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The Veiled Mirror
@theveiledmirror.bsky.social
🖤 Olivia & Kath 🖤
RVA's premier Victorian jewelry, antiques and curiosities parlor, specializing in the dark, romantic and macabre. Shop in person or online.

www.theveiledmirror.com
Join us next Sunday for our second ...But Not Forgotten: Victorian & Antique Market at Gallery 5 in Richmond.

We have a great vendor lineup bringing you authentic antiques, oddities, clothing and jewelry from the 1700s to the 1940s. #antiques #oddities #popupmarket #rva #victorian
October 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
We are super excited to be heading to Baltimore next weekend for the Oddities and Curiosities Expo!

We will be bringing all of the incredible finds from our latest Pennsylvania trip and then some! You don't want to miss it!

We hope to see you there!!!
June 19, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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Schematics for Dr. Listrom's Auto-Trephine: For aiding in performing self-trepanation (perforating the cranium to expose the dura mater to treat a myriad of health problems). Drawn with Rotring Art pens with Platinum carbon ink on an 11x14" Strathmore Bristol Board #PenAndInk #Drawing #FountainPen
June 7, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Day 2 of our Pennsylvania adventures recap: Found some great items at a flea market, met up with a fella who cleaned out an old funeral home, found an incredible Victorian men's swivel ring. Exhausted, but all in all a great day! #skystorian #antiquing #antiques #antiqueshoplife
June 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
We are on the road again this weekend! Hunting for more treasures for the upcoming @odditiesandcuriositiesexpo in Baltimore, Richmond and Philly! Day one was a success, hoping day two also treats us well 🤞#skystorian #antiquing
June 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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Lover's Eyes are Georgian miniature paintings of a loved one's eye, often worn as brooches, pendants or rings with jeweled frames. I'm still playing with a weathered engraving style and enjoying the process! (The eye model is my lovely wife, Olivia, half of @theveiledmirror.bsky.social) #PenAndInk
May 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Milk teeth… what are they? And why is there a tooth set in this gold ring? 🦷 💍

This incredible ring will be debuted at our market …But Not Forgotten this Sunday, March 30, from 11:00-4:00 at the Studio on Broad (302 Goshen St Richmond, VA) right behind Cobra Cabana.

#rva #skystorian #milktooth
March 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Would you wear a ring containing someone else's hair?

Available for purchase on our Web site.

#skystorian #shorthistory #victorianjewelry #hairjewelry #mourning #hiddenhairring #rva #shopsmall #smallbusiness
March 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Our first Victorian and Antique pop-up market is only 2 weeks away! Mark your calendars and tell your friends!

We hope to see you there!

#rva #shoplocal #antiquemarket #rvapopup #butnotforgotten
March 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We are excited to announce that we are hosting our first antique market in Richmond on March 30.

If you love Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco antiques, clothing, jewelry, etc., then this is the market for you!

If it goes well, look for more events in the future. 🤞

#supportsmallbusiness #rva
March 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Rusty metal is also an arch nemesis. #savealltheantiques
February 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Tape and glue are our two worst enemies! 😖 #savealltheantiques
February 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
It's our 4 year anniversary today! 🎉 Thank you to everyone for helping us make our dream a reality! 🖤
February 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This beautiful figural hand hook is perfect for anyone wanting to build their own chatelaine from scratch!

With a large hook on the back, it can slide easily onto a belt, waistband or even the neckline of a blouse or dress -- if you want to get creative!

Available for purchase on our Web site!
February 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Big announcement! We are now on YouTube!! We will be using our channel to discuss all sorts of things including weird history and long forgotten antiques. Give us a watch!

#skystorian #antiques #history
February 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A little sneak peek at a super secret project we've been working on. 🤫 #nerds #behindthescenes #antiques
February 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Our latest acquisition reminds us of Ludo from "The Labyrinth." 😂 #twinsies
February 2, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Sketch of the Victorian prosthetic hand that I cleaned and conditioned for @theveiledmirror.bsky.social Done with a Traveler's Co. brass fountain pen on Lochby pocket notepad. #PenAndInk #Sketch #Prosthetic #Art #FountainPen
February 1, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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Repairing the leather collar on this 19th-century antique papier-mâché bulldog for @theveiledmirror.bsky.social (it growls when the chain is pulled!) #antiques #papiermache #bulldog
February 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We never know what we might find hiding inside some of these old antiques, but we were NOT expecting this!

Check out the surprise inside this 400-year-old reliquary!

#skystorian #antiques #religious #reliquary #antiquejewelry #surprise #history
January 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This museum quality jacket was made in the 1890s. Fashioned out of crimson red wool featuring a high collar and bustle back, this jacket gives dramatic vamp vibes.

For more info or to purchase, click shop link in bio.

#fashionhistory #vintagefashion #fashionsky #victorianfashion #skystorian
January 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
In the days when your pockets were buried under layers of cumbersome fabric (if you had pockets at all), women took a more fashionable approach to keeping their daily tools and necessities quickly accessible -- by wearing a chatelaine!

🗃️ #skystorian #victorianfashion #chatelaine #history
January 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Channel your inner Norma Desmond or your old Hollywood femme fatale with this original 1920s cigarette ring. Now available.

More info and shop link in bio.

#cigarettering #sunsetboulevard #1920s #smoking #cigaretteclip #flapper #filmnoir
January 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Today we are discussing a brief history of prosthetic limbs. You can find this incredible Victorian piece available for purchase in our shop. Link in profile. 🗃️

#antiques #Victorian #prosthetic #medical #antiquemedical #1800s #history
January 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Currently researching and writing about the history of prosthetic limbs. This one dates to around the 1860s.

Stay tuned for one of our new short educational videos (we need a better name for these 🤔) about this particular piece coming soon!

#Victorian #prosthetic #antiques #medical #oddities
January 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM