Wide Victorian sterling bangle with gold accents

Reference #:  9408

Status: SOLD

Dimensions:  1.5 inches wide (3.7 cm);  oval bangle is perfect for a smaller wrist; will fit a wrist up to 7 inches in circumference

Condition: excellent; no damage or restoration

Year: 1897

Price:  SOLD

Description: A Wide Victorian sterling silver bangle with yellow, rose and green gold accents; a very desirable and hard to find combination.  This lovely bangle was made in Sheffield England.  Jewelry from Sheffield is highly sought after and always of the finest quality.   The bangle has a makers mark "HW" and the Crown (indicating it was made in Sheffield, and the Royal Standard (flag).  It is extremely rare to find jewelry bearing the Royal Standard.  Research on the mark seems to indicate that the Royal Standard was placed on pieces made by selected companies during the year of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee (1897).  The word, "standard" is also marked on the inside near the hinge.