Category Archives: Victorian Jewellery

Memorial Hair Jewellery

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: March 28, 2012
“Hair is at once the most delicate and lasting of our materials, and survives us, like love. It is so light, so gentle, so escaping from the idea of death, that with a lock of hair belonging to a child or friend, we may almost look up to heaven and compare notes with the angelic […]
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Dearest and Regard Jewellery: Romantic Jewellery for Valentine’s Day

By Toronto Antiques on King | Published: February 10, 2012
In spite of Britain’s infamous reputation as a highly reserved people, Queen Victoria was a great romantic who wore her love for her husband and children on her proverbial shirt-sleeve. Queen Victoria’s love of her family inspired a wave of sentimental Victorian jewellery, which caused the British people to literally wear their emotions on their […]
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