Do you have “family jewels”?

[Karensbadger]

We are invited to a wedding soon and the bride is a cousin of a well known family, and is wearing the family tiara. I am unfashionably impressed by this!

Do you have family jewels?

Karen's- they went to Russian buyers

I have a couple of pretty Victorian bracelets and a Whitby jet necklace that belonged to one of my mother’s great aunts. I often wear the necklace as it is beautiful and quite understated.

Think racecardriver is from same part of Europe as my father's family!

I have my grandma’s engagement ring. (DSis1 has her eternity ring, DSis2 has her wedding ring). I wear it every day.

Not a tiara obvs, but I did have some nice antique jewellery from my relatives. It got burgled

Yes, I have inherited several pieces of jewellery from my grandmothers. Sadly no tiaras!

I have pieces from both grandmothers that'll be passed down to my DDs and I bought my wedding hairpieces with the intention of them becoming heirlooms

I have quite a few pieces. I have a Georgian ring and an art deco diamond ring that were my grandmas, several strands of pearls of different lengths, including a choker, that were my grandmas and my mum's, and a pink ruby drop necklace and earring set that is very simple and belonged to my great-grandma who lived in Edinburgh.
There are two large amethyst rings inherited from my dad's sister along with a heavy 18c rose gold bracelet (I never wear it), another 18c gold Victorian bangle, another diamond ring, a pearl ring, necklace, bracelet and matching earrings, a pair of Edwardian diamond drop earrings and a diamond, ruby and sapphire Union Jack brooch from 1 world war. There is an amber necklace and matching ear rings too from 1920s and some Whitby jet pieces that I don't like.
I also have an Irish silver necklace handmade for my grandma in Dublin in the 1960s in the shape of a Peacock feather and a heavy silver bangle and heavy silver bracelet made by the same designer for her.
DH has an 18c gold 1850s pocket watch with matching double Albert chain that was his grandad's and my dad's wedding ring - which was my grandad's before him. He has a gold watch from Garrards that was his grandad's. He doesn't wear them.
None of it is worth millions but some bits are worth 2-3 thousand each. I wear most of it at various times- I think it should be worn.

Yes between myself and my mother we have a great deal from my maternal grandmother (much of it we found after she had passed away). She was a fantastic collector and very fond of Victorian & Art Deco pieces, including some beautiful hairpieces. I went with my mother some months later to get all of it valued, my mother literally fainted when all was revealed as in proportion to this, my grandmother had lived a reasonably low key lifestyle.

Neither of us can bear to part with any of it, but rarely have "occasion" to wear most of it, so it is all held securely for now, though every year we have the discussion what might be best to do as insurance costs are eyewatering.

I recently wore a brooch to a funeral and was so paranoid about losing it it made me think twice unless the event really warranted it.

My grandmother had some, all stolen. 2 house burglaries in the 80s and then sickeningly 2 diamond rings stolen from her fingers between the nursing home and the hospital when she died.

Found a beautiful Liberty bracelet box when we were clearing out her house, no bracelet though. Just stuff though really isn't it.

Er, no.

Several gold necklaces, a coral bracelet woth gold and diamond rings. I hope that the next generations will appreciate keeping them.

Yes. And since I'm an only son, DF in his will skipped a generation and passed it all straight on to my DD. I got my Gt Grandfathers jet cuff links do they count?

My grandfathers concubines jade ring. They lost everything fleeing the Communists in mainland China. My ancestral home is now a museum.

Most of ours (beautiful old jewellery from pre-revolution Russia) were stolen when my grandparents were burgled, but we still have some. I borrowed a beautiful necklace and tiara for my wedding, and those will come to me when my parents are gone (they passed to my mum when my granny died).

Some of these stories are very sad and really conjure up bygone days!
I don't have anything particularly valuable but of sentimental value to me.
I have my grandmothers wedding ring and the gold watch my grandfather gave her for her 16th birthday when they were 'walking out'

I have my grandfather's bothers gold pocket watch pre WWII

DH's grandmother gave him her large amethyst engagement ring to give to me when we started going out. I love it but it is not my engagement ring

I would LOVE some pre-revolution russian jewellery