Victorian two row seed pearl, carved cornelian and faceted rock crystal rondels with an 18ct gold clasp, 16'' long. English circa 1880.

The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria’s reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence. Some scholars date the beginning of the period in terms of sensibilities and political concerns to the passage of the Reform Act 1832. Culturally there was a transition away from the rationalism of the Georgian period and toward romanticism and mysticism with regard to religion, social values, and the art. The era is popularly associated with the values of social and sexual restraint.