Antique early 20th century opal bead and pearl necklace

An early 20th century Egyptian Revival gold brooch, depicting a vulture centred with a faïence scarab, clutching lotus pods and surmounted with a cabochon ruby, polychrome enamel decoration overall and engraved to reverse, 3.5cm wide. One arrow missing. Revival is always happening in the jewelry world. The Indiana Jones inside all of us is always enticed by the buried loot of the ancients. It’s one of the reasons Egyptian Revival jewelry is so alluring. Luckily for jewelry connoisseurs the span of history that have laid way to an aesthetic resurgence and intense interest in all things Egyptian during the last two hundred years. Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign in 1798 ignited the West’s fascination with motifs we have all come to associate with Egyptian Revival—sphinxes, pyramids, palmettes, papyrus leaves. This curiosity was further stimulated by the excitement surrounding the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869, after 10 years of construction, arousing a real revival of the Egyptian style, with jewelers specifically incorporating artifacts that were thousands of years old, faience in the shapes of falcons and scarabs, set into jewels framed by vermilion enamel and lapis lazuli. Some of the highlights in the 19th century timeline of Egyptomania include the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, displays at World’s Fairs and the moment when Cleopatra’s Needle...

By the inimitable Maison Cartier, ‘Délices de Goa' necklace decorated with a succession of beads, turquoises and amethysts some of which are enr...

A pair of pastel-colored, round cabochon opals are flanked by shimmering rose-cut diamonds, set in darkened silver over 18kt. gold, in these charming and lively ear poppers. The ea...

Well matched victorian era amethyst demi parure, in silver collet settings. 31 (necklace) + 14 (bracelet) oval stones in vibrant light purple color. The name rivière comes from the ...

Early 20th century African Bakelite beads A beautiful strand of 21 African “amber” beads measuring 26 inches. The beads range from 1-1.5 inches high and...

Faceted Ethiopian Opals mounted of hand fabricated links. The lovely mostly orange hued Opals shimmer with flashes of green and blue and sparkle due to the facets. In ancient Rome Op...

Faceted Ethiopian Opals mounted of hand fabricated links. The lovely mostly orange hued Opals shimmer with flashes of green and blue and sparkle due to the facets. In ancient Rome Op...

Handmade designer FJU 18k yellow gold necklace. Alternating tumbled genuine stone beads of bright color, black pearls, natural color south sea and gem stone encrusted beads. From the female side of the catch. Green Garnet ball catch, black south sea pearl, tumbled pink Tourmaline, black south sea pearl, faceted fire opal...