Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet
1870s Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1860s Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, 9k Gold
1870s British Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold, Silver
19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, 9k Gold
19th Century Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Silver
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, 9k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Silver
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold Plate, Vermeil
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold-filled
19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Agate, Garnet, Gold Plate
1890s American Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1890s Czech Late Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold, Silver
19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Base Metal
Early 20th Century English Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet
Late 19th Century Czech Late Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, 10k Gold
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Silver
19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, 9k Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
19th Century Czech Belle Époque Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Silver, Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Pinchbeck
1880s Austrian Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Vermeil, Silver
1880s German Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Yellow Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Silver, Vermeil, Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver, Sterling Silver
1850s Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold
19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gilt Metal, Sterling Silver, Silver
19th Century Czech Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold-filled, Silver
1880s European Late Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold, 9k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Platinum
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gilt Metal
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Slovak Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, 9k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Silver, Gilt Metal
1880s American Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
1890s Czech Late Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold, Silver
1880s American Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s English Late Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet
Garnet, Gold
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How Much is a Antique Victorian Bohemian Garnet?
A Close Look at Victorian Jewelry
The reign of Queen Victoria encapsulates a quickly evolving period of history — and jewelry styles were no exception. No single period has seen such a diverse group of jewelry attributed to it than the Victorian era. Today, there is a vast collection of authentic antique Victorian jewelry and watches on 1stDibs.
Victorian jewelry is named after Queen Victoria, whose reign lasted from 1837 to 1901, making her the second longest-ruling monarch. (She was surpassed by Queen Elizabeth II in 2015.) During this time, different styles of fashion and jewelry came and went. Thanks to our fascination with royalty and swoon-worthy melodramas like Netflix’s The Crown — which is rife with evocative fashion, jewelry and interiors — and the 2017 feature film Victoria Abdul, we are all familiar with her story. After the death of Victoria’s father and three childless uncles, she ascended to the throne at age 18. In 1840, Queen Victoria married the love of her life, her first cousin Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.
Queen Victoria loved serpentine jewels, and she had even more power to shape trends than Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle do today. The British monarch’s best-known piece in this mold is the gold coiled-snake engagement ring she received from Prince Albert — the sinuous reptile was considered a symbol of everlasting love.
The Queen's 63-year reign has been divided by historians into the Romantic period, the early happy years, circa 1837–60; the Grand period, marked by the deaths of the Queen’s mother and husband, circa 1860–80; and the late Victorian or Aesthetic period, which lasted from about 1880 until 1901 and ushered in the Belle Époque. Queen Victoria wore her heart on her sleeve, and her fashion and jewelry reflected her emotions.
Romantic period jewelry, which featured common decorative motifs and was embellished with seed pearls, coral and turquoise, was a celebration of the young monarch’s love. Everything changed with the death of Prince Albert, and the Grand period is most often associated with mourning jewelry. Jewelry was smaller, lighter and more dainty during the late Victorian period. During this era, diamonds came into fashion, and semiprecious gems such as amethysts and opals became prevalent, too. Using gemstones for their natural beauty and not their worth was something that jewelers of the era felt passionate about, and this ideology would really become relevant in Art Nouveau jewelry.
Find a collection of authentic antique Victorian jewelry — from rings, necklaces and brooches to a range of other accessories — on 1stDibs.
The Legacy of Garnet in Jewelry Design
Vintage and antique garnet jewelry has been around for a long time.
Garnets have been used for adornment going all the way back to the Bronze Age. While we will never know if garnets can be used to prevent plagues or heal warriors, as has been suggested, we do know that both the Egyptians and the Romans felt that it was a worthy stone to set in gold for their nobility. In more “recent” times, garnets were ubiquitous in Victorian jewelry. The “G” in REGARD rings, the equivalent of the modern-day engagement ring, implied garnet.
Garnets were also highly valued in the region of Bohemia. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has in its collection an antique hairpin with Bohemian pyrope garnets from the Czech Republic. Bohemian pyrope got its name from Bohuslav Balbín, sometimes referred to as the “Czech Pliny,” in 1679. Abundant in the region, it was used often in jewelry during this time. In fact, it became so popular that in 1762, Empress Marie Terezie forbade its export. Stonecutting workshops opened in several regions across Bohemia, and pyrope became the country’s mineralogical symbol. While there was never a decline in its popularity, it was only in the mid-20th century that garnets enjoyed a revival.
Garnets can come in many shapes and sizes — one of the largest ever discovered is a 68.82-carat Tsavorite garnet. This stone is also in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, Brazil’s mines are rich in garnets, including spessartine, which can also be found in the Myanmar area, recognized for a specific shade of reddish-orange. While red garnets are the most popular, garnets actually come in a medley of colors.
Find a collection of antique and vintage garnet rings, necklaces and other jewelry today on 1stDibs.
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