Victorian Chatelaine Slider

A Victorian fan-shaped slider with soft green-gold enamel (“basse-taille”), hand-engraved detailing, and a tiny seed pearl at its center symbolizing purity, hope and new beginnings. Enamel fan motifs were inspired by Japanese design trends that swept through Victorian fashion after 1870.

A four-point Victorian star slider set with a central opalescent cabochon (meant to represent hope) surrounded by four tiny seed pearls, one on each point (usually symbolizing purity or constancy). The star features hand-engraved ray detailing around the center stone, a classic late-1800s touch meant to mimic starlight. 

A Victorian lozenge-shaped slider with four genuine opals (you can see the flashes of pink, green, and blue), arranged in a grid, with hand-cut engraving around the perimeter. Opal was considered incredibly romantic and talismanic in the 1800s - thought to bring luck, intuition, and “second sight.” Opal sliders are less common than seed pearl versions - especially one with four opals - making this piece an especially rare find.

A shield-shaped slider set with one tiny opal (with flashes of blue and green) and two aged seed pearls (symbolizing hope, constancy), all framed by hand-engraved detailing. Shield/leaf shapes like this were symbolic of protection and good fortune.

An eight-pointed star (sometimes called a “compass star” or “guiding star”) with two tiny gemstones - a garnet and a paste diamond (clear). These mixed stones in star motifs were a thing back then - one symbolized “bright day,” the other “night star.” There’s also classic Victorian burst engraving around each stone - this was hand-done and meant to mimic rays of light.

A shield-shaped slider engraved with a radiating starburst, centered with a single seed pearl. The starburst engraving is hand-cut (you can see the tiny, slightly irregular rays), meant to mimic light radiating from the center stone. This trio - a shield, a starburst, a seed pearl - is basically a Victorian-era good-luck charm.

A slider with a diagonal “belt” motif - a design borrowed from heraldic straps and shields of the era. The center stripe is set with three stones: two original seed pearls (a classic Victorian choice symbolizing purity and wisdom) flanking a darker central stone, likely a garnet or paste “jet”. Pearl + dark stone trios often represented “light and shadow” -  a favorite Victorian metaphor for life’s balance.The raised, folded edges of the metal mimic a wrapped sash or banner.

I| The Twin Pearl Slider
A delicate diamond-shaped (lozenge) slider featuring two tiny seed pearls set into a hand-engraved gold-fill frame. This classic Victorian design balances geometric simplicity with symbolic meaning - seed pearls were often chosen to represent purity and sentiment, making this a quietly romantic piece full of history and charm.

A late-Victorian “shield” slider engraved with one of the period’s most beloved pairings: the crescent moon and eight-point star. At the center sits a single seed pearl - the Victorians' go-to gem for celestial motifs, symbolizing purity, protection, and a steady guiding light. The starburst around the pearl is hand-cut (you can see the tiny irregularities that prove it), and the crescent moon is engraved in relief, giving the whole piece a celestial-romantic vibe. Moon-and-star sliders in this shielded silhouette are much harder to find than floral or geometric versions, which makes this one pretty special.