After the death of her husband Prince Albert in 1861, Queen Victoria ushered in a new era of fashionable jewelry—mourning jewels. Now, they will be up for auction at Sotheby's London this month.

Such jewelry dates from the Roman Empire, though it became particularly fashionable in Western Europe after the 1861 death of Prince Albert, after which Queen Victoria observed decades of mourning.

Field Trip: Mourning Jewelry Clip: Season 17 Episode 3 | 3m 19s In Corpus Christi, Texas, host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Kevin Zavian discuss the somber, yet fascinating, topic of antique ...