Gioielli: Storia, Linguaggio, Religiosta Dell'ornamento in Sardegna (Book)

A beautifully photographed hard back book which is now out of print and is the most important monograph on the house of Mauboussin. The book covers six ge...

Boucheron - "Four generations of a World-Renowned Jeweler". From the turn of the twentieth century the name Boucheron has been synonymous with French jewelry of the very highest qual...

This was the first book ever published on Bulgari, it is a lavishly illustrated exploration of one of Italy's greatest ever firms of jewellers. With the use of new photographs togeth...

This book provides a detailed over view of this complex subject. It covers a time span of almost eight centuries and will be of interest to both social historians as well as jeweller...

This is a very scarce catalogue of the works of Line Vautrin which were displayed at the Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg in 2003. It was published in a very small number of 6...

By Jean d'Ormesson, Charlotte Gere, Vivienne Becker, Jean Schlumberger & Diana Vreeland. This is a beautiful book, being one of limited edition of only 5,000 (copy No. 1009). Having...

Rare English silver-gilt book-form chess and backgammon game board, circa 1976. This exceptional and rare solid silver chess board converts into a backgammon board and can also be placed in a bookshelf to add more opulence. (3 in 1). This was most definitely a private commissioned piece by the House of Garrard...

DEAKIN & FRANCIS, Piccadilly Arcade, London Our jaw dropping skull range continues to expand. With our latest edition, the skull corkscrew. Finished in an edgy matte black, pull dow...

Gothic Rose Skull trouser chain in blue These unique and eye-catching trouser chains are inspired by the Grateful Dead band and include their iconic skull...

Gothic Rose Skull trouser chain in black These unique and eye-catching trouser chains are inspired by the Grateful Dead band and include their iconic skul...

Exceptional nacre sewing and writing case in gold, turquoise and nacre. This kit comes in the form of a daisy and opens in three parts revealing accessories. The lower part is remova...

BADGE WITH ST. JAMES THE GREAT Northern Spain, 16th century Silver, jet Weight 18.2 grams; dimensions 44 × 43 × 12 mm Round pendant with high-relief image of St. James the Great of Santiago de Compostela carved in jet. The saint is flanked by two pilgrims (their heads defaced); each holds a staff and rosary in his hand. Silver mount with plain flat backplate, corded wire surround and toothed edge as setting. Four pendant loops for sewing onto a hat or cloak. According to the Roman naturalist Pliny, jet, the material of which this pin was made, prevented snakebite and was “thrown up by the sea.” The first quality would certainly have been reassuring for a pilgrim who owned this object and who had to make long journeys over unfamiliar terrain. The second quality made jet an especially fitting material to honor St. James, given that his body arrived in Spain mysteriously, carried there “by the sea” from the Holy Land. Santiago de Compostela was a major center for jet carving from the late Middle Ages, and highly polished jet was a desirable and common material for pilgrimage souvenirs. One even finds scallop shells, the pilgrim’s badge...