Vintage & Antique Jewellery Finds

Timeless treasures from our boutique of Antique & Vintage jewellery.
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♥Sold♥ Wide gold cigar bands are perennial favourites of mine, it's lovely to have a big splash of old rose gold on your hand, somehow it just cheers you right up. This band is very slightly convex in the style fashionable in the 1920s. The hallmarks inside the band fit this period, so I would date this ring circa 1920. This faithful friend has crisp hallmarks for 9ct and makers mark J.S. which I haven't been able to trace. Quite likely Australian in origin. The band has the glorious soft gl...
♥Sold♥ Circa 1820, this darling old ring features a square flat cut garnet in a 9ct gold closed back setting, with time worn foliate engraving to the face and trifurcated shoulders. Garnets were everyone's favourite gemstone during the late Georigian era. The gemstone was thought to compliment all skin tones, was suitable for all ages, and unlike some other gemstones it could be worn throughout the day and evening. Today flat cut garnet rings are highly collected by antique jewellery aficio...

Rings

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Little love for #tinytuesday 💖
Something small & sparkly for #turquoisetuesday An antique old cut diamond and turquoise charm in 14ct gold. She’s effortlessly delightful 💙 Find her online under “latest finds”. #antiquecharm #oldcutdiamonds #antiquejewelryaddiction #diamondcharm
A tiny antique swallow charm for #miniaturemonday The natural emerald she holds may be tiny, but it’s very powerful 💚 (just how we like them). Find her on my website under “latest finds”. (& if it’s true that hashtags don’t work any more then our days of the week are about the get less exciting 😔)

Pendants and Charms

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♥Sold♥ Modelled in 14ct rose gold, these vintage earrings feature a natural deep orange coral bead suspended from a swinging pendulum inside a teardrop shaped gold frame. The kidney wires are hallmarked with the Latvian hallmarking system in use between 1927-1940 - before the Soviet Occupation of 1940. Coral has been worn since ancient times as a charm of protection, guarding its wearer from illness. These little drops must have done the trick, as in the intervening decades they have travell...
Absolutely stunning drop earrings in 18ct gold with bright blue sapphires and white enamel. Perfect for your Big Day, and every day of Happily Ever After.
Imagine these on a bride! Sonething blue, something old & sonerhing new (to you!) all in one delicious package. Now imagine yourself wearing these every day of happily ever after with a crisp white shirt and blue jeans. Oh YES💙

Earrings

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“What PC pieces are you letting go of?? 😍” Honestly, I haven’t decided. Maybe this one? If I don’t chicken out 🐥 #edwardiannecklace #platinumanddiamonds #romanticjewellery #oldeuropeancut #bridaljewellery
“What PC pieces are you letting go of?? 😍” Honestly, I haven’t decided. Maybe this one? If I don’t chicken out 🐥 #edwardiannecklace #platinumanddiamonds #romanticjewellery #oldeuropeancut #bridaljewellery
A little teaser for one of the new treasures joining the party later this week: a string of stars. 151cm of antique solid rose gold fancy links, you won’t believe how pretty & slinky they are. A gentle reminder that newsletter subscribers are always the first to know about new listings ♥️ [update: now sold, thank you ☺️] #muffchain #guardchain #antiquerosegold #antiquechain #starlinks

Necklaces

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Dating to the time of Australia's Federation on January 1st 1901, this brooch features one of Australia's most recognisable birds, the Kookaburra. Modelled in 9ct rose gold, with hallmarks for early Australian jewellery firm Aronson & Co. who traded from 1878 -1915. Brooches like this one were worn as patriotic symbols in support of the six colonies of Australia joining to form the Commonwealth of Australia. The kookaburra is a type of kingfisher, with a unique song that sounds like laug...
Oh those dear sentimental Victorians, not able to speak openly of their emotions but encouraged to show their affection in a million and one coded messages and symbols. This very sweet late Victorian stick pin, circa 1870, is modelled in 9ct gold throughout and set with 12 creamy seed pearls, all in excellent condition and well matched in colour. Pearls were used to represent innocence, and therefore this open heart could be thought to represent pure or true love. Manufacture: Modelled in 9...
A beautiful, sentimental, highly collectable and versatile acrostic brooch from the Victorian Era. Modelled in the shape of a wishbone, with a decorative scroll, acanthus flourishes, and two small three dimensional flowers worked in gold. This piece was made at the height of Victorian sentimentality, circa 1860, with a hidden message disguised in the rainbow of gemstones set into the decorative scroll. The old cut gemstones set into the scroll spell out the word REGARD: Ruby Emerald Garnet A...

Brooches and Pins

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♥Sold♥ An astonishingly beautiful opal bracelet from the turn of the 20th Century, circa 1890 - 1910. Delicately handmade in sterling silver with 9ct gold details and set with a truly incredible Australian opal doublet. The entire bracelet is covered in tendrils of rose gold leaves and dogwood or orange blossom flowers, a popular motif from this time period. The Arts and Crafts movement in decorative and fine arts originated in England in 1880, but spread to the USA and Australia before the ...
♥Sold♥ The quintessential antique bangle: the buckle bangle. Popular throughout history and found in an abundance of shapes and styles over the ages. This example is one of my favourite variations on the theme, slim and stylish as Edwardian and Art Deco jewels often are, but with the generous detail in the gold that us often a hallmark of the Victorian Era. Buckles are symbolic of the bonds of love and friendship, fastening two people together.It is a motif commonly found in sentimental jewe...
♥Sold♥ A vintage 9ct yellow gold bamboo bangle, made by New Zealand jewellers Hurst & Sons of Auckland, New Zealand. Bamboo is a recurring motif in jewellery, representing graceful resilience. Throughout Asia bamboo is seen as a miraculous plant - it is used for everything from building shelters, for hunting implements, and as a food source. Bamboo is known for its remarkable strength, for its flexibility and resilience. Because bamboo grows so rapidly it is associated with fertility, long l...

Bracelets and Bangles

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