Georgian Ruby and Emerald Mandolin Brooch/Pendant Locket, circa 1830

Victorian diamond pendant/brooch. Centrally set with a cushion shape old mine diamond in an open back cut-down setting with an approximate we...

Ruby and diamond brooch. Set to centre with thirty four square baguette cut natural unenhanced rubies in open back channel settings with a combined approximate weight of 3.40 carats,...

Georgian diamond brooch/pendant. Centrally set with one cushion shape old mine diamond in a closed back cutdown setting with a weight of 1.10 ca...

Georgian miniature and diamond brooch. Set with a fine picture of a young country girl with a boy in a closed back rubover setting, bordered by a single row of cushion shape rose cut...

Striking peacock brooch pendant featuring a ruby, sapphire, emerald and cultured pearl colorful design. The chain necklace looks like 'Z' recta...

Dramatic 18k yellow gold filagree bow brooch pendant featuring a leaf and scroll design accented with cabochon emerald and man made faceted rubies. The back has a "c" clasp and a hook so you can wear it as a pendant / enhancer as well. The rubies are synthetic and the emerald cabochons are cracked - I believe this piece was made during World War II and they used family stones and what they could get their hands on. 3.8" across by 2.35" wide This piece is in the Byzantine Style. Below is the history of Byzantine Jewelry from Lang Antiques: Byzantine jewelry was a full continuation of the Roman traditions which were kept alive behind the high walls of the new capital, Constantinople. The Roman techniques and styles continued to form the foundation of Byzantine goldsmith‘s skills who weren’t complete copycats; some innovations such as the use of Christian iconography and further specialisation of new and old techniques occurred. Production in the old jewelry centres of Alexandria and Antioch gave way to an increased production in Constantinople. Byzantine jewelry had a huge influence on the manufacturing of personal decoration in the rest of the Medieval world. The Carolingian (start 742 AD) and the later Ottonian courts (start 962 AD) were linked to the Byzantine empire and adopted their fashion resulting in the northern European Romanesque jewelry style. In the Byzantine Empire jewelry...

An Edwardian emerald and diamond pendant/brooch, the pear-shaped emerald, weighing approximately 2.20 carats, accompanied by GCS ...

Ruby 1.88 carats with Cabochon Emerald 0.12 carat and Diamond 0.11 carat Brooch/ Pendant set in 18 Karat Gold Settings (chain not included) Width: 3.5 cm Length: 3.3 cm Total Weig...