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This antique amuletic copper-or-bronze-alloy framed pendant cages a dozen single-cut rock crystals that each feature a table-cut decagon crown, deep pavilion, 21 facets, uncut girdle, and 7mm diameter. They are tightly set within four linked rings to overlap at the same angle in a sparkling single row. As a perk of its age, the verdigris-speckled frame that surrounds each of the four sections of three crystals enables them to reflect surprising pale-yellow-and-lime light when the pendant is viewed from certain angles. Suggesting French heritage, the Medieval Frankish culture in northern France made jewelry in similar segmented or openwork shapes of wheels or whorls, which were worn as gem-decorated disk-shaped brooches or gold-caged rock...

This early-16th-Century Renaissance silver-repousse round medallion pendant features a romantic encounter in a rural landscape between a man and smiling woman wearing European-nobility fashion, including a men's feathered hat, tights and sword. A silversmith was commissioned by this unknown man to make the pendant as a hat badge to promote his affectionate nature, which is conveyed by the welcomed gestures between the adult couple, who stand cheek-to-cheek and hand-in-hand. As there is a church in the distant landscape, this may have been his wedding-engagement announcement. It's worth noting that romantic love via marriage was a rarity before the 18th Century. The tragic romantic Italian legend of Romeo and Juliet was first translated into English for publication in 1562--several decades before Shakespeare turned it into a famous play about a deadly consequence of separating lovers. The pendant medallion is framed with a filigree-like inward-curving bezel and a flat metal backplate, while its bail enables it to be pinned as a brooch or strung on a necklace. A perfect engagement or wedding gift for a man or woman who loves antique...

Until mid-century, fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli relied on select paruriers in Paris and New York to complete her couture collections with custom-made costume jewelry, including...

This colorful prong-set crystal spray brooch by Schreiner New York was made to compliment luxury clothing by a U.S.-based fashion designer, such as Pauline Trigere, in the late 1950s...

Inspired by folk embroidery, filigree jewelry transformed in the early 1800s during the Georgian period into labor-intensive cannetille, like this antique handmade intricately-wired metal-frame brooch depicting a floral spray. Resembling Silesian wire-ornamentation, this metallic wire and red braided-thread brooch...

Like Coco Chanel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Hattie Carnegie, and Pauline Trigere, Mary McFadden produced jewelry in the 20th Century to compliment her own couture-clothing designs. Unlike those fashion designers, McFadden handcrafted her sculptural jewelry, whereby her studio designs in brass since...

S.Georgios designer Pendant - Brooch is all handmade from solid 18 Karat White Gold and custom-made. This stunning jewel is microscopically decorated with granulation work with yello...

This brooch features an exquisite sculpture, carved by lapidary artist Steve Walters. As with all his carvings, this black chalcedony is elegance pers...

Art Deco influence clearly comes through in this early Steve Walters black chalcedony carving. The simple steps in the open triangle shape are finishe...

This 18kt gold pendant, enhancer, and brooch begins and ends with the incredible gem carving by renowned lapidary artist Steve Walters. The sculpture is carved from Gem Silica Chrysocolla...

This antique cameo heart with diamond pin is made of 14K yellow gold. It contains a round diamond weighing 0.01 CTTW.

This antique green cameo pin is made of 14K yellow gold. Measurements are 3/4" H x 1/2" W. weighs approx. 6.06 grams.