antique jewelry
Old decorative accessories
Antique jewelry refers to jewelry typically at least a hundred years old, valued for its age, craftsmanship, and historical significance.
The term distinguishes pieces from merely old or vintage jewelry, which is younger.
Collectors prize antique jewelry for period-specific styles—Victorian, Art Nouveau, Edwardian—and original materials: She inherited antique jewelry from her great-grandmother.
The market distinguishes antique from estate jewelry, which simply means previously owned.
- VictorianOf a prim era
- Art NouveauCurvilinear decorative movement, 1890s
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- cameoBrief guest appearance
Baroque · chatelaine · Regency · old world · Renaissance · filigree · vintage charm · brooch · gemstones · precious stones · family heirloom · hallmark · Medieval · paste · gold · rose gold · sterling silver · pendant
- royal treasurescrown jewels, imperial crown, royal regalia, imperial regalia, regalia
- jewelry exhibitsmuseum exhibits, museum displays, designer collections, crown jewels, royal jewels
- heritage craftsfolk art, traditional textiles, embroidered linens, wooden carvings, lace work
- Indian antiquitiesBuddha statues, bronze sculptures, antiquities, stone reliefs, stone inscriptions
- auctionsauction, bidding, bid, auctioneer, auction house
- jewelryearrings, bracelet, necklaces, necklace, rings