Victorian Antique Cross
1870s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Italian Late Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver, Gold
1890s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Amethyst, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1860s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Citrine, Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1890s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Pearl, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Scottish Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Carnelian, Gold Plate
1870s Scottish Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Agate, 10k Gold
1880s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, Sapphire, 15k Gold
1860s English Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Late 19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Garnet, Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold
1870s American Early Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Coral, Diamond, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Agate, 15k Gold
1860s Unknown Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Niello
1880s English Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Amethyst, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, 18k Gold
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Sterling Silver
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Sterling Silver
19th Century Unknown High Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, Gold, Silver
1860s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel
19th Century Scottish Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Amber, Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s Late Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold
Mid-19th Century Unknown Early Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Amethyst, Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
1890s Victorian Antique Cross
9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Cross
Agate, Silver
1850s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Silver, Mixed Metal
Late 19th Century British Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
1870s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, 18k Gold
19th Century British Early Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Silver, Sterling Silver
1880s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Citrine, Diamond, 14k Gold
1860s Unknown High Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Amethyst, 14k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Pearl, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Agate, Sterling Silver
1890s Russian Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Multi-gemstone, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Yellow Gold
1870s Victorian Antique Cross
Garnet, Tsavorite, 15k Gold, Gold
1910s Unknown Late Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
1860s Unknown Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Gold
1880s English Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, Pearl, 15k Gold
19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, 14k Gold
19th Century Scottish Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Yellow Gold, Silver
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Chalcedony, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
1860s Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century British Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
9k Gold, Enamel
1890s Unknown Victorian Victorian Antique Cross
Diamond, Yellow Gold
1890s Victorian Antique Cross
Natural Pearl, Yellow Gold
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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.