Antique Cut Steel Necklace

Beautiful Victorian jewel from the 1800s, Cutsteel necklace, English manufacture

Cut steel necklaces are surprisingly light which helps them stay firmly on the chest.

Elegant Victorian cut steel necklace was worn in lieu of diamonds in an era where sparkling jewelry was in vogue.

Lovely Georgian early cut steel necklace with a floral motif. Cut steel was popular with the upper classes to wear while traveling.

This lightweight long-guard chain is a lovely combination of cut steel and amethyst. This Victorian era cut steel necklace, with alternating sizes of smooth amethyst beads spaced sym...

Elegant round plaques of cut steel embellish this collar, wearable day or night.

Elegant Victorian cut steel necklace with a floral motif of large multi-petaled flowers.

This is an assembled piece. The "K" was an applied embellishment to an old stickpin or locket; we don't actually remember because it's been sitting in the "whatnot box" for so long....

An Edwardian platinum diamond set tiara. This diamond tiara is beautifully handcrafted in platinum. The tiara is composed of openwork foliate garland design sections graduating down...

From the 19th century Guilded Age ready for the 21st Century. This handmade beaded net collar was meant to be worn then just as one would today, to add a drape of richness and spark...

When the ambassador toured the mint, Boulton made sure to send the Empress some of his cut-steel necklaces. In 1759, Louis XV “encouraged” the nobility to donate their gold and gems...

This beautiful cut steel pendant dates from the Georgian era. Condition Report: Excellent The Details... This pendant was made in the Georgian era. It was perhaps originally a butt...

I have always loved opals. One of the first pieces of jewelry I ever purchased was an opal ring at age five after climbing to the top and then back down to the bottom of the Pyramid ...

Cut Steel is Very sensitive to water and will rust if ever exposed to moisture.

Bar pins, which hit the scene in the 1890's, were an item in pretty much every lady's jewelry box up until the 1950s. Nowadays, most of us don't wear bar pins, and a lot of us don't...

Faceted Honey Citrine Weight : 14.75 Carats Dimensions : 16.4x16x10 Mm Clarity : Eye Clean Origin : Brazil Color: Yellow Shape: Cushion Certificate: On Demand Month: November . The ...

Early 19th Century Cut steel necklace. Nice sleek circle motif. This very long example has the original integrated steel clasp.

Early 19th Century Cut steel necklace. Beautifully preserved with a bright gray sparkle.

Early 19th century cut steel necklace. Dove and olive branch motif.

A nice example of an early 19th century cut steel necklace. 18 floral sections in descending size and a matching push button clasp make up this glittering steel necklace.

Early 19th Century Cut steel necklace in a graduated star motif. I have seen pieces like this referred to as 'Milky Way' necklaces.

Cut steel jewelry was at the height of fashion from the mid 1700s well into the 19th century.