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Before (and somewhat during) the heavy influence of the heavy Neo-Rococo designs that worked so w...
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Dedication: To D.H.R from her affectionate mother. Often a piece comes along that you feel in you...
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This piece is pained on ivory, measured 1.75 (4.3cm) by 2.25 (6.8cm) inches (loop excluded), set ...
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On the face of it, this Pinchbeck brooch shows a significant amount of damage and its physical pr...
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From the collection of Marielle Soni comes this amazing and very important 1836/37 ring. Why is i...
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From the collection of the family of Diana Forsyth comes this wonderful (and pristine) cameo broo...
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The clover is a flourish used in Classical Revival mourning jewels of the mid 19th century. It ha...
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This smaller, Australian card from 1915 follows a style that was commonly used in the 1890s. Not ...
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Black enamel bands are the most recognised of mourning jewels, being placed in very visible posit...
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Love is a circle. A constantly repeating message of devotion, one that repeats often in jewellery...
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The late Victorian period was one of standardisation in social formality. In many ways, having st...
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Mourning jewels are easy to identify for their purpose. It is within the sentiment of a jewel tha...
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