Somebody's Gotta Buy This Piece!

[victoriangurl96]

I've found another avatar brooch to replace Floosie, the flying bug with wonky pearl boobies:

A Victorian Natural Pearl Ruby And Diamond Bug Brooch – Bentley & Skinner – The Mayfair antique and bespoke jewellery shop in the heart of London

Bentley & Skinner, Jewellers by Royal appointment to Her Late Majesty The Queen and His Former Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, now His Majesty King

www.bentley-skinner.co.uk

The new girl isn't Victorian but she is tres elegant and also from Bentley & Skinner. I want them both, but unfortunately I can't afford either of them.

An Art Nouveau Diamond, Platinum And Gold Broch – Bentley & Skinner – The Mayfair antique and bespoke jewellery shop in the heart of London

Bentley & Skinner, Jewellers by Royal appointment to Her Late Majesty The Queen and His Former Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, now His Majesty King

www.bentley-skinner.co.uk

 

[MamaBee]

There’s someone on here who has an avatar of a girl holding a giant fly or something buggy..I have to blur my eyes when I see her post. I don’t even know who it is!

 

[VRBeauty]

Sells for $145k. I tell you what.. if I could I WOULD.. helloooooooooooooo gorgeous! Did the queens parcel 200 years ago get jacked?!? Momma mia...

Pretty spectacular, yes, but it reminds me of the propeller from a small plane.

Heck, I’m pretty sure $145 would be enough for us to buy a brand new small plane!

 

[VRBeauty]

Pretty spectacular, yes, but it reminds me of the propeller from a small plane.

Heck, I’m pretty sure $145 would be enough for us to buy a brand new small plane!

I meant $145k, of course…

(creeping away quietly….)

 

[OneKuhlChic]

Oh my lawd—my heart stopped. I am sorry/not sorry I missed this.

Wait, it just relisted. It’s on the tight end for me. Damn menopause weight. Pondering.

But I just did a thing. Will post if it works out.

That ring looks like it weighs a ton!!!

Is that hair? It seems so sad to me that the family let go of it. I’m not sure I would want some random person’s hair but it’s such as sweet idea to honor someone’s memory.

Are you referring to the mourning ring?? I wondered about that too. During the Victorian times they cut hair from loved ones for mourning jewelry.

Excerpt from Country Life:
"Little plaits made from the hair of the dead, neatly woven and placed into black-rimmed lockets, brooches, and rings were usually inscribed with initials, Obit (Latin for death) and date of death."

In Focus: How the Victorians wove beautiful jewellery from the hair of their deceased loved ones - Country Life

Treasured by the Victorians in remembrance of their lost loved ones, hair jewellery is beautiful, intricate and intriguing, as Charlotte Cory discovers in a visit to the British Museum.

www.countrylife.co.uk

 

[Paisley2628]

This could convert to make a lot of necklaces! (And can use the remaining scrap gold towards funding the conversion)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144503359222

 

[blingmeupscotty]

This could convert to make a lot of necklaces! (And can use the remaining scrap gold towards funding the conversion)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144503359222

Now that's as whimsy a piece as I have EVER seen and I am in love.

 

[Mreader]

Gilded Lane has some gorgeous pieces in her IG stories rn. I took a couple of screen grabs.

 

[lala646]

This could convert to make a lot of necklaces! (And can use the remaining scrap gold towards funding the conversion)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144503359222

It's totally charming, but also reminds me somewhat of a bunch of cocktail picks:


Which also reminds me, if this hasn't come up before, you can get blingtastic cocktail picks:

Bright gem cocktail picks

These Bright Gem Cocktail Picks feature 'turquoise' and 'malachite' resin with pops of ruby and sea green. A colourful way to dress any cocktail.

www.joannabuchanan.com

 

[Garnetgirl]

There’s someone on here who has an avatar of a girl holding a giant fly or something buggy..I have to blur my eyes when I see her post. I don’t even know who it is!

It’s @daisygrl It’s a rather unusual avatar, but I find myself very attracted to it.

 

[MamaBee]

It’s @daisygrl It’s a rather unusual avatar, but I find myself very attracted to it.

Okay..Thank you!! It scares me stiff!

 

[daisygrl]

It’s @daisygrl It’s a rather unusual avatar, but I find myself very attracted to it.

Yes, it is me. I usually hate insects but bees are the only insect I would tolerate and eventually learned to love, especially after I learned about them, their dancing rituals, and their cognitive abilities to recognize people's faces...etc. I also want to raise awareness of the importance of bees, thus the pic.

 

[MamaBee]

Yes, it is me. I usually hate insects but bees are the only insect I would tolerate and eventually learned to love, especially after I learned about them, their dancing rituals, and their cognitive abilities to recognize people's faces...etc. I also want to raise awareness of the importance of bees, thus the pic.

That’s amazing! I didn’t know they can recognize people’s faces ..I didn’t even know that was a bee in your avatar. I knew it was a bug…but not a bee. I’ll look now because I’m not afraid of them. They are very important!

 

[daisygrl]

That’s amazing! I didn’t know they can recognize people’s faces ..I didn’t even know that was a bee in your avatar. I knew it was a bug…but not a bee. I’ll look now because I’m not afraid of them. They are very important!

I was wondering why would someone with a nick MamaBee be afraid of the bee. But I understand as I am really not well around bugs myself. This pic resonated with me as, to me, it represented an innocent child holding desperately onto the last bee left. A child representing a beginning of life and a bee as a preserver of life. Without getting too philosophical (that ship might have sailed), I hope this explanation will decrease the repulsiveness of my avatar.

 

[victoriangurl96]

I really like this Art Nouveau bar pin. But wow, I've never seen such a huge price difference for the same item. Even with the scratch on the back of the 2nd one the price differential seems extreme to me:

Art Nouveau Bar Pin by Krementz & Co.

Art Nouveau gold bar pin by Krementz & Co. Maidens with inset diamonds. 14K yellow gold. 19th Century. Art Nouveau jewelry for sale at M.S. Rau Antiques

rauantiques.com

Antique 14k Gold Art Nouveau Krementz Diamond Three Lady Profile Bar Pin Brooch | eBay

Brooch is adorned with 4 tiny (1 pt) accent diamonds. It has a total length of 2" and a width of 5/16" with a total weight of 4.1 Grams. Presented in good overall condition, there is a small deep scratch on the back of the brooch and the securing pin has a slight bend in it.

www.ebay.com

Tagging @Mreader because of the first listing!

 

[MamaBee]

I was wondering why would someone with a nick MamaBee be afraid of the bee. But I understand as I am really not well around bugs myself. This pic resonated with me as, to me, it represented an innocent child holding desperately onto the last bee left. A child representing a beginning of life and a bee as a preserver of life. Without getting too philosophical (that ship might have sailed), I hope this explanation will decrease the repulsiveness of my avatar.

Please don’t think I’m repulsed by your avatar. It’s just a fear of bugs..I’m really okay with bees. I just came back from my house in Maryland. I wish I was there so I could take pics of the many bees that live in our back yard.

 

[Mreader]

I really like this Art Nouveau bar pin. But wow, I've never seen such a huge price difference for the same item. Even with the scratch on the back of the 2nd one the price differential seems extreme to me:

Art Nouveau Bar Pin by Krementz & Co.

Art Nouveau gold bar pin by Krementz & Co. Maidens with inset diamonds. 14K yellow gold. 19th Century. Art Nouveau jewelry for sale at M.S. Rau Antiques

rauantiques.com

Antique 14k Gold Art Nouveau Krementz Diamond Three Lady Profile Bar Pin Brooch | eBay

Brooch is adorned with 4 tiny (1 pt) accent diamonds. It has a total length of 2" and a width of 5/16" with a total weight of 4.1 Grams. Presented in good overall condition, there is a small deep scratch on the back of the brooch and the securing pin has a slight bend in it.

www.ebay.com

Tagging @Mreader because of the first listing!

One of those is probably off by one number and therefore a typo. I have no idea if it’s the $3000 figure or the $300 figure.

Why was I tagged though? I’m not an expert in art nouveau lol.

Edit - never mind I see it’s because it’s the New Orleans shop. whoops! Well if it’s really worth 3K somebody could get it for a steal for 300! It’s really confusing because it is as if it’s The same item with the same gram weight and everything. But one shop is in Pennsylvania and the other in Nola. I don’t get it.

 

[88_star]

This could convert to make a lot of necklaces! (And can use the remaining scrap gold towards funding the conversion)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144503359222

It’s so funny because I’m sure these all started their lives as separate stick pins, then someone came along and decided to mesh all their favorites together into one mega brooch.

 

[Paisley2628]

It’s so funny because I’m sure these all started their lives as separate stick pins, then someone came along and decided to mesh all their favorites together into one mega brooch.

Yes - you are correct! These types of brooches were created with separate stick pins

 

[victoriangurl96]

One of those is probably off by one number and therefore a typo. I have no idea if it’s the $3000 figure or the $300 figure.

Why was I tagged though? I’m not an expert in art nouveau lol.

Edit - never mind I see it’s because it’s the New Orleans shop. whoops! Well if it’s really worth 3K somebody could get it for a steal for 300! It’s really confusing because it is as if it’s The same item with the same gram weight and everything. But one shop is in Pennsylvania and the other in Nola. I don’t get it.

I'm thinking the eBay shop's lower price is the much more realistic price. The prices on the New Orleans shop's web site are eye watering in general to me. But man do they have some gorgeous jewelry. That would be the first place I'd go to window shop if I ever make it to NOLA. Their store looks incredible!

 

[Neptune]

I'm surprised that the sapphire doesn't come with any big lab report.

Lang Collection 6.66 Carat Burma No-Heat Sapphire Ring

Oh, my--it's an objet d'art for your finger! At Lang, we love creating refreshingly unique, wearable works of art for you, and this one (in all modesty) is exceptional. Although the focal point is a rare and radiant (early-20th-century vintage) 6.66 carat cushion-cut (natural, no-heat) Burmese...

www.langantiques.com

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

I'm surprised that the sapphire doesn't come with any big lab report.

Lang Collection 6.66 Carat Burma No-Heat Sapphire Ring

Oh, my--it's an objet d'art for your finger! At Lang, we love creating refreshingly unique, wearable works of art for you, and this one (in all modesty) is exceptional. Although the focal point is a rare and radiant (early-20th-century vintage) 6.66 carat cushion-cut (natural, no-heat) Burmese...

www.langantiques.com

For that kind of money? Exactly. It's very beautiful, though. And it's natural! It threw me off at first because it's a setting style for the period that you would usually see a nice lab in at first glance.

 

[Neptune]

For that kind of money? Exactly. It's very beautiful, though. And it's natural! It threw me off at first because it's a setting style for the period that you would usually see a nice lab in at first glance.

The sapphire might be quite shallow so I wonder if the basket is enclosed...

The gold setting also reminds me of this one.

The Victorian Emerald Ring That Got Away—It’s Back!! To Buy or Not To Buy???

Hi all, I’m in a hell of my own making trying to decide. To make a long story short, back in the summer of 2019 I was eyeing this gorgeous Victorian emerald ring at Grace’s, here’s the original thread: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/opinions-on-victorian-emerald-ring.247052/...

www.pricescope.com

 

[YadaYadaYada]

Love this ring so much!

Jewels with Stories, LLC on Instagram: "This is it - she’s available! Have I lost my mind? Given all the recent events in my life…maybe?! LOL Maybe I’ll change my mind if she doesn’t go fast…who knows! But, for now #harlowtheheartring is available GI

342 likes, 10 comments - jewels_with_stories on April 14, 2022: "This is it - she’s available! Have I lost my mind? Given all the recent events in my life…maybe?! LOL Maybe I’ll change my mind if ...".

www.instagram.com

 

[VRBeauty]

I do not need another diamond ring! I do not! I do not!

1930's Antique Art Deco Platinum 0.25ctw Diamond Crown Ring | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1930's Antique Art Deco Platinum 0.25ctw Diamond Crown Ring at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!

www.ebay.com

 

[OneKuhlChic]

@OneKuhlChic I’m also afraid of flying or jumping insects. I was absolute terrified when the cicadas were around.

Cicada's started my fear of flying insects!!! When I was 3 y/o and visiting my grandparents a giant cicada landed on my stomach... I was paralyzed with fear - all I could do was stand there looking at it and scream for my Grandma!!

 

[MamaBee]

Cicada's started my fear of flying insects!!! When I was 3 y/o and visiting my grandparents a giant cicada landed on my stomach... I was paralyzed with fear - all I could do was stand there looking at it and scream for my Grandma!!

That’s horrible! I had one fly into my hair when I was in my thirties. It was screaming and couldn’t get out. An older lady was the only one brave enough to try to get it out. I was screaming and drawing a crowd of other women..sympathetic…but wouldn’t get close enough to help. The older lady slapped me on the side of my head killing it. Then she picked it out of my hair. I truly was traumatized by it.
I’m older now but know I couldn’t help a young girl even now.

 

[OneKuhlChic]

That’s horrible! I had one fly into my hair when I was in my thirties. It was screaming and couldn’t get out. An older lady was the only one brave enough to try to get it out. I was screaming and drawing a crowd of other women..sympathetic…but wouldn’t get close enough to help. The older lady slapped me on the side of my head killing it. Then she picked it out of my hair. I truly was traumatized by it.
I’m older now but know I couldn’t help a young girl even now.

That's terrible!!! My traumatic experience was nothing compared to yours!!!

My poor little Grandma ran out of the house and knocked it off my sun dress then killed it... Thank God it didn't kill her, the poor thing was sickly with diabetes and major cardiac issues.

 

[Mreader]

Love this ring so much!

Jewels with Stories, LLC on Instagram: "This is it - she’s available! Have I lost my mind? Given all the recent events in my life…maybe?! LOL Maybe I’ll change my mind if she doesn’t go fast…who knows! But, for now #harlowtheheartring is available GI

342 likes, 10 comments - jewels_with_stories on April 14, 2022: "This is it - she’s available! Have I lost my mind? Given all the recent events in my life…maybe?! LOL Maybe I’ll change my mind if ...".

www.instagram.com

That is a beautiful stone. I love her page.

 

[MamaBee]

That's terrible!!! My traumatic experience was nothing compared to yours!!!

My poor little Grandma ran out of the house and knocked it off my sun dress then killed it... Thank God it didn't kill her, the poor thing was sickly with diabetes and major cardiac issues.

Her granddaughter was in trouble..Of course she would run out to save you!