{"title":"IG Live Archive Sale","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"fern-silver-pteridomania-hinged-bracelet","title":"Fern Silver Pteridomania Hinged Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003eHallmarks are Birmingham anchor, lion (sterling silver) and lowercase Gothic k (1909-1910 date cycle). A fern is engraved on the front of this 1\" wide bangle. The New York Botanical Garden describes 19th-century \"fern fever,\" characterized by obsessive collecting, taxonomic arguments, and widespread design motifs driven by Victorian popular culture. The craze, peaking between 1850 and 1890, was fueled by technological advancements like the Wardian case, the repeal of glass taxes, and increased botanical exploration. The trend was dying out by the time this bracelet was made, but the fern clearly still had some die-hard fans. 7\" circumference.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52397779484954,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/IMG_9273.jpg?v=1788294498"},{"product_id":"arrow-through-hearts-ring","title":"Arrow-Through-Hearts Ring","description":"\u003cp\u003eTesting 10k. American?? A mystery - applied to a slim gold band, there's a set of two hearts with a long arrow through it. The fletching is hand-engraved and the two hearts show traces of red and white(?) enamel, which is nearly gone now. Underneath, the metal was scraped and roughed up manually to prepare for the enamel - this is old. Could be very old - like 18th c. The hearts have that pear shape and the ventricle on top like a human heart - It looks like the post-medieval heart to me. All handmade, not by a professional goldsmith, like \"studio\" jewelry?  The band is a size 6.5 and can be resized. The dealer who sold it to us truly didn't know WTF, either. It was a personal item, with a lost story! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem will ship via UPS, insured and with signature required for delivery. Item will arrive in minimal packaging. Please allow 1-2 weeks for your order to be packed and processed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52397788561690,"sku":"IG_0701_2026_010","price":800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"georgian-pinchbeck-chain-w-gaming-tokens","title":"Georgian Pinchbeck Chain w\/ Gaming Tokens","description":"\u003cp\u003e9 faux coins are mounted on a Georgian-looking pinchbeck chain measuring 9\" long in total, with a late 19th\/early 20th c. clasp. Was this to be worn like a decorative watch chain? The coins have on the front George's head and \"GEORGIVS III DEL GRATIA\" and on the back, his crest (a spade-shaped shield) crowned, and the words \"IN MEMORY OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS 1788\". The coins are 3\/4\" dia. and were known as \"Spade Guineas\". They were produced as gaming counters and novelty pocket pieces during the 19th century to commemorate a bygone era of wealth, high-stakes gambling, and nostalgia. Genuine gold guineas were largely replaced by the gold sovereign in 1817, turning the Spade Guinea into a symbol of a fabled, \"better\" past. Want me to turn these into a 7\" (or any length you desire) bracelet? I can do that for you. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem will ship via UPS, insured and with signature required for delivery. Item will arrive in minimal packaging. Please allow 1-2 weeks for your order to be packed and processed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52397814055194,"sku":null,"price":1100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"gold-b-f-horseshoe-locket","title":"Gold B\/F Horseshoe Locket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Gold back and front\", which means the visible outer surfaces are real gold sheet, but the piece isn't solid gold. A layer of gold was mechanically bonded to a base metal core (often brass). The FRONT AND BACK panels are gold. The inner frame, hinge, rims, clasp, and internal fittings are base metal. It's higher-quality construction than \"gold plate\" because the gold layer is relatively thick. Hand-engraved swirls and florals on back, and on the front a horseshoe engraved with lucky seven nails. Inside the crescent, an ivy pattern (ivy = \"I cling to thee\"). No interior frames or lenses, c. 1890. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem will ship via UPS, insured and with signature required for delivery. Item will arrive in minimal packaging. Please allow 1-2 weeks for your order to be packed and processed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52398026490138,"sku":"IG_0701_2026_017","price":650.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/IMG_9718.jpg?v=1789594866"},{"product_id":"baby-black-enamel-pin","title":"\"BABY\" Black Enamel Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003emass produced, gold fill, gorgeous font!  Black enamel. Pin back, c. 1870. 1 1\/8\" long. Was probably meant ACTUALLY to be used for a baby's clothes or diaper. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem will ship via UPS, insured and with signature required for delivery. Item will arrive in minimal packaging. Please allow 1-2 weeks for your order to be packed and processed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52398056079642,"sku":"IG_0701_2026_023","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"banded-agate-snake-pendant-1","title":"Banded Agate Snake Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eHas the bug-eyes and open mouth (no teeth) happy sperm look of jewelry from the 1840s - 60s, and the banded agate is right for that period, too. Was converted from a really nick stickpin or hatpin. So freaking nice - you will love seeing him smiling up at you on a chain around your neck. 1\" tall. Tests 14k.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem will ship via UPS, insured and with signature required for delivery. Item will arrive in minimal packaging. Please allow 1-2 weeks for your order to be packed and processed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52398080426266,"sku":"IG_0701_2026_027","price":1850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"love-token-mary-seated-dime-1883","title":"Love Token: Mary, Seated Dime, 1883","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor \"love tokens\" like these, the reverse of a coin was smoothed and hand-engraved with initials, monograms, names, or tiny scenes, then given to a friend of loved one. Liberty dimes were by far the most popular American coin used. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eItem will ship via UPS, insured and with signature required for delivery. Item will arrive in minimal packaging. Please allow 1-2 weeks for your order to be packed and processed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52398111555866,"sku":"IG_0701_2026_047","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"tortoiseshell-lady-pipe-cleaner","title":"Tortoiseshell LADY! Pipe Cleaner","description":"\u003cp\u003eTortoiseshell sheets are riveted together with brass at the hip. She's got her hands on her hair and her tits OUT! One foot is a scooper, one is a sharp stabby tool for cleaning out a pipe. Measures 3.5\" tall. c. 1880??? IDK! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52417371341082,"sku":"IG_0701_2026_030","price":375.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"butterfly-gilt-bangle","title":"Butterfly Gilt Bangle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Gilded white metal (tests around 60% silver), c. 1890, Aesthetic Movement-ish, all hand-engraved w\/ onlaid butterflies, \u003cbr\u003eDimensions: Just over 6.5\"\" inner circumference, 1\"\" wide. Some wear, gilding loss \u0026amp; minor denting. Back is blank. \"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52417394376986,"sku":"IG_0701_2026_038","price":825.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"entre-nous-wax-seal-fob","title":"\"Entre Nous\" Wax Seal Fob","description":"\u003cp\u003eTiny!  Entre Nous is French for \"between us\".  Black glass, gold cased fob mount, c. 1840.   This was a tassie - made from a durable colored glass paste developed by Scottish gem engraver named James Tassie (and later, his nephew William) in the 18th and 19th centuries. They were lower priced than hand-engraved intaglios. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52417422295322,"sku":"IG_0701_2026_043","price":725.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"elephant-hair-bangle-1","title":"Elephant Hair Bangle","description":"\u003cp\u003e7.5\" diameter, closes with a pin on a chain, braid is 3\/8\" wide, c. 20th century, made in India? Some kinda low-grade silver? Could it be Thai or something? 3 wide strands of elephant hair are braided with twisted wire spacers. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52417463746842,"sku":"IG_0701_2026_041","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"in-adversis-etiam-fida-tassie-seal","title":"\"In adversis etiam fida\" Tassie Seal","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn adversis etiam fida is a Latin phrase that translates to \"faithful even in adversity\" or \"still loyal in hardship.\" Gold filled fob \u0026amp; white Tassie glass. c. 1850. Wax (green!) is still visible in the grooves!  The image is a broken column (Neoclassical) with ivy climbing all over it. The message: even when life is broken, like the shattered column, true loyalty remains, just as the ivy continues to cling and flourish. Love\/Friendship survives misfortune. 1\" tall seal, 1\/2\" x 5\/8\" seal. Heavy tarnish (as expected) and abrasions to seal. Was used to seal letters. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52499117736218,"sku":"IG_0714_2026_061","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/IMG_9287.jpg?v=1788368802"},{"product_id":"love-token-em-or-me-1874","title":"Love Token: EM or ME, 1874","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a Seated Liberty Dime. Ultra-fancy shaded letters. I'll drill a hole and add a ring on top for you. Some love tokens were made by individuals, but this one's expert script engraving lets me know it was done by a jeweler.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52500367376666,"sku":"IG_0714_2026_064","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"love-token-sister-1883","title":"Love Token: Sister, 1883","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a Seated Liberty Dime. This one looks more home-made!  I love!  Double engraved concentric circles and blocky sans-serif font.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52500442054938,"sku":"IG_0714_2026_065","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"papa-rlb-love-token","title":"\"Papa\" \/\/ RLB Love Token","description":"\u003cp\u003eBoth sides of the coin are decorated - one with the word \"Papa\" and one with a monogram R\/L\/S.  This could have been a British sixpence or an American quarter. c. 1880.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52508423356698,"sku":"IG_0714_2026_068","price":525.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/IMG_9275.jpg?v=1788294839"},{"product_id":"staurolite-fairy-cross-gold-pendant","title":"Staurolite \"Fairy Cross\" Gold Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eStaurolite, prized as a protective talisman. In southwestern Virginia, naturally occurring staruolite crystals often form remarkable cross shapes, earning them the nickname \"Fairy Stones\". According to local folklore, these crosses were created from the tears of fairies (!) mourning Christ's crucifixion, while geologists recognize them as twinned staurolite crystals formed within metamorphic rock. Their cross shape made them popular good luck charms, and Virginia's Fairy Stone State Park was named for the abundant specimens found there. This one is c. 1930s, maybe? 10k top. About 1\" tall including ring at top. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52632353833242,"sku":"IG_0805_2026_069","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"barrette-with-white-enamel","title":"Barrette with White Enamel","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarked \"sterling\" on the back but I can see there is at least a little bit of brassy metal at the hinge (otherwise the silver would be too soft to support the mechanism, and would bend.) 1 3\/4\" wide, white guilloché (enamel that's semi-transparent, so you can see dense, repetitive metal pattern underneath.) c. 1910 - 1930.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52632359272730,"sku":"IG_0805_2026_092","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/IMG_9304.jpg?v=1788369680"},{"product_id":"medicine-corkscrew","title":"Medicine Corkscrew","description":"\u003cp\u003eGiven away as a promotional item to promote \"Mary T. Goldman's Gray Hair Restorer, St. Paul MINN.\" These lightweight metal corkscrews were necessary personal items - they would open a medicine (most likely snake oil) bottle with a cork top. c. 1920 - I found a medicine bottle for sale with this tonic in it on ebay, complete with instructions!  2\" long when unfolded. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52632362778906,"sku":"IG_0805_2026_082","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/IMG_9277.jpg?v=1788295055"},{"product_id":"smallest-french-english-dictionary","title":"Smallest French \u0026 English Dictionary","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe pressed tin box has rounded corners and measures 1 3\/8\" x 1 1\/8\". There is a magnifying lens built in to the front of the box which you can use to look up words and definitions. Book is truly teeny, and the red leather cover is embossed with gold letters. On the back, there's an ad for Pear's SAVON soap. Never missing an opportunity for an ad placement in the late Vic period. \"Gasc's locket french dictionary\", it says, on the interior front page. \"The smallest French and English Dictionary in the world\". \"Contains more than five thousand words.... including corrections for the first time of hundreds of vulgar errors which occur in all other French and English dictionaries\". c. 1890. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Erica Weiner LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52714186670362,"sku":"IG_0819_2026_012","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/IMG_9670_1.jpg?v=1789676633"}],"url":"https:\/\/checkout.ericaweiner.com\/collections\/ig-live-archive-sale.oembed?page=2","provider":"Erica Weiner LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}