Mourning Jewellery
A carefully selected collection of antique mourning jewellery, spanning the great tradition of Victorian memorial and bereavement adornment. Our pieces include examples in Whitby Jet, Vulcanite, and gold-set work.
Mourning jewellery reached its peak during the Victorian era, driven in large part by Queen Victoria's own decades-long observance of mourning following the death of Prince Albert in 1861. Pieces range from brooches and bracelets to rings and lockets, often incorporating hair, inscriptions, or symbolic imagery. Whitby Jet - quarried on the Yorkshire coast - remains the most prized and collectable of the mourning materials, distinguished from Vulcanite (hard rubber) by its lighter weight and warmer lustre.
