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Portuguese order of Christ cross in silver and garnets
Tweet Pin It Portuguese order of Christ cross. Silver ca 1800 with foiled garnets and paste. Measurements : 70 x 43 mm The order’s origins […]
“Large” hard stone cameo brooch with diamonds and emeralds
Tweet Pin It Agate cameo with gold mount. The mount is with emeralds and diamonds. Ca 1820 Measurements : 47 x 40 mm
“Large” coral heart pendant
Tweet Pin It Ca 1800 ” large coral pendantwith the original gold loop. Measurements : 25 x 20 mm
1600 silver cross
Tweet Pin It 2Northern European fire gilt silver cross with pearls and rock crystals. Measurements : 56 x 39 mm
Eighteenth century Giardinetti gold brooch with diamonds
Tweet Pin It Ca 1740 gold and silver brooch set with table cut diamonds.The fittings are later, and its possible that this brooch was a […]
Seventeenth century gold pendant
Tweet Pin It Late seventeenth century Spanish gold pendant -ca 1680- with rose diamonds. Measurements : 68 mm drop
Early eighteenth century brooch
Tweet Pin It Portuguese ca 1740 gold “bleeding heart ” brooch. The broooch is set with emeralds and rubies and diamonds. The emeralds are Colombian […]
Seventeenth century Memento Mori ring
Tweet Pin It Late seventeenth century Memento Mori ring with engraved skull and black enamel. Engraved inside : “PF obt11 Sep 76 ” Ring size […]
Seventeenth century diamond ring
Tweet Pin It Ca 1660 enameled gold ring with large rose cut diamond. Probably English. Ring size: “M” = US “6” + 1/4 Size of […]
Renaissance revival gold pendant
Tweet Pin It English ca 1860 Holbeinesc renaissance revival enamelled gold pendant with a locket in the back.The pendant is set with a large cabochon […]
Agate Cameo Carving Antinious
Tweet Pin It High relief white and grey agate cameo of Antinious, lover of Emperor Hadrian, 117-138 A.D. The Greek born Antinious travelled with the […]
Agate ring of Pan
Tweet Pin It 18 th century agate cameo of Pan in a heavy high carat ring mount. Size of cameo 19.3 mm Ring size:”P” + […]
Coat of Arms Intaglio
Tweet Pin It A late 17th century high carat gold ring inset with an intaglio carved carnelian of family arms. Probably Italian c.1690. Ref:IN04
Italian Carved Coral Brooch
Tweet Pin It Coral brooch, probably Italian c. 1800. Size 5.5cm
Roman Gold Ring
Tweet Pin It Late Roman gold ring c.2nd. cent. A.D.High carat prob. 22.Finger size:”P”. Weight 9.8gr For a very similar example see Page 22 of […]
Antique Silver Wine Goblet
Tweet Pin It Silver gilt wine goblet. Augsburg 1680 mk; H M conjoined. Ref:SI10
Early Gold Posy Ring
Tweet Pin It Ca 1680 English posy ring. ” In god is my trust ” Width of band:5 mm Ring size: ” L ” = […]
Sixteenth century silver ring
Tweet Pin It Ca 1550 silver ring , the seal shows an arm holding a sword in a shield. Above the shield a star and […]
Intaglio of Athena
Tweet Pin It Carnelian intaglio of Athena circa 200 A.D. in a modern high carat setting.
Silver Gilt Spice Box
Tweet Pin It Silver gilt table spice box.Marked underneath with the town mark of Augsburg and with the makers mark of Johann J. Bruglocher.
Large Agate Cameo Portrait of Marie Louise
Tweet Pin It Large honey coloured high profile agate cameo portrait of Marie Louise second wife of Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France. Depicting her in […]
Roman glass intaglio ring
Tweet Pin It Antique Roman glass intaglio ca. second century A.D. set in modern gold ring. The layered glass is imitating the colors of agate. […]
Hellenistic gold ring
Tweet Pin It Ca 200 B.C. “Hellenistic” gold ring. The “large” ring is made up of coiled wire , soldered solid, and chased and repouseed […]
Pair of Russian picture frames
Tweet Pin It Pair of antique Russian picture frames. The silver frames ar frmed by a pink hardstone, form of rhodonite or marble. The silver […]
Carved coral St John the Baptist
Tweet Pin It Eighteenth century carved coral figure of St John the Baptist. Italian robabvly Trapani work ca 1740-50. Made into a pin in the […]
Banded agate and diamonds ring
Tweet Pin It Antique gold ring with cabochon banded agate with band of diamonds around. English c 1800. Measurement of bezel :10 mm Ring size […]
Agate Cameo Portrait of Youth
Tweet Pin It 16th century agate portrait of youth. Probably Italian c.1580.Later mount in high carat gold. Ref: CA04
Pair of Seventeenth Century Gold Earrings with Diamonds
Tweet Pin It Pair of gold and diamond earrings, probably Spanish ca 1680, with original fittings. All in original state.
Enamelled Box
Tweet Pin It Silver gilt and enamelled box with turned decoration on the side. 5cm in diameter. Unmarked. German c.1700.
Enamelled gold ring with cinamon diamond
Tweet Pin It Antique enamelled gold ring with a natural cinamon coloured diamond. The diamond is ca one carat.Measurement of square bezel : 6 mm […]
1880 Chinese sunglasses
Tweet Pin It Ca 1860-80 pair of sunglasses with the metal parts made of Paktong, the rim is made of tortoise shell and the lenses […]
Coral necklace
Tweet Pin It Antique corall necklace with carved coral snake in the “middle” with tiny gold set diamond eyes.
Ancient Roman cameo of Medusa in gold ring
Tweet Pin It Ancient Roman cameo of Medusa set in modern gold ring.Medusa was a protective talisman/devise. Roman legions had Medusa on their shield, and […]
Ca 1700 Indo Portuguese gold and ebony bead necklace
Tweet Pin It Carved ebony beads set with gold granulated half beads. The gold work seem 22 carat gold. Ceylon or Indo Portuguese, ca 1700. […]
Ancient Roman gold ring with intaglio
Tweet Pin It ca 200 A.D.gold ring with a “niccolo” intaglio of probably an actor. Measurements of bezel:14 x 12 mm Ring size :”G” + […]
Eighteenth century Portuguese topaz brooch
Tweet Pin It Portuguese ca 1770 silver brooch set with yellow topaz. Closed back and foiled. Brooch fitting later. Measurements : 55 x 55 mm
“Large” Carbuncle garnet pendant
Tweet Pin It “Enormous” carbuncle garnet, hollowed out in the back to let more light through. These size garnets were very rare in the Middle […]
Seventeenth century silver brooch
Tweet Pin It Ca 1660 French or Italian silver gilt brooch with enamel and rubies. Measurements : 55 x 60 mm
Coral branch brooch.
Tweet Pin It “Large” highly polished coral branch set in silver as a brooch. Ca 1800. Measurement: 9 cm
1760 silver choker with garnets
Tweet Pin It English ca 1760 gilt silver choker in 13 hinged sections, set with almandine garnets. The ends are with open clasps to accomodate […]
Pendant with The Madonna of Guadalupe, Mexico
Tweet Pin It “Large” pendant in silver gilt and rock crystal. The miniature is on one side the Madonna of Guadalupe and on the reverse […]
Late eighteenth century intaglio ring
Tweet Pin It Ca 1760-1820 sard intaglio ring. The carving of the gem is a really curious one, probably referring to a fertility ritual, but […]
Baronets armorial ring
Tweet Pin It Ca 1890 armorial seal ring with an octagonal carved bloodstone. The caving is a reversed double monogram with a Baronet’s crown above […]
Sapphire ring
Tweet Pin It Antique high carat gold ring set with an untreated Ceylon sapphire. Ring size : “P”= US 7+3/4
Seventeenth century silver cross with rubies and diamonds
Tweet Pin It Spanish ca 1680 silver cross set with Burma rubies and diamonds. The back is with slide to accomodate silk ribbon . Measurements […]
Silver mounted tortoise snuffbox
Tweet Pin It Ca 1840-60 silver mounted “radiated tortoise” from Madagascar as a snuff box. The engraved silver gilt mount is unmarked, probably European ca […]
Emerald ring with diamond surround
Tweet Pin It Ca 1820 gold mounted emerald ring with diamonds surround. Measurement of bezel : 9 x 9 mm Ring size : “M”
Eighteenth century diamond earrings
Tweet Pin It Pair of silver and diamond earrings. Portugal ca 1770 Measurements : vertical : 42 mm