Fashion Jewelry Objets d'Art and Vertu

This beautiful cameo brooch/ pendant depicts the Last Supper in great detail. A true cameo is a miniature sculpture in relief, carved from a single shell. Travelers touring Europe he...

A cylindrical, double-ended transparent crystal perfume bottle with one side a fine vinaigrette and the other a smelling salt compartiment. The vinaigre...

CELINE peg tie paper clip/ bookmarker in gold tone metal. featuring makers carriage CELINE on both sides of peg Condition: vintage, 1990s, excellent Dimensions: 3 cm x 1 cm

Vintage Gold Plated Ligne 1 BR ST Dupont Lighter The iconic S.T. Dupont name is known for quality, well-made cigarette lighters and other luxury implements. T...

Enveloped in a sea of 60.26 carats of fancy vivid yellow diamonds is this tour de force of jewelry craftsmanship from the collaboration of jewelry legends Fred Leighton and Carvin French. Made for Patricia Kluge...

The cameo at the center of this exceptional pendant is a stunning example of the art of gem engraving during the Renaissance. It likely dates to the early 17th century and features a sacrificial scene inspired by the Greco-Roman era. The central flaming altar is flanked by two figures preparing to sacrifice a ram, while a figure in a lion skin blowing horns stands in the left corner. The carver brilliantly uses the natural layers of the stone to achieve the illusion of shadow and musculature on the figures. A second, smaller cameo is set at the top of the pendant, while a myriad of multi-colored gems, pearls and enamel adorns the 18K gold setting. A large Baroque pearl suspended from an enamel dragon finishes the design, which embodies the opulence and theatricality of jewels from the Renaissance age. Cameos and intaglios were highly popular amongst wealthy connoisseurs in Renaissance Italy, and owning the finest pieces was the privilege of princes. Although they were often elaborately mounted for display alone, cameos were also frequently worn as pendants, surrounded by enameled and stone-set gold frames. Such pieces were particularly prized by the Medici and Lorraine families, many of which can now be seen at the National Archeological Museum in Florence. Very few Renaissance cameos...

Gorgeous pen by famed designer Cartier. The pen is known as the "Panther de Cartier" and decorated with marble blue lacquer and a spotted pattern on the tip leading up to the nib. Th...

Considered very auspicious in both Chinese and Japanese cultures, the gourd has a long history of talismanic use in warding off evil and promoting good fortune. In Chinese, it is cal...

A Natural Handmade octagon turquoise coloured Shattuckite Decorative Jewelry Box. The turquoise colour and the black pattern looks like an artful painting of nature...

This magnificent antique hand-carved nephrite jade pi disk was most likely created in the late 19th century -between 1850-1900. It has been carved with small r...

An exquisitely crafted DeVilbiss perfume bottle, featuring black enamel and gold accents, from the vibrant era of the 1920s. Size: 5-1/2" tall x 2-1...

This elegant piece is a modern reproduction of the 1918 "Amber Noir" perfume bottle, initially crafted by Maurice Depinoix. The creator of this particular replica is not identified, ...