Gold and Enamel Watch/Chatelaine, Viennese Craftsmanship, circa 1860-1870

Chatelaine with belt hook in intricately sculpted, matte, pink gold. The piece is topped with a crown featuring pearls and semi-precious stones. Two coats of arms in multicolored ena...

Gold bracelet composed of two rigid, articulated elements that form a circle. The bracelet is decorated with a central medallion featuring a micromosaic. The medallion is ringed with cannetille motifs and lines of gold that form arabesques. The quality of metalwork is reminiscent of Etruscan craftsmanship. The central medallion represents a pastoral scene with two peasants next to a fountain. The man is milking a goat while the woman is refreshing herself at the fountain. Roman ruins stand in the background. This composition was inspired by Francesco Londonio, a Milanese artist. The engravings of his paintings strongly influenced mosaic artisans during the second half of the 19th century. This piece presents several similarities with others from the Castellani jewelry...

Chatelaine with belt hook composed of three colors (green, pink, white) of intricately sculpted, matte gold. The piece is topped with a count's crown. This chatelaine was used to hang a pocket watch from the waist or jacket. It is made of two octagonal medallions. The largest, in the shape of a shield, in white, pink and green gold is decorated with shields, spears and helm. This Neogothic decor stands...

Gold chatelaine with belt hook behind. Two smooth lapis lazuli blazons are set in think, chain-link rings and topped with a crown embellished with pearls and inlaid with small green and red stones. Below the lapis lazuli blazons is a black enamel motto which reads “Tout ou Rien” (All or Nothing). Three short chains are suspended from the blazons and the motto, each of which is divided by a bead of lapis lazuli. At the end of each chain is a functional pendant: a jasper seal, a gold and lapis lazuli key...

Chatelaine composed of gold overlaid with royal blue enamel. Two gold link chains flank a central chain whose diamond-shaped links are each decorated with four pearls. These three ch...

Oval gold brooch with an enamel medallion featuring two female figures in a landscape. Each of them holds an attribute related to mythology. Openwork mounting in a floral motif is highlighted with gem stone. Some wears on the enamel. Gold mark: eagle head 18K...

Charmingly romantic, this Italian made brooch starts with a delicately tied bow crafted of fourteen karat yellow gold with a center ribbon of cobalt blue enamel. Affixed with a fancy...

A Swiss enamel brooch, with an oval hand painted scene depicting mountains in the distance with a church surrounded by trees, with a feature tree, people and animals to the foregroun...

A Swiss enamel brooch, with an oval hand painted scene depicting mountains in the distance with a church surrounded by trees, with a feature tree, ...

Antique Almandine Black Enamel 18K Gold Brooch, Paris circa 1860 Magnificent brooch made of high-quality, finely chased gold, oval with a lattice-like openwork edge and black enameled leaves, the center cape-shaped set with teardrop-shaped almandines and small oriental pearls, tasseled trimmings with further almandines and oriental pearls. 750/18 K gold 11 Almandine, round and pear-shaped in table cut natural pearls black enamel Size 4.5 cm x 5.5 cm Weight 16.7 g stamped with Paris guarantee marked with eagle head 18K...

Russian Imperial presentation jewelled platinum and gold pendant watch Made by Moser & Co Made in St. Petersburg, 1908-1917 The circular brooch cen...

The domed turquoise enamel plaque with old cut diamond star-shaped motif, framed half pearl. Size : 3,6cm