1880s jewelry

While I'm still trying to wrap my mind around some of the findings in my research, I thought it would be a great idea to have a visual aid to help my blog readers experience what the times were like in the 1880's. History tells us at the time the Josephine Hotel was built in 1880, this decade was part of the "gilded age". There was a great economic boom and Union Springs was right smack in the middle of it. The town had everything going for it. Two major railroads intersecting in town, jobs…

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St. Petersburg, 1880s This antique Russian 14K gold novelty brooch / pin is designed as scissors and a pair of enameled cherries. Width is 50 mm […]

Russian, made in Moscow around 1880. These magnificent gold pendant earrings are designed in the Renaissance style of the 1500s – early 1600s. The earrings are […]