Pre Columbian 800 / 1450 AD Costa Rica Chiriki Tumbaga Gold Condor Pendant

Coin Necklace with Pegasus Stater from Corinth. A modernist piece, created in Italy and mounted with an authentic silver Stater 350-330 BC, from the ancient Greek city of Corinth. The main frame is custom made in the shape of a Corinthian war shield, crafted in solid 18 karats of white and yellow gold. This frame is attached to a Cuban link chain of 6 mm suited with a push boxed lock and a hinged figure 8 for extra security. Has a total weight of 52.4 Grams and a lenght of 14.25 Inches (36.2 Cm). Just the main frame element has a measures of 35 mm by 35 mm (1.38 Inches). Stamped, with the gold assay hallmark, "18 kt". Coin Obverse description: Portrait bust of Athena facing to the left, with Corinthian war helmet...

Statement belt-buckle pendant designed by Casa De Maya. A rare vintage piece, created in Mexico during the mid-century back in the 1950. Crafted at the at...

Exceptional Shakudo necklace with Japanese Menuki. This is a fabulous one of a kind Shakudo necklace created in Japan during the Meiji period, back in 1910. The necklace has been crafted in solid yellow gold of 14 karats with brushed finish, chiseled 24kt gold and blackened patinated bronze (niiro). The twenty decorative fan-shaped elements are genuine Japanese Menuki depicting organic motifs, such; birds, trees, plants and leaves. The menukis are original parts, all of them recovered from genuine antique Japanese sword...

Necklace of petals designed by Angela Cummings. Beautiful necklace, created by Angela Cummings for the Tiffany Studios in New York city, back in the 1979. This iconic and unique nec...

Southern Costa Rica or Western Panama, circa 800 to 1500 AD. A very fine example of the goldwork of the Veraguas-Chiriqui-Diquis region. A pendant in Carbonera style of a supernatural being, a composite monster with human torso and feline (probably jaguar) head. The figure is set in a frame decorated with little animal heads, one at each corner. The hands have also turned into animal heads. In place of genitalia is a stylized serpent head suspended by a twisted cord that was supposed to continue across the frame. A minor casting accident prevented it form being attached to the frame. A modern goldsmith would solder in two short lengths of twisted wire, but the ancient goldsmith did not have the equipment to make such repair. A double thread ending in spirals goes across the frame behind the neck of the figure, helping to fill up the frame and avoiding a large empty space. The word "thread" reminds us that the twisted and straight cords were, in the original wax model of the pendant really extruded wax threads, turned into metal by the lost wax (cire perdue) process. The braid pattern on the frame is illusory, just two twisted threads of extruded wax laid side by side. The goldsmith made the toes out of extruded wax thread too, very decorative as well. The piece comes with a certificate of authenticity by Mr. Robert Sonin, 5 May 2006. ref. photo roll 3301. A world renowned expert on Pre-Columbian Artifacts...

Southern Costa Rica/Western Panama, circa 800 to 1500 AD. Gold Veraguas-Chiriqui-Diquis twin figure pendant cast by the lost-wax (cire perdu) grasping an imaginary club with their claws, with bat ears and pop out eyes and each figure ending in the shape of a jaguar tooth, symbolizing the power of the jaguar and the ability to see in the dark; The casting process did not go entirely smoothly. Part of his mold, on the side of the proper right figure (viewer's left side), did not fill with metal. The Pre-Columbian goldsmith carried out a superb repair, probably making a wax patch and pouring gate on the gold pendant, then enclosing it in a new mold and pouring in more metal. The patch is hardly visible on the outside. A modern goldsmith, who cannot do it as well, would use his gas torch to solder on a patch. The gold is of such high grade or karat, possibly unalloyed native gold...

A Vintage Gold Tribal Pendant is a captivating piece of jewelry that combines rich history, cultural symbolism, and timeless craftsmanship. Tribal-inspired jewelry has always been as...

This is an 18K Yellow gold and Emerald hand crafted Pre-Columbian large brooch/pendant. It depicts a Central America Native God adorned in the ...