Antique Hair Jewelry

Theater - Hair jewelry looking like a comb. Openwork golden metal jewelry created for drama performances.

The pearls border a lock of hair that is finely braided in a protected oval glass mount.

Hair jewelry, or more specifically, the art of setting hair in beautiful arrangements as sentimental jewelry, dates from the Georgian era.

Lovely early Victorian bow pin of white woven hair set with turquoise in 15K gold. Hair jewelry was primarily of a romantic or loving nature.

The stylized pose of the woman, the bold colors of her hair, jewelry, gloves, makeup and the bird are all Classic signatures of Art Deco design at its height.

A Victorian-era ring featuring a finely woven plait of hair mounted within a 10k gold band. Hair jewelry held deep sentimental significance during the Victorian period, serving as a ...

The stool has an animal hide throw with the head showing out from under the figure's robes. The hair, jewelry and clothing details are very finely chased and shows great feeling and ...

The locket opens to reveal a woven section of preserved hair, a common practice in Victorian mourning jewelry, symbolizing remembrance and devotion to a deceased loved one.

I have a long-held fascination with Victorian hair art and mourning jewelry, and this piece is full of amazing details.

Highlights and fine details (like the individual curls of hair, jewelry, and the dog’s eyes) were applied first, followed by the mid-tones, and finally the opaque background.

Some styles though remained in favor longer than during one period. For instance, hair jewelry made its way from Romantic through Grand period.

Some styles though remained in favor longer than during just one period. For instance, hair jewelry made its way through Romantic to Grand period.

At the heart of the design is a female figure in classical dress, shown recumbent and cast in high relief, her braided hair, jewellery, and facial features rendered with notable prec...

Some styles though remained in favor longer than during just one period. For instance, hair jewelry made its way through Romantic to Grand period.

Some styles though remained in favor longer than during one period. For instance, hair jewelry made its way from Romantic through Grand period.

Jewelry - Silver brooch (hair ornament) - 18th century.

This extravagant and unusual hair comb was hand crafted in 1875 ca. The hair ornament is designed as a bow. The finely carved bow is decorated with gold piqué work. Small gold ornam...

This Victorian vulcanite hair comb is decorated with a Greek Revival Key Pattern ornament.

This Georgian Clasp was handcrafted in the last quarter of the 18th century. These kind of clasps were used for bracelets and for necklaces. The clasp is made out of silver and set w...

This stylish hair comb is designed in the Gothic Revival taste and is crafted out of vulcanite, a composite made out of rubber patented by Goodyear in 1864.

Victorian Memorial Hair Locket Earrings in 10k gold. Plaited hair is basket woven and set under glass. Wirework decoration around bezel. 1880's USA. Excellent condition. 1" x .75"...

This is out of a massive collection of Hopi, Zuni, Navajo, Southwestern, sterling silver, (costume jewelry that was not worn) and fine jewelry we have both on fashion and the fine j...

Large scaled Victorian paste hair barette set with sparkling cushion cut pastes in sterling silver circa 1880s.
Excellent condition
7" x 3/8"

This hair barrette is just what you've been looking for!

Circa 1842, 18k, England. An evocative example of nineteenth-century jewelry, this classic early Victorian mourning ring is set with jet and pearls. With its distinctive ornate gold...

Specialized in antique and creation jewelry since 1975, we deliver all our jewel with their certificate of authenticity, written by our certified antique jewelry expert and graduated...

An antique Georgian mourning ring, circa 1850, from the antique fine jewelry collection at Bracken Jewelers in Santa Monica, California.

This is an incredibly detailed and ornate brooch that is sure to impress anyone who has a love for fine jewelry. Its central glazed hair compartment is a unique and fascinating featu...

Be Jewelled! This charming long hair barrette is Edwardian period, 1905/09 ca. hand crafted of solid 18 Kt gold topped by silver for the Diamonds housing Gorgeous effective design of...

This has a glass back that would have housed a lock of hair or a picture of your loved one that had passed on.

This is a Victorian 9ct yellow gold mourning bracelet featuring woven hair in the form of a serpent with a gold head and tail featuring eleven turquoise stones and two cabochon garne...

estate tie bar / hair clip / brooch pin 7 x 3mm natural emerald cut tourmaline 2.4 inches long and 0.20 inches wide 5.2 grams

This charming little cut steel hair pin has been hand crafted in the second quarter of the 19th century. It is made from facetted steel nails riveted onto a steel plate in the shape ...

Simply Beautiful! Finely detailed English Vintage Victorian Mourning Enamel and Hair Gold Ring. Ring size 6, we offer ring re-sizing. Hand crafted in 17K Yellow Gold. Measuring appro...

Victorian hand faceted crystal paste and horn hair comb, of three five pointed stars set in sterling silver. Typically Victorian and lovely in concept. Excellent Condition, 1860's Fr...

A fine Georgian gold and enamel hair art mourning pin. Memorializing Isaac Shakespeare (possibly a William Shakespeare descendent). With braided hair behind glass in a worked gol...

Black jet Victorian 14k Gold locket with Gold detailing. Seed Pearl accents. Finely detailed Cameo. Measuring 2.00 in x 1.40 in. This is out of a massive collection of Hopi, Zuni, Na...

This quite special and rare antique Tiara Hair comb can be turned in a brooch just by screwing the Diamond element at the back side, can be also used as comb bride veil. It is a vers...

A wonderful, diminutive Georgian or early Victorian gold-filled and woven hair brooch or pin. With braided hair behind glass set in a gold-filled setting surrounded by small pink co...

A vulcanite star is mounted onto a hair pin in made from the same material. Vulcanite, also called gutta percha was made from rubber.

A good late Georgian or Victorian memorial hair art brooch. Comprised of an interlocking double looped knot of woven hair mounted with a central scroll-shaped cartouche engraved wit...

Circa 1850 14 - 15k Yellow Gold Mourning Memorial ring, in a Navette shape measuring 1 1/8 inch in length X 5/8 inch wide, light color woven hair with a center plaque with the letter...

This is a wonderful 15ct yellow gold mourning ring from the late Georgian era. The ring has been set with a central rectangular window that features a small locket of hair with a bor...

1860's Victorian Gold Serpent mourning Hair bracelet. Serpent Head and tail is made of 14k Gold. the rest of bracelet is made of Hair.

This is a wonderful 18ct yellow gold Georgian mourning ring. The face of the ring features a wonderful hair work urn which sits underneath a willow tree and is set on an ivory plaque...

This fine hair comb has been handcrafted in the 1830's. It is made out of silver and in the centre decorated with a beautifully sculpted large cental flower. The Flower is surrounded...

A real fine item for an antique jewelry collection that reflects its era so well.

GWCL West is the name engraved on the top and behind original bevelled glass is a generous brown haired woven braid. The hair has been kept impeccably behind the thick glass.

Circa 1880s Steel Hair comb ornament, having an Aesthetic style this very well made piece measures 3 3/4 inches in length X 2 1/2 inches wide. there is a hinge connecting the comb s...

The appearance of Halley’s Comet, in 1758 and again in 1835, lead to a fashion for star and comet jewellery. This fascination with the solar system and its celestial bodies continued...

A fine antique Georgian gold, seed pearl, hair, and enamel mourning brooch. With braided or plaited hair behind glass in a worked gold setting set with seed pearls and surrounded by...

Antique Georgian Engraved Braided Hair Mourning Brooch Enamel and 14 Karat Yellow Gold The Brooch is Hand Engraved and Embellished with a Black Enamel Border in Fine Condition. Br...

Here we have an amazing antique hair/picture locket from Victorian England. The piece is solid 15k yellow gold and has its original patina in tact. The piece has an Etruscan style de...

This mid 19th century Victorian mourning brooch is constructed as an outer frame with an inner revolving oval locket. The frame is designed as a succession of scrolls. At the top and...

This lovely hairpin was created in the last decade of the 19th century in Bohemia which, at the time of the creation of this hair ornament belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Bo...

The reverse of the padlock is fitted with the original oval convex glass that covers a small compartment which contains a braided lock of hair. The padlock clasp makes this bracelet...

A fine antique mourning ring. In 14 karat yellow gold. With braided hair under a beveled bezel-set glass bezel. The center-set bezel section surrounded by embossed floral work. Th...

A very fine Victorian braided hair cord for a pocket watch. Comprised of braided, twisted, and woven hair set with gold plated caps and findings. A gold filled chain is suspended ...

This special piece is crafted from woven hair and would have been made in memory of a certain someone. The clasp is beautifully ornate and modelled in 9ct gold. Length: 18cm Width: ...

These unusual hair ornaments come as a set of four haipins with two prongs each and two pins with one prong each connected by a silver chain. All the pins are mounted with natural co...