Where To Find Beautiful Victorian Antique Jewelry
The story of Victorian jewelry starts in 1837 and ends around 1901. This period represents the reign of the longest ruling monarch of England Tiffany and Co Set Round Bead necklace and Earrings , Queen Victoria. It's of great interest to avid jewelry collectors the world over that the personal life of Queen Victoria actually altered the pattern of design so dramatically that antique jewelry from the Victorian era has now been sub-categorized into the Early Victorian or Romantic Period between 1837-60 Tiffany and Co return to tiffany onyx bead bracelet jewelry , the Mid Victorian or the Grand Period between 1860-80 and the Late Victorian or Aesthetic Period between 1880-01.
With the crowning of Queen Victoria in 1837 and her marriage to her cousin Prince Albert in 1840 the enchanting world of Victorian jewelry opened up. Queen Victoria's love for her husband was legendary. During this romantic period the themes of antique jewelry were flowers, grapes Tiffany and Co paloma's links bracelet jewelry , serpents and birds. Celtic motifs followed with Scottish pebble jewelry. The queen's love for her king Tiffany and Co 1837 collec Tion Lock Necklace Set , husband Tiffany and Co return to tiffany round tag charm cufflinks jewelry , consort and chief adviser was reflected in the jewelry of the day that was in coral and pearls with intricate gold engravings and exquisite works in enamel. Online shops sell moonlight pearl earrings from this period.
With the death of her husband to typhoid in 1861 the queen went into mourning. Her somber and dull mood was reflected in the historical jewelry of the 1861-1888 period. Dark shades of colors and material were used like black enamel and onyx. She and her nation stirred out of mourning and during the late Victorian period there was again a return to normalcy if not merry making. Diamonds entered the scene in Victorian jewelry of the period and so did other gems. The designs used were insects in jewels and flowers in enamel.
The symbolism in Victorian jewelry consisted of representing tears with pearls and love by heart and arrow of cupid. Lizards and salamanders were used to represent passion. Today online shops are flush with antique jewelry from the Victorian period. You can buy bracelets in sterling silver with a clasp shaped like a heart, earrings and anklets and lockets reminiscent of the mourning period when locks of hair were placed inside the lockets.
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