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This single-strand jadeite necklace is composed of seventy three graduated jadeite beads of bright emerald green color and very good translucency, measuring 5.2 to 9.9 mm. The clasp is mounted with diamonds. 61 cm long 55.85 grams Provenance — purchased at Wheatley Antiques in London. Stand 106, Grays Antique Market...

Inspired by folk embroidery, filigree jewelry during the Georgian period transformed in the early 1800s into labor-intensive cannetille, like this antique handmade intricately woven ...

On both sides, the pendant features a relief with melons surrounded by blooming flowers and vines. In the relief, a group of melons hangs on a vine, with leaves in between the melo...

A masterfully carved white jade snuff bottle, showcasing a sinuous chilong grasping a lotus/lingzhi vein, elegantly draping down to a lotus seed bud at the base. The opposite side fe...

This 19th Century green jade paperweight with a water dropper, 碧玉元宝水盂镇纸, features a yuanbao 元宝 shaped water dropper at the center, with rectangular spiral 回纹 patterns decorating the ...

A refined translucent celadon white jade pendant, intricately carved in openwork dragon motif, suspended on A refined translucent celadon white jade pendant, intricately carved in op...

A mid-century peer of modern jewelry artist Art Smith, studio metalsmith Otto Robert Bade (1921-2019) handcrafted this black-patinated sterling-silver openwork stylized-leaves set o...

In the 1990s when the Dutch collective Droog introduced international leaders of late 20th-Century functional art such as Ron Arad, Marcel Wanders, Jurgen Bey, Hella Jongerius, and Tejo Remy, the Netherlands-based brand was one of the most successful producers of conceptual design. The collaboration was co-founded in 1993 in Amsterdam by the jewelry and product designer Gijs Bakker (b. 1942), who commissioned his protege French artist Frederic Braham in 1998 to create this one-of-a-kind brooch for his young Droog-represented jewelry line "Chi ha paura...?". The Italian phrase means "who is afraid of?". This natural satin-lustre South Sea black-Tahitian 15 x 10 mm baroque thick-nacred pearl, which is bezel-set in oxidized sterling on a sharp silver stud for push-back fastening as a lapel or tie pin, is surrounded by a removable textured gold disk brooch with the Chiapaura maker's mark, artist's signature, abbreviated year and assay symbol. Notably, while farmed pearls from this French-Polynesian region are scarce, it is rarer to find one over 12mm. This dark gray one is also exceptional for its desirable secondary tone of peacock green with minimal surface imperfections. From normal use, the unseen back of the disk is missing chips of ecru enamel where it contacts the fastening knob. This reveals that the disk is solid gold. Like other functional conceptual design represented by Droog, the brooch is more than a beautiful piece of fine jewelry featuring multiple contrasting elements, as it could be a provocative "third nipple" if worn on a tie or scarf. Given the Dutch origin of the brand, we recall the famous 15th-Century oil-painting by Johannes Vermeer, known as "Girl with a Pearl Earring". Who is afraid of girl or boy with a third nipple? We acquired this brooch from a jewelry collector who had purchased it from the Italian gallery...