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A Roman revival grand tour pendant with Maltese cross. An exceptional historical piece, created in the Victorian Grand Tour era in Rome Italy during the Papal States period, back in the 1850. It was carefully crafted with Roman-Etruscan revival patterns in solid rich yellow gold of 18 karats and embellished in the obverse with an intricate micro mosaic of a Maltese crusaders cross. In the reverse in high relief is the name of the city ROMA. The round gold frame is decorated with a patterns of twisted wires and fitted on top with an oval bail to wear in a chain or necklace. The micro mosaic is very well executed, of Italian origin and made in Rome. It was created in the shape of a crusaders Maltese cross, from more than six hundred tiny pieces, carved from natural stones, such as; blue lapis lazuli, red coral, black onyx, green malachite, black onyx and creme nacre. The Maltese cross is a cross symbol, consisting of four "V" or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles, two tips pointing outward symmetrically. It is a heraldic cross variant which developed from earlier forms of eight-pointed crosses in the 16th century. Although chiefly associated with the Knights Hospitaller (Order of St. John, now the Sovereign Military Order of Malta), and by extension with the island of Malta, it has come to be used by a wide array of entities since the early modern period, notably the Order of Saint Stephen, the city of Amalfi, the Polish Order of the White Eagle (1709), the Prussian order Pour le Mérite (1740), and the Bavarian Military Merit Order (1866). Weight: 14.25 Grams, (9.13 Dwt). Measurements: 56 mm by 28 mm by 11 mm (2.20 x 1.10 x 0.43 Inches). Resultado de imagen para vatican roma gold...

There is something quite magical about antique gold propelling pencils, perhaps for me it is the fact that the Victorian's managed to turn such a sim...

This rare antique Piaget cigaratte holder is crafted in 18k yellow gold, lapis lazuli, and grey jade, and set with 33 round E-F-G VVS2-VS1 diamonds weighing ...

Finely hand-carved flower earring jackets are made of quartz, onyx, sodalite, moss agate and mother of pearl. They are interchangeable when worn...

Master Mason's Knights Templar Fob Charm, 10K Yellow Gold. With black onyx on the front with a red enamel cross and gold crown and downward facing cros...

Cartier created this rare and fabulous brooch depicting a luxurious 1920s-era Rolls Royce convertible. The brooch is a study in elegance, wrought from deep green jade, diamonds and o...

Elegant onyx, diamond and 18K white gold jabot pin by Cartier. It features high grade round brilliant diamonds with two triangle shaped onyx stones on each end. Hallmarks: Cartier, ...

Chic cigarette holder created during Art Deco era when for the first time women were allowed smoking cigarettes in public. it is made of black onyx, red Bakelite, yellow gold, plati...