Antique Enamel Pearl Diamond Gold Locket

An antique early Victorian gold, enamel, diamond, and seed pearl necklace comprised of a gold and blue enamel baton link chain with seed pearl spacers, suspending a pendant in the fo...

An antique early Victorian gold and enamel hinged bangle bracelet designed as a scrolling ribbon garter in chased gold and turquoise and white enamel, with a large ruby flanked by fo...

An antique Victorian period enamel and diamond locket pendant featuring turquoise blue enamel on the front and back of the oval locket and on the bail, centering on an old European-c...

An antique Victorian period blue enamel, diamond, and gold locket pendant centered by an oval picture glass in a blue enamel border adorned with gold and diamond gadroons, topped by ...

An antique early Victorian gold, enamel, and gemstone necklace designed as an intertwined serpent with a gold, blue enamel, and old mine diamond-set head with ruby eyes, suspending a...

A pair of antique Edwardian period garnet, diamond, enamel, and pearl pendant earrings of girandole design, comprising collet-set garnets and seed pearls cascading from scrolled whit...

Pendant with Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven Western Europe, Southern Germany (?), Italy (?), c. 1550-1560 Gold, enamel, diamonds, and pearls Weight 13.2 gr; Length 36.9 x 31.2 mm (incl. pearls) This sumptuous image exudes regal power. It portrays the Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven wearing a dress and crown studded with seven large diamonds and set against a translucent, rich blue celestial background. Far removed from the tender, humble Virgin seen in German and Netherlandish artworks of the period, she is a majestic ruler, mouth sternly set, head tilted upward, and face in full profile. The oval pendant cast in high gold relief with a central medallion, the single figure filling the space, echoes jewelry portraits of the aristocracy during the Renaissance, which similarly offset the ruler’s image against a blue field composed of enamel or lapis lazuli, symbolic of divine power Only the rays of the shining gold halo that emerge behind the Virgin’s head and her long flowing hair (instead of neatly coiffed) distinguish her from female ruler portraits of the period. Three studded pearls, forming an axis, also recall pendants of European rulers. Wealth, royal status, and divine power come together in this opulent pendant. Portraits of the period show similar small oval pendants worn by women in the square of the garment or by men nestled inside multiple chains below the base of the neck. PROVENANCE European Private Collection LITERATURE Compare images from ancient Rome, for example a sardonyx cameo with female head (Kugel 2000, no. 18; Milan, c. 1550), and a pendant with gold, pearls, and enamel in the Staatliche Museum Kassel (Schmidberger/Richter 2001, no. 43; France, c. 1555-1560). For ruler pendants with blue backgrounds see a pendant of King Frances I...

Gold and Silver Diamond Set Enamel Dragon and Lotus Flower Pendant Locket Create a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry with this very special and rare...

An important Fabergé enamel and gold lorgnette, the lorgnette comprising two circular lens within a rose gold mount, with exquisite pearl white enamel handle with engine-turned background, with yellow and rose gold floral decoration and ring termination, bearing Fabergé marks...

A Russian Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel Locket, Henrik Wigstrom, He was working for Faberge as an enameler. Has hallmarks. Dimensions 2 ½ inches wide 2 ½ inches tall half inch...

A very fine signed Art Deco hat pin. By Riker Bros. In 14k yellow gold. With alternating stripes of black enamel and channel set seed pearls. Th...

An antique handled round sterling silver basket/dish. It has a white guilloche enamel border, decorated with pink enamel flowers and green leaves. 5"...