Large Ottoman part belt buckle half, 19th century. Classic Paisley (teardrop) shape. Repoussé and engraved decoration of an eagle surrounded by flowers. Use of both hook and backside bars will make the buckle a perfect and beautiful pendant. The back with engraved name “Aine” in European lettering. Height "3 ½/ 9 cm, weight 49 grams. Condition: fine.

This Scottish agate brooch is 2" in diameter. It is not hallmarked.

English sterling with floral-design gold overlay pin, Chester, c1900. Hand chased and beautiful, pin measures 1 3/4" by 5/8". Signed "lion passant, Chester symbol, R" and pin is in excellent condition......$9 for insured US shipping.

This late 19th-century English sterling brooch features a circular design enhanced with twisted silver wires and silver beads, surrounding a globular center. The surface has a beautiful, warm patina and is in lovely condition. It has a secure C-clasp and hinge; the hinge shows a bit of metal stress, but is in good working order. The locket glass and silver frame are still intact. The brooch appears to be unmarked; it is possible it could be marked under the locket back...

An Aesthetic sterling & 2 colour gold photo locket dated 1884. This beautiful vintage Victorian 1-3/16 x 15/16" photo locket is fully hallmarked for Birmingham England 1884. This locket has deep hand egraving and tooling on the front, with rose gold bars and a flower and a green gold leaf. The back has a repeat of the fancy border and the hallmarks, with an H&B maker's mark...

This fascinating reliquary locket depicts a saint, probably St. Peter, holding a key (to the church? Or perhaps to heaven?), with a dove in the background. On the other side is a photograph of an ecclesiastical-looking person. It contains a touched relic (a bit of ribbon which has been touched to a saint’s bone or something worn by a saint); a tiny metal medal with Mary on one side, saying "Mary conceived without sin” and more Christian imagery on the other; and a wisp of cotton...

Lovely silver hand-chased floral design Victorian pin, c.1890. The oval shape measures 1 1/2" by 1 1/4". The hand-chased raised floral work is beautiful and the patina shows the age. Pin is unsigned and in excellent condition.....$9 for insured US shipping.

A 19thC Dutch sterling silver belt buckle from 1864. This heavy, hand made and engraved belt buckle is fully hallmarked for 1864. This 2-7/8" x 2-1/4" hand made buckle weighs 1.25 ounces, and it has an AT over 64 maker's mark, the lion passant silver purity mark, Minerva head mark, and the letter mark for 1864. This item has an overall measurement of 2-15/16" x 2-3/16", and it has an inner or belt measurement of 2" x 1-3/8"...

Victorian English sterling floral locket pin, Birmingham. 1888. Decorative design with raised floral flowers in pot surrounded by a lovely border and place for photo in back of pin. It is signed with 1888 marks for Birmingham sterling and maker("AJS") and measures 1 3/16" in diameter. Has "c" clasp. Excellent condition and beautiful......$8 for insured USA shipping plus NYS residents pay applicable NYS sales tax.

This fascinating brooch features poppies with lovely curved flowing lines, mounted on an oval of mother-of-pearl. Poppies symbolize sleep (Dorothy in the field of poppies, on her way to Oz), rest, and eternal life. The flower is silver plate, and is somewhat worn on the high places (those bits actually serve to highlight the design). The mother of pearl is convex. It measures 1-3/4” x 1-3/8”. The pin assembly is mounted on a yellow metal plaque, and is of the old style...

This elegant pin/pendant consists of an oval of onyx in a sterling frame. The bale tests as 14kt, the pin stem tests as 10k yellow gold In the center are inlaid gold stars, and along the periphery are inlaid flowers, most likely platinum. The frame is decorated with a silver twist, and a floral motif. It measures 1-15/16 x 1-5/8 inches, and weighs 25.9g. Circa 1880. There is some loss to a couple of the flowers, but it’s still a striking piece.

A Victorian hand engraved sterling silver bangle with a double loop clasp. It features fine hand engraving on the shoulders beside the clasp which consists of a double loop in a hook and eye style. It has a fine safety chain anchored to a loop and it measures 2-3/8 x 1-7/8" across the interior and 5/16" wide. The chain has no second loop and it was probably soldered to the other loop as a retaining chain to the underside (where there is some solder) but it is now loose...

An English sterling silver graduated heavy link watch chain, hallmarked with a date stamp on the swivel and onecente-loop for Birmingham 1901. The fob is an 1897 English silver thruppence - threepenny or three pence silver coin. This coin was sometimes used as here to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 celebrating 60 years reign. Each link has the lion passant mark for sterling silver...

A scarce and unusual Victorian sterling silver and gold Mizpah bracelet c1870-90 (they are sometimes also referred to as Luckenbooth bracelets). This unmarked piece of sentimental Victorian jewellery features a spring-style bangle configuration mounted with the attached hearts under a bow, with yellow gold engraved flowers and rose gold leaves on textured silver tendrils. This unusual Victorian period bracelet measures 2-1/2" x 2-1/4" across the interior and 5/8" across the heart and ribbon...

An Aesthetic sterling pin with green & pink gold circa 1870s. This vintage and opulent Aesthetic Movement sterling brooch has inlaid rose and green gold. This 1-3/8" x 1-1/8" pin has a notched and ball border with a hand-engraved floral interior featuring rose gold flowers and green gold leaves. It has the original c-clasp. It is unmarked (but tested) and is guaranteed to be silver...

A Victorian Aesthetic sterling & 2 colour gold brooch. This fine quality Victorian period round engraved sterling brooch has applied engraved leaves in pink and green gold and it dates to the 1875-85 era. This 1-3/8" elegant Aesthetic design pin is unsigned but tests as sterling, and it features balls around the perimeter, a ridged border and central hand engraving. The textured and engraved leaves in gold are applied sections of sheet gold, and this pin closes with a c-clasp. This item is i...

A 19th century Scottish sterling silver agate pebble brooch. This antique 1-1/2" across traditional pin in the form of a hand-engraved sash with crescent. The stones include bloodstone, jasper and another green agate. This pin is unsigned (typical of Scottish pieces) and it tests as silver. It has a c-clasp and a loop for wear as a pendant; it weighs 9.8 grams. This item is in fair condition with no chips, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs other than a crack in the jasper ...

This Scottish agate pin is in the shape of a dagger. The Victorians called them dirks. It is hallmarked sterling.