Georgian Cat's Eye Chrysoberyl Gold Cross Pendant

Victorian Aquamarine and Diamond Pendant, ca. 1860s A large aquamarine pendant from the Victorian era (ca. 1860s). The aquamarine weighs ca....

A very chic 1890s Russian necklace, beautifully composed with various fine gemstones. The center stone is a bright pear shaped imperial topaz, below...

Beautiful Burmese Ruby and Diamond Gold Ring, Georgian, ca. 1800. The unheated cushion-shaped Burmese ruby, 3.34cts, set within naturalistic trellis work, filled with 16 old-cut dia...

A golden heart pendant with chain by Tiffany & Co in 18k yellow gold. The pendant is in the shape of heart hugged by an arrow as a symbol of love. It is signed and numbered.

A bow shaped diamond brooch/pendant from the Victorian era, ca. 1880s. It is studded with old European and cushion cut diamonds, weighing circa 5 carats.

Rare Pair of Georgian REGARD Turtle Dove Brooches, ca. 1820s A symbolic and museum-collectable example of acrostic jewels, featuring two doves, mounted with various gemstones, where the gems spell out "regard" - (R)uby (E)merald (G)arnet (A)methyst (R)uby (D)iamond. The pieces are further accentuated with fine cannetille gold work throughout. About Acrostic Jewellery and Turtle Doves In acrostic jewels the first letter of each gemstone spells out a word. Typical examples are words of endearment like "adore", "dearest" and "regard". The utterly romantic trend of acrostic jewels began in the Georgian era and flourished throughout the Victorian period. It is believed that acrostic jewelry was first created by Jean-Baptiste Mellerio of the House of Mellerio, who started designing jewels with gems that spelled out “j’adore.” Napoleon Bonaparte admired Mellario’s acrostic designs and commissioned acrostic jewels for both Empress Josephine and his second wife, Empress Marie Louise. Secret messages of love encoded in gems went perfectly with the Georgian and Victorian love of romance and symbolic meanings. These sentimental jewels would have been gifted to lovers, family members, or even treasured friends. Further to being acrostic jewels, these doves also represent love and faithfulness, because they mate for life, work together to build nests and raise their young together. They are immortalized in literary and poetic works, such as the Old Testament, and artists like Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser...

Simply Beautiful! Finely Detailed Cat’s Eye Chrysoberyl and Diamond Gold Cross. Hand set with Cat’s Eye Chrysoberyl weighing approx. 2.48tcw and centering a 0.05 Carat Diamond. Hand ...

Flower gemstone brooch and pendant. This beautifully hand crafted 1940's brooch is enriched with 9 round red purplish round sapphires intermixed with 6 round green emeralds and accen...

Hand cut and polished honey colored natural cat's eye is crafted with hand in 14K yellow gold. Ideal for daily casual wear. Chain is not included. Image is enlarged to get a closer...

Hand cut and polished natural Cat's Eye is crafted with hand in 14K yellow gold. Ideal for casual daily wear Chain is not included Image is enlarged to get a closer view Ethically s...

Look at that face! The most adorable pendant featuring your favorite doggo with 0.56 carats of fancy yellow diamond ears and 2 cats eye chrysober...

A large impressive and rare natural quartz with a fantastic cat’s eye, known as chatoyancy in the trade. The cat’s eye effect is most seen with chrysoberyl but in more rare occasions...