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GEORGIAN STYLE
Georgian jewelry is named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who in succession ruled England starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). A slew of beautiful pieces were produced during the period, and today antique Georgian rings, necklaces and other accessories are coveted by fine jewelry collectors.
There are certain features that distinguish jewelry from this era, including the fact that pieces from the 18th and early 19th centuries were handmade (so don’t let the absence of a maker’s mark lead you to believe otherwise). Antique Georgian jewelry also has a certain “look.” It’s a bit gray because stones were often set in silver, and because stonecutting techniques were not as advanced as they are today, the gems do not possess the level of sparkle to which we have become accustomed.
Intricate metalworking techniques such as repoussé (the hammering of metal into ornate designs) and cannetille (a method of working the gold wire to make it look woven) allowed goldsmiths to really flex their muscles. These gold pieces, either on their own or combined with gemstones, made for highly original and dramatic jewelry. The era also saw pieces with ornately woven strands of human hair.
Pearls, along with colored gemstones like garnets, rubies and sapphires, were widely used in Georgian jewelry. These were often cut in the shape of a cabochon or teardrop. It was fashionable to combine garnets or rubies with seed pearls. In Georgian diamond rings, popular cuts for diamonds included rose, old mine and table. Around the 1780s, paste jewelry, or hand-cut glass on foil, was used to imitate diamonds.
Browse a collection of antique Georgian diamond rings, earrings, brooches and other authentic Georgian jewelry today on 1stDibs.
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Style: Georgian
Antique 9ct Rose Gold Double Albert Watch Chain, 1922
Located in Glasgow, GB
Showcasing a curb link design, the antique 9ct mellow rose gold double Albert watch chain from 1922 bears Birmingham assay office marks, attesting to its authenticity and quality.
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1920s British Vintage Georgian More Jewelry
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Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 18th Century Georgian Rose Cut Diamond 14K Rose Gold Trilobed Cross
Located in New York, NY
Fine elegant late 18th century Georgian rose cut diamond 14K rose gold trilobed cross.
Hand cut, natural diamonds of irregular shapes, approximately 2.2 TCW
The Trilobed cross, som...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
George V 9ct Yellow Gold Double Albert Watch Chain, 1919
Located in Glasgow, GB
A George V era 9ct yellow gold graduating curb link double Albert watch chain, complete with T-bar.
Marked for its 9 carat gold purity, this chain was created in 1919.
• Assay: .3...
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1910s British Vintage Georgian More Jewelry
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Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 18th Century Diamond and 18K Gold Cross Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
This is an antique 18th century triple pendant crafted in rose gold with touches of silver. A pendant of three graduated panels of open scrollwork and domes set with diamonds. An estate jewel - encrusted with six individual small diamonds within a frame setting and body of chased, filigree-worked, articulated of 18 karat rose gold and silver. Six small diamonds are set at the tops of the gold domes. These kind of pendants are also known as 'Croix à la Jeannette'.
This rare antique Christian cross...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Gold
Lush and Luscious Georgian Hair Comb
Located in Stamford, CT
Four rows of intense sparkle shine from this hand made and hand faceted cut steel comb while another row of varied sizes and forms of steel delightfully drop below and dance with the movement of the wearer. One way to judge the age of cut steel jewelry...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Cut Steel
Antique Cupid's Arrow Jabbot Pin Token of Love and Sentiment Silver Paste
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This ia a extremely rare and wonderfully romantic piece of jewellery. It probably adorned an elegant hat or cloak.
It is made out of sliver, partially gilt and set with fine pastes, the heart shaped...
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1750s Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Silver
Rare 18th Century Love Token Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Charming and rare 18th Century Love Token Pendant, hand painted watercolor of angel carrying a red heart, set under glass in a verre eglomise frame...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Gilt Metal
Antique Georgian 15 Karat Gold Locket Pendant Flowers Hair Gold Wire
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This finely chiselled and engraved Georgian 15 karat gold locket pendant holds a beautiful hair arrangement under glass in the shape of feathers. The two colour hair locks are held t...
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1820s British Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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15k Gold
Antique Georg IV Stickpin Seal Amethyst Intaglio Swallow Gold Love Messenger
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Rare stickpin with a gold hand in a lace cuff. The hand is clenched to a fist and it is holding a hinged element reminiscent of a door knocker in the shape of an ornate stirrup. A g...
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1820s British Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Amethyst, Gold, 15k Gold
Antique George IV Silver Chatelaine Needlework Needle Case Cross Flower Bouquet
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Very rare silver chatelaine with a needle case in the shape of a cross. The hook of the chatelaine is decorated with a flower bouquet ia vase.
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1820s Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Silver
Antique Georgian Cut Steel Hair Pin Cupid's Arrow Eternal Love Symbol Horn
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This unusual Georgian cut steel hairpin is designed as an arrow as used by cupid together with an eternity knot.
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1820s English Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Cut Steel
Antique Georgian Mourning Stick Pin with Gold, Pearls, and Garnets
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Georgian hair art memorial or mourning stick pin.
With braided hair behind glass in a gold setting and surrounded by seed pearls and garnets...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Pearl, 10k Gold
Antique Georgian Padlock Mourning Brooch, 9k Rose Gold, Hairwork
Located in NEWARK, GB
The sweetest little antique Georgian era padlock mourning brooch or pin.
Georgian padlock jewels are increasingly difficult to find and a highly popu...
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19th Century British Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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9k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 1790 Chatelaine Miniature Landscape Painting Mother Of Metal Beads Hair
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This rare châtelaine with a delicate landscape miniature painting mounted as a slide was made around 1785/90. The oval brass slide with a beaded edge contains a miniature painting depicting a village scene. The reverse of the miniature is decorated with an engraved mother of pearl plaque...
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1780s English Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Brass, Gilt Metal
Georgian 15K Gold Mourning Brooch with Hardstone Floral Cameo - U.K. - C.1837
Located in Chatham, CA
Georgian 15K yellow gold mourning brooch / pin - set with a carved floral agate cameo to the center (approx. 10 mm. x 6 mm.) - the cameo surrounded by an enamel and gold border inscr...
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Early 19th Century British Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Agate, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Cross Heart Pendant 14 Karat Gold Turquoise Cabochon Natural River Pearl
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This beautiful jewel in the shape of a heart with a cross is made out of richly embossed and engraved two colour 14 karat gold. The heart is set with an oval turquoise cabochon. The ...
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1830s Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
18th Century Georgian Mother Child Grisaille Miniature Drawing Gold Pendant
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Beautiful grisaille miniature of a young mother and her child executed in pencil on paper mounted in an oval engraved gold frame that can be worn as a pendant.
The mother's clothes a...
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1780s British Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Gold, 15k Gold
Antique Georgian Cupid's Arrow Hair Ornament Hairpin Silver Love Token
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This charming hair ornament in the shape of an arrow was made out of silver in the 1820's. The arrow was associated with cupid and might have been a token of love.
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1820s Unknown Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Silver
Antique 1780 Georgian Brooch Miniature Pencil Drawing on Paper Silver Paste
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This chaming piece of jewellery was created around 1780 as a clasp for a bracelet or necklace. In the early 19th century it was converted into a brooch.
The pencil drawing shows the ...
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1780s British Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Silver
Antique 1825 English Watch Key Pendant Malachite Ball Silver Gilt Metal
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This beautiful watch key in the shape of an intense green malachite ball has been crafted in England in the second quarter of the nineteeth century. It ...
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1820s British Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Malachite, Silver, Gilt Metal
Antique 18th/19th Century Rose-Cut Diamonds Devant de Corsage Silver Portuguese
Located in Lisbon, PT
Antique Late 18th / 19th Century rose-cut diamond devant de corsage or stomacher in closed-back silver, Portugal. This Portuguese jewel is composed b...
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Late 18th Century Portuguese Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Diamond, Silver
Antique Georgian Diamond and Gold Miniature Portrait Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A beautiful antique Georgian (1714 to ca. 1830-1837) 14 karat gold miniature portrait pendant depicting a lady. This portrait, handmade...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
Georgian Old Mine Diamond Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Georgian Old Mine Diamond Brooch
Circa 1830
4.25 ct. of Diamonds, including an Old Mine Cushion cut Diamond in the center weighing approximately hal...
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1830s Unknown Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Diamond
Antique Aluminium and Horn Comb
Located in Baltimore, MD
Fantastic late Georgian aluminum, pinchbeck and horn hair comb. This rare museum quality piece is beautifully engraved and in excellent condition. At it...
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1830s English Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Pinchbeck
Garnet Crescent
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Three 18 carat gold brooches in the shape of crescents, each set with eleven rose cut rhodolite garnets on red gold foil, one with a little star in the middle, Perpignan, France, cir...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Garnet, 18k Gold
Antique French 19th Century Princess Louise of France Miniature Portrait
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique French 19th century a young Princess Louise of France, later Duchess of Berry hand-painted watercolour portrait miniature mounted in 950. silv...
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1830s French Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Silver
Antique Charm Pendant Basket Gilt Metal Enamel
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This delightful little pendant in the shape of a basket is made out of guilt metal and decorated with pale blue and white enamel.
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1820s Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Enamel, Gilt Metal
Antique 14kt. yellow gold jewelry suite
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique 14kt. yellow gold jewelry suite of brooch, earrings, and bracelet set with garnets.
Possibly made in Europe.
Hallmarked 14kt.
The dimensions...
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian Double Head Sardonyx Gold Turquoise Stick Pin
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Very rare early 18th century double headed stick pin carved out of sardonyx. The double sided carving is mounted in 14k gold and decorated with gold set turquoises. The pin is made o...
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1820s Unknown Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Turquoise, 14k Gold, 9k Gold
Antique 18th Century Free Mason Pendant Silver Gold Paste
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This very rare 18th century free mason pendant is made out of siver highlighted with gold and set with fine cut muticoloured paste.
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1770s British Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Gold, 9k Gold, Silver
Antique Intaglio Amor Climbs The Temple of Love Sardonx
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This delicate engraving shows cupid holding a banner storming up to the temple of love
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1790s Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Onyx
Late Georgian Turquoise and 15 Carat Gold Hand Charm
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This gorgeous charm is modelled in 15ct gold and around the wrist of this hand are small turquoise stones. The hand itself is textured and the underside and from the wrist, the detai...
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Early 1800s British Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Turquoise, Gold
Georgian 15k Yellow Gold, Aquamarine, Garnet, Natural Pearl and Topaz
Located in New York, NY
Georgian 15k Yellow Gold, Aquamarine, Garnet, Natural Pearl, Imperial Topaz, and Persian Turquoise C.1820s
Additional Information:
Period: Georgian
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19th Century Unknown Antique Georgian More Jewelry
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Aquamarine, Garnet, Natural Pearl, Topaz, Yellow Gold, 15k Gold
Art Nouveau 18 Karat Jade Pendant, circa 1940s
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Art Nouveau Jade pendant set in 18k gold, ca 1940s
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Early 20th Century French Georgian More Jewelry
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Jade, 18k Gold
