With the price of gold at a record high, vintage jewelry enthusiasts are clamoring for rare pieces—and finding them on Instagram.

D uring the Victorian era, perfume pendants had a practical purpose. Worn on chains around the neck or clipped to chatelaines around the waist, the scent flasks contained ammonia- ...

but says she never expected to find the aforementioned bracelet, which she claimed dates back to the “late Georgian to early Victorian, circa 1835.” Clocking in at 18 karats, the gold jewelry ...