Victorian Style Couture Jewelry

For a beautiful selection of handcrafted Victorian and Art Nouveau style couture jewelry, visit artisan Thea at her online jewelry store, Sparkle Plenty Fine Beaded Jewellery. Thea handcrafts jewelry using vintage, antique and contemporary beads and findings in her Los Angeles, CA studio. The designs are either one-of-a-kind or limited edition styles.

Here are a few samples from Thea’s designer collection of Victorian and Art Nouveau couture necklaces.

Below left: The Victorian-inspired pendant is the focal point of this couture necklace with emerald glass bicone beads and sterling silver. Below right: The focal point of this couture necklace is the antique vermeil plaque, which was made in Hungary about 100 years ago. It is set with deep green chalcedony surrounded by silvery-white blister pearls.

Below left: The centerpiece of this couture design is a vintage 1940s German topaz pressed glass pendant. Czech faceted glass beads ornately carved with silver-foil ends (cathedral beads) and firepolished crystal. Below right: The vintage stamping gives this couture jewelry an Art Nouveau look. The looped fringe includes dark forest and pale olive green glass pearls, golden sand iris and rose seed beads. The pendant is embellished on both sides. Acanthus leaf hook set.

Below left: The focal piece of this couture necklace is a scrolled sterling silver crescent set with sparkling Swiss marcasite. Swags of sterling silver chain and Swarovski green turmaline round and bicone crystal beads. Below right: Delicate Victorian style swag necklace of Swarovski amethyst and light amethyst bicone beads, and matching crystal rhinestone connectors.

Thea also designs and handcrafts beaded rings, brooches, handbags, earrings, jewelry watches, men’s jewelry; and also takes custom orders for bridal jewelry.

Victorian is only one of the many styles of artisan couture jewelry designs you will find at Thea’s jewelry store. Click to shop for couture jewelry at Sparkle Plenty

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