907", 1-3/4" by 5/8".
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View #V30084 |
"Best quality gold filled and solid gold front engraved pins."
Sears 1897 Catalogue, page 427 |
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VICTORIAN sterling
hallmarked and maker's mark double hearts bar pin with rhinestones, 1-7/8". The
brooch is typical of Queen Victoria's Jubilee celebration jewelry as it has
the crowns and the royal standard comprising of the symbols for England
(lions) Ireland (harp), circa 1897.
View #V29154 |
VICTORIAN silver and enamel
bow and charm brooch with orange and green enameled flower, 1-1/4".
View #V29152 |
VICTORIAN sterling, black enamel and seed pearl bar pin, hallmarked, 1-1/2".
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View #V28865 |
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VICTORIAN
sterling bar pin with forget-me-nots motif, 1-5/8".
View #V29240 |
VICTORIAN yellow gold filled eye-shaped brooch with clear rhinestone
center and beaded edges, 1-3/4". View #V31344 |
VICTORIAN
sterling silver "regards" brooch, hallmarked back, 2".
View #V28593
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VICTORIAN baby pin gold tone with black enamel, 1-1/8".
View #V32196 |
VICTORIAN "Baby" pin in gold tone with blue enamel, 1-3/4".
View #V29872 |
VICTORIAN 9ct gold
tiny pin with raised letters "BABY",
1-1/8". View
#V28778 |
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VICTORIAN gold
filled engraved "baby" pin, 1-1/4".
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#V23865 |
VICTORIAN baby pin
with green enamel, marked "silver" on the back, 1-1/8".
View #V29479 |
VICTORIAN gold tone "baby" pin, marked "T.S.C." on the back, 1".
View #V32201 |
SOLID gold cuff and safety pins for baby, ladies and children.
Solid gold front, rolled plate and sterling safety pins.
A.C. Becken 1902 Catalogue |
14k & AQUA ENAMEL tiny delicate lingerie pins
with tiny forget-me-nots. They came to me in this box,
but I do not know for sure that it is the original one.
View #Q19842 |
VICTORIAN mother and child. The mother wears a vulcanite hair comb, a bar
pin and a cameo slide necklace and holds a purse. |
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VICTORIAN lady wearing a key
brooch. View |
MIZPAH in gold tone with rare artillery badge from WWI brooch, 1-1/3".
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View #V31339 |
Victorian photograph of a young girl wearing an ornate
book chain criss-cross necklace with a cameo and a bar pin, circa 1890. |
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VICTORIAN carte de visite of a lady wearing a bull's eye brooch,
2-1/2" by 4". "The Bath Photographic Studio, 14 Argyle Street".
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View #Vkph41 |
VICTORIAN gold tone Mizpah
garter or buckle pin with etched sentiment "May the Lord watch
between me & thee when we are absent one from another", sterling with 14k gilt,
marked on back "H&N", 375 for 9ct gold, and Chester 1887, 1-1/4" by 3/4", slight
damage to the letter "M" visible under 10x magnification.
View #V32222 |
VICTORIAN carte de visite of a lady wearing bull's eye brooch and
locket. "By appointment to her Majesty, Hills & Saunders Photographers", 2-1/2"
by 4". View
View #Vkph9 |
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VICTORIAN gold tone Mizpah double hearts brooch, 1-1/3".
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