**A GROUP OF ANTIQUE JEWELRY
Notice Regarding the Sale of Material from Endange… Read more Mourning Jewels Queen Victoria did not invent the tradition of mourning when Prince Albert died in 1861, but she contributed to its prevalence thenceforth by mandating mourning dress in her court to honor his death. Strict protocol ruled 19th century mourning dress and jewels, and generally only black materials such as jet and onyx were utilized in jewels. Lilies of the valley and forget-me-nots, symbols of remembrance, were often depicted. Mourning jewels served both as a tribute to the deceased and as a 'momento mori', a reminder that death is inescapable.
**A GROUP OF ANTIQUE JEWELRY

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**A GROUP OF ANTIQUE JEWELRY
Comprising an onyx bar brooch, set with a central half-pearl rosette, to the geometric onyx frame, enhanced by seed pearls, suspending an onyx swag and inverted stylized onyx cross pendant, and a pair of ear pendants en suite, mounted in gold, (illustrated), last quarter of the 19th century, (combined at a later date); a pair of ear pendants, each set with drop-shaped faceted coral pendant, with an engraved rose and yellow gold foliate cap, suspended from a coral boule surmount; a brooch, millegrain set with an oval-cut amethyst, within a half-pearl surround to the cushion-cut ruby trim, with bead detail, mounted in gold, circa 1850; and a pair of ear pendants, each designed as an engraved gold hoop, with fringe, to the independent beaded hoop and boule, suspended from a trefoil surmount, mounted in gold, circa 1870 (5)
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