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Item Ships From: USA
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Gold Renaissance Ring with Roman Agate Intaglio Depicting a Horse
Located in Chicago, IL
Renaissance ring with Roman horse intaglio
Ring: Western Europe, c. 1580-90, Roman intaglio: 1st century AD
Gold, champlevé enamel, nicolo agate
Weight 5.2 gr.; Circumference 57.15 mm.; US size 8; UK size Q
In the Renaissance period, ancient cameos and intaglios were highly sought-after collectors’ items. Wealthy owners had them incorporated into signet rings, and in this case, an exceptional and rare ring with sophisticated enameling.
The Roman intaglio reflects the spirit of Humanism during the Renaissance, when there was a revived interest in Classical literature and the arts. The horse motif was most likely the personal choice of the wearer or giver of this ring who would have been familiar with its meaning in Classical Antiquity as a symbol of wealth and power. In Ancient Greece images of horses denoted aristocratic status, were symbolic of heroism and the all-important cavalry. A grazing horse as seen here may have represented a favored racehorse.
Description:
Gold ring with D-section hoop widening towards the oval bezel, plain on the interior and on the exterior the shoulder is decorated in gold against black enamel with symmetrical foliate and floral motifs. The frieze-like decoration continues along the sides of the facetted bezel with dots, dashes and scrollwork, a triangular form with acanthus foliage and fine gold framing line along the base of the bezel with raised mount and fluted collet for a nicolo-agate intaglio. Carved into the bluish grey on brown surface is a grazing horse seen in profile, head bent low. On the underside of the bezel is an elaborate cross motif with scrolls in black enamel against gold. Minor loss of enamel in some areas, through age and wear. The ring is in good wearable condition.
Literature:
Similar elaborately enameled signet rings set with ancient intaglios or Imperial laureate heads can be found in the British Museum, London (Dalton 1912, no. 308); Tarnóczy Collection; Hanns-Ulrich Haedeke Collection.
The highly embellished enameling along the hoop and bezel of this exceptional and rare ring is reminiscent of the ornamental prints...
Category
European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Agate, Gold, Enamel
Ancient Greek Pegasus Coin Cuff in 18kt Yellow Gold with 350 BC Corinth Stater
Located in Miami, FL
Coin cuff with Pegasus Stater from Corinth.
A modernist piece, created in Greece and mounted with an authentic silver coin Stater 350-330 BC, from the ancient Greek city of Corinth. The main frame is custom made, crafted in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with polished and brushed finishes. The frame is attached to a curved round tube of 6 mm with two spheres at the ends.
Coin Obverse description: The naked...
Category
Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Georgian Rose Cut Sapphire Amethyst Pin Brooch
Located in Plainsboro, NJ
Antique Dutch Georgian /early Victorian Rose cut white Sapphire Amethyst Pin / Brooch set on an gold backed on silver with open work design . This kind o...
Category
European Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver
Antique Gold English "Posy" Band Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Posy Ring, “No riches to content”
England, 18th century
Gold
Weight 2.8 gr.; circumference 60.98; US size 9.5, UK size S ¾
Gold band with D-section, plain on the exterior and on the interior are probably the initials of the giver “DMI” in capital letters and dotted lines (or a cryptic message in abbreviation), and the engraved inscription in italics “No riches to content.” The ring is in good wearable condition.
The maker’s mark in a crowned rectangular punch has the initials “DC” in capital letters may tentatively be identified with the London based goldsmiths Daniel Charter (registered in 1740), see: Arthur G...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold
18th Century Grand Tour Bocca Della Verita Calcedony Intaglio Diamond Pendant
Located in New York, NY
Exceptionally rare 18th century diamond set calcedony intaglio pendant depicting the famed Roman marble Bocca della Verita, the Mouth of Truth. The eni...
Category
European Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Antique Amuletic DozenRockCrystals CagedRing MedievalStyle GiltBronze Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique amuletic bronze framed pendant cages a dozen 7mm-diameter single-cut rock crystals that each feature a table-cut decagon crown, deep pavilion, 21 facets and uncut girdle, while the culets range from off-center to blunted. They are tightly set within four linked rings to overlap at the same angle in a sparkling single row. Seeming to retain a little of its original yellow-gold gilding on just the interior, the frame that surrounds each of the four sections of three crystals enables them to reflect 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...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gilt Metal, Bronze, Copper
Antique Georgian Memorial Ring, American, c. 1780
Located in Aspen, CO
Georgian memorial ring. This is an historically important American 18K gold enameled and miniature painted (under rock crystal) mourning ring o...
Category
American Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Rock Crystal, 18k Gold
Late Renaissance Octagonal Gilded Brass Reliquary Pendant with Velvet Interior
Located in Chicago, IL
OCTAGONAL RELIQUARY PENDANT
Probably Italy, c. 1600
Fire-gilded brass, glass, velvet, ink on paper
Weight 63.2 grams; dimensions 82 × 47 × 21 mm (with loop)
Physical description: Double-sided pendant in octagonal form made of fire-gilded brass. Both sides of the pendant with deep profiled frames with glass. The slightly indented side panels comprise openwork friezes with symmetrical scrollwork. On the front is dark red velvet, onto which tiny bone relics of saints (now missing) would have been attached. Labels on a lace-like paper silhouette remain, with names written in ink, mostly faded; only “S. Agnes” is legible. The back is hinged and when opened reveals a velvet-lined interior and paper insert with floral decorations on a turquoise ground, on which fragments of bones are attached. Baluster shaped base for shield-like pendant loop and ring.
This reliquary pendant is difficult to situate historically because it is a composite object. It represents traditional handwork in the form of a paper cutout, combined with a jeweler’s beautiful fire-gilt brass case.
The work of paper cutting, painting, and ornamentation, sometime combined with needlework, is comparable to work still being done in the nineteenth century by nuns and pious ladies. It is prayerful work, a devotional exercise in itself, and shows reverence to the tiny relic fragments that it would have framed and honored. Early versions of this sort of handiwork might be found in the meticulous displays sometimes called “Paradise Gardens.” These were made, beginning in the sixteenth century, by the nuns at Mechelen, in northern Belgium, in multimedia handwork displays of sewing and gluing, combining relics with paper, cloth, glass, metal wire, and found materials. These textured and pious displays were then combined with paintings and cases by professional artists and artisans, as in the example in Cassel.
Unfortunately, because of water damage, only one of the labels of the original relic displayed in this reliquary is legible, inscribed “S. Agnes” at the center top; the other names are faded. Presumably the deep velvet-lined box would have also held an assortment of relics other than the ones that were visible through the glass, and perhaps there would have been another display in the glass on the other side of the pendant.
There is a second paper insert, this one decorated with a turquoise ground and silhouette flowers to which bone fragments seem to be still attached.
The octagonal case, in contrast to the paper cutout, is not at all “home-made.” It has an openwork frieze in scrollwork patterns familiar from enamel work and other metalwork done for European courts and nobility. It is not unlike cases for expensive watches...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Brass
Rare 17th Century Late Renaissance Period Diamond Enamel Gold Snake Ring
Located in New York, NY
Fine, museum quality Late Renaissance period diamond, white and cobalt enamel gold snake ring
17th Century
This beautiful ring is a remarkable example of Late Renaissance period jewe...
Category
Unknown Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Tetradrachm of Mithridates II Silver Coin Pendant and Emerald Necklace 22 Karat
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Ancient silver Tetradrachm of Mithridates II coin pendant necklace paired with stunning emerald beads. The impressive coin was created around 109-95 BC and still has its incredible d...
Category
Spanish Hellenistic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Emerald, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
18thCentury EnamelDoublePainting SilverFiligree SpanishRococo AprilBirth Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 18th-Century Spanish Rococo period silver-filigree double-sided pendant with dangle features miniature colorful enamel devotional paintings on both sides of a white porcelain centerpiece, which are associated with an April birth.
One side depicts a mountain landscape with a haloed richly-robed dark woman holding a lap-seated dark child and a holy orb...
Category
Spanish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Georgian Silver Over Gold Natural Emerald and Rose Cut Diamond Necklace
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Georgian Silver over Gold Diamond and Emerald Collar / Choker Necklace
This stunning necklace is from the 18th Century Georgian era. This necklace is w...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Silver
Ancient Greek Dionysus Cameo Ring
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptionally rare and large ancient Greek sardonyx cameo dates to the late Hellenistic period, and features a carving of Dionysus, the god of wine ...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Van Cleef & Arpels Nerval Diamond Green Chalcedony 18k Yellow Gold Necklace
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite authentic vintage Van Cleef & Arpels necklace is from the elegant Nerval collection and features a 5-petal flower crafted in 18k yellow gold and green chalcedony and p...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Chalcedony, Diamond, Yellow Gold
English Georgian 1780 Ring in 14 Kt Gold and Silver with Diamonds and Turquoise
Located in Miami, FL
Antique 18th century georgian ring with mythological scene.
Gorgeous piece of art, created in England back in the 18th century, circa 1780 during the British Georgian period. This r...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Turquoise, Silver, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rare Gold, Enamel and Jewelled Cutting Service
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Gold, Enamel and Jewelled Cutting / Carving Service.
The handles 18th century, Switzerland and the blades 19th century, England.
Comprising a knife and a fork, the handles decorated with blue, green and white gold enamel panels of flowers...
Category
Swiss Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Rare 18th Century Painted Enamel Gold Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
An 18th century enamel on gold brooch embellished with pearls, circa 1790. The enamel miniature on the front shows a boy flying a kite against a sunny Mediterranean landscape. The b...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Antique 18th Century Georgian Rose Cut Diamond 14K Rose Gold Trilobed Cross
Located in New York, NY
Fine elegant late 18th century Georgian rose cut diamond 14K rose gold trilobed cross.
Hand cut, natural diamonds of irregular shapes, approximately 2.2 TCW
The Trilobed cross, som...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
1850's Swiss Travel Clock with Breguet Engine Turned Case and Original Case
Located in Long Beach, CA
FACTORY / HOUSE: No Name, Swiss Made
STYLE / REFERENCE: Alarm Travel Clock with Original Case
METAL / MATERIAL: Gilded Brass
CIRCA / YEAR: 1850's
DIMENSIONS / SIZE: 2 1/4 Inches in Diameter
MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Cylindrical Escapement Key Winding / 7 Jewels / Alarm
DIAL / HANDS: Original Kiln Fired Enamel with Original Blued Steel Hands
WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement
LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT
This truly unique travel alarm clock is still fitted with its original leather box. The original case is done in gilded brass and it still has the original finish on it. The gilding was called Mercury Fire Gilding and was done using real mercury. In my 20's I actually traveled with this little jewel and used it as my alarm clock. It is really dependable and keeps dependable time. The entire clock and case are hand made in Switzerland about 170 years ago. It is remarkable that this clock can still be used. You set the alarm by turning the star wheel...
Category
Swiss Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
16thCentury Renaissance SilverRepousse Romantic Engagement Pendant Or HatBadge
Located in Chicago, IL
This early-16th-Century Renaissance period 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 is 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...
Category
French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Silver, Gilt Metal
Renaissance Cameo Pendant
Located in New Orleans, LA
The cameo at the center of this exceptional pendant is a stunning example of the art of gem engraving during the Renaissance. It likely dates to the early 17th century and features a sacrificial scene inspired by the Greco-Roman era. The central flaming altar is flanked by two figures preparing to sacrifice a ram, while a figure in a lion skin blowing horns stands in the left corner. The carver brilliantly uses the natural layers of the stone to achieve the illusion of shadow and musculature on the figures. A second, smaller cameo is set at the top of the pendant, while a myriad of multi-colored gems, pearls and enamel adorns the 18K gold setting. A large Baroque pearl suspended from an enamel dragon finishes the design, which embodies the opulence and theatricality of jewels from the Renaissance age.
Cameos and intaglios were highly popular amongst wealthy connoisseurs in Renaissance Italy, and owning the finest pieces was the privilege of princes. Although they were often elaborately mounted for display alone, cameos were also frequently worn as pendants, surrounded by enameled and stone-set gold frames. Such pieces were particularly prized by the Medici and Lorraine families, many of which can now be seen at the National Archeological Museum in Florence.
Very few Renaissance cameos...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
16thCentury Renaissance GiltFiligree Silver PaintedAngel CrystalMedallionPendant
Located in Chicago, IL
With artistic value as a Renaissance chiaroscuro painting, this early 16th-Century period gilt silver-filigree pendant medallion encases a colorf...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Enamel, Copper, Gold
Ancient Byzantine High Carat Gold Cabochon Garnet Amulet Ring with Hidden Cross
Located in New York, NY
Fine, museum quality unusual early Byzantine 6th-8th Century AD amulet ring with a hidden cross.
High circular flower form bezel with a domed top set w...
Category
Byzantine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Double Sided Rosary Bead with Head of Christ and Skull Carved in Bone
Located in Chicago, IL
ROSARY BEAD WITH WENDEKOPF
Germany, 16th century
Bone
Weight 12 grams; dimensions 29 × 23 × 24 cm
A double-sided bead made of bone with a finely carved head of Christ on one side an...
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
NEW Natural Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald Bracelet in 14k Solid Yellow Gold New
Located in Warren, NJ
This stunning bracelet from LaFrancee is a true masterpiece. The 14k solid yellow gold setting gives it a luxurious feel, while the natural ruby, sapphire, and emerald gemstones add ...
Category
Byzantine Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
French 1798 Neo Classic Stamp Seal in 18kt Gilded Silver with Carved Bust Flora
Located in Miami, FL
French neo classic desk seal.
Wonderful desk seal, created in France during the late 18th century, back in the 1798-1808. This magnificent piece of art was conceived as a miniature sculpture mounted in a Louis XVI neoclassical style base. This base is crafted in 18 karats gold over silver with chiseled and incised decorations, supporting a magnificent extremely detailed carving of a women. The carved piece, depicts, the naked portrait bust of the classical Greek-Roman goddess of the flowers and nature Flora (Heba), facing forward and exhibiting her breasts, undressed and crowned with flowers, wheat and ivy.
Flora or Heba
She was the deity of the flowering plants, fertility, spring, and blossoming. Although she was a minor figure compared to other goddesses of the Roman empire, she was important as a fertility goddess. Flora was responsible for the abundance of the crops in spring, so her worship strengthened as this season approached. Her name derives from the Latin floris, which means flower, and her Greek counterpart was the nymph, Chloris. The Sabine King Titus Tatius introduced Flora into the Roman pantheon...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Georgian Victorian 1830 Pendant Brooch In 18Kt Gold 4.58 Cts Rose Cut Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
Georgian-Victorian 1840 era jeweled pendant-brooch
An antique early transitional convertible piece, made in England around the 1840's. It was designed...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Victorian 10K Yellow Gold Old Mine Cut Diamond Drop Earrings
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Victorian 10K Yellow Gold Old Mine Cut Diamond Drop Earrings. This beautiful pair of earrings is crafted in 10k yellow...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Renaissance Rose Gold Sardonyx Cameo Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Ring with Renaissance cameo
Probably Northern Italy, cameo late 16th-early 17th century; ring: second half 18th century
Gold, sardonyx cameo (layered...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Agate, Rose Gold
Rare 18th Century Georgian Diamond Gold, Silver Scarlet Pimpernel Pendant Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary museum quality 18th Century Georgian 3 TCW diamond, silver topped rose gold transformable pendant brooch of the Scarlet Pimpernel, a flower synonymous of England, chivalry, romance, restraint and humility. The unassuming English wayside flower is symbolic of Sir Percy Blakeney, "the most British Britisher" of Baroness Orczy's first novel in a series of historical fiction which took London's West End...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Renaissance Portrait Cameo of Emperor Vespasian in a Gold Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
Portrait Cameo of Emperor Vespasian in a Gold Brooch
Agate, gold
Italy?, 16th century
Weight 10.2 gr.; Dimensions 48.7 × 39 mm.
Description:
Three-layered agate cameo (black-white-...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Agate, Gold
Georgian 1785 Antique Earrings in 15kt Gold and Enamel with 5.64 Ctw in Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
Georgian antique cluster earrings.
Exceptional antique pair, created in England during the Georgian period, circa 1785. These diamonds cluster earrings was carefully crafted in soli...
Category
English George IV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Greek Sicily 461 BC Segesta Ancient Coin Flip Signet Ring in 18kt Yellow Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Signet flip ring with an ancient coin from Segesta city.
Fabulous coin signet ring, crafted with ancient flip technique in solid yellow gold of 18 ka...
Category
Italian Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Mother-of-Pearl Gaming Counter 18k Yellow Gold & Silver Dangle Earrings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These earrings feature antique mother-of-pearl Chinese gambling counters with motifs dating back to the 18th Century. They were carved in China for ex...
Category
American Artisan Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Hawa Gold Disc Necklace
Located in Long Beach, CA
Large Discs of textured gold featuring our signature Hawa work with diamond accents, created in 18K gold. Lightweight & easy to wear, our Hawa necklace is timeless and bold in 18k gold.
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Ancient Coin in 14K Gold Mount
Located in Venice, CA
We purchased this ancient coin from a coin dealer in Tucson, Arizona at the gem show—loving the silhouette of the high priestess holding a staff. Unfortunately, we lost the paperwork...
Category
Unknown Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
14k Gold
Antique Victorian 14K Rose Gold Wide Engraved Wedding Band
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Victorian 14K Rose Gold Wide Engraved Wedding Band. This incredible wedding band is crafted in 14K rose gold and is very wide. The inside of the ring is engraved "L...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Rose Gold
Georgian Rose Cut Diamond Ring 2ctw Center
Located in Narberth, PA
A breathtaking ring from the Georgian (ca1750s) era! Crafted in 18kt rosy yellow gold, this ring centers on an incredible ~2ctw Rose Cut diamond. The foil-backed diamond has an incre...
Category
Unknown Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Renaissance Cameo Ring of Galba in a Modern Gold Setting
Located in Chicago, IL
Renaissance Cameo Of Galba (?) in Modern Gold Setting
Europe, 17th (?) century
Onyx and gold
Weight: 10.2 g.; circumference: 51.8 mm.; size: US 6, UK...
Category
European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Onyx, Gold
Antique Victorian English 18K Yellow Gold Rose Cut Diamond and Ruby Ring
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Victorian English 18K Yellow Gold Rose Cut Diamond and Ruby Ring. This beautiful Victorian ring is crafted in 18K yellow gold and is made in england. There is a ros...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Georgian 14K Gold Handmade Fancy Link Bracelet with Wedgwood Intaglio Charms
Located in Venice, CA
Over two centuries old, this 14k gold Georgian fancy link chain is one of the most unique pieces of jewelry we’ve encountered. The five intaglios date to 1779, while the fancy link chain they hang from is circa 1800. The bracelet has multiple layers of history to it, and each element was made with astonishing craftsmanship.
The gold chain itself is an incredible piece of artistry. The complexity is intense—this is a masterwork of Georgian elements and a true geometric wonder. It is multi-component, alternating between several different intricate links. An elongated cage-like link is hollow and squared-off, vaguely reminiscent of a butterfly in its symmetry. It alternates with a squashed, pumpkin-like globe that is bisected by a dotted oval link. The completely handmade reticulation was created by hand-sawing out each detail. In between them is a fettered link, consisting of overlapping circles tied around a middle section that is adorned with stars. The tiny stars on the central link are indicative of the Georgian era, dating the chain to the early 1800’s.
Five intaglios hang from the chain, in the Georgian era equivalent of a charm bracelet. The black intaglios are made from basalt—a vitreous material that tightens as it hardens and is perfect for capturing carved detail. In places, the black basalt has a subtle shimmer that enhances its beauty. The center intaglio contains the profile of a man, and is marked on the back as Wedgwood and “38-2”. The other two basalt intaglios are double sided and Wedgwood. One features Seneca on one side and Isaac Newton on the other, with a shooting star like symbol near his head. Perhaps these basalt Wedgwood medallions...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Carnelian, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14k Yellow Gold Sleek Stackable Rainbow Moonstone Ruby Eternity Band Ring
By VR Jewels
Located in Houston, TX
Rainbow moonstone ruby gemstone eternity band ring in 14k gold symbolises the everlasting love between a couple. It shows the infinite love you...
Category
American Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Rainbow Moonstone, Ruby, Moonstone, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
Ancient Greek 350 BC Corinth Pegasus Stater Coin Necklace in 18Kt Yellow Gold
Located in Miami, FL
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...
Category
Greek Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Pearl Brooch Pin 18KT Yellow Gold
Located in Jupiter, FL
Beautiful pearl pin made in 18Kt yellow gold, Victorian.
GRAM WEIGHT: 3.51gr
GOLD: 18KT yellow gold
CLOSURE: pin
MEASUREMENTS: 43mm X 17mm wide
DESIGNER: unknown
ITEM#: 250-00001
W...
Category
Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Gold Roman Intaglio Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
Roman Ring with Intaglio of Mars
Roman, 4th century AD, intaglio 3rd century AD
Gold, nicolo
Weight: 15.3 gr.; Circumference: 49.32 mm.; US size 5; UK size J ½
This deceptively heavy gold ring...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Onyx, Gold
22 Karat Gold Mask Necklace
Located in Brooklyn, NY
22 Karat Gold Mask Pendant and 20" Chain Necklace by ROMAE Jewelry Inspired by an Ancient Greek Design. Our delicate and provocative Zephyrus pendant is based on a seventh century BC...
Category
Italian Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Tiffany & Co. Pocket Watch on Long Gold Chain
Located in San Francisco, CA
Own a little piece of history! A beautiful small vintage pocket watch stamped Tiffany & Co. New York hangs from a secure bale of a lovely 14 karat yellow gold chain. The 18 karat gol...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
NEW 14k Solid Yellow Gold Natural Sapphire Earrings
Located in Warren, NJ
Enhance your jewelry collection with these exquisite oval-shaped blue sapphire earrings from LaFrancee. The stunning pair boasts natural sapphires set in 14k yellow gold, making them a perfect choice for those who appreciate fine jewelry. The vintage style earrings are carefully handcrafted, and feature a stud design that complements any outfit.
These earrings are a true work of art, with a stunning blue color that enhances their overall appeal. The earrings are perfect for any occasion, and would make an excellent gift for a loved one. They are carefully crafted for durability and long-lasting wear, making them an investment that will last for years to come. Add these elegant and timeless earrings to your jewelry collection today!
New Never Worn
14K Solid Yellow Gold...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco 1800s Ruby Picture Pendant Art Decor
Located in Laguna Hills, CA
Spectacular, Art Deco, pendant, depicting an encased, renaissance cameo of a Cupid baby and mother lying on a cloud in sky background.
This unique a...
Category
European Art Deco Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Ruby, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Renaissance Gold Marriage Ring with Table-Cut Rock Crystal
Located in Chicago, IL
Renaissance Marriage Ring
Western Europe, late 16th century
Gold, rock crystal, traces of white and black enamel
Weight 4.09 g; circumference...
Category
European Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold
Ancient Gold Roman Ring with Bust of Tyche 'circa late 1st - 2nd century CE'
Located in Chicago, IL
Ring with Bust of Tyche
Roman, late 1st century - 2nd Century AD
Gold
Weight 4.4 gr.; Circumference 43.45 mm.; US size 2 ¾ ; UK size E ½
Miniature sculpture in ring form of the Gree...
Category
European Classical Roman Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Antique 18th Century Georgian English Sterling Silver Salver Dated 1740
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 18th century Georgian sterling silver salver.
Supported by tab feet with a shaped top.
With engraved decoration including a shield shaped cartouche at its center with a mon...
Category
British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gold English "Posy" Band Ring
Located in Chicago, IL
POSY RING “I HAVE OBTAINED WHOME GOD ORDAIND”
England, 17th century
Gold
Circumference 58 mm.; weight 7.9 gr.; US size 8/8 ½ ; UK size Q ½
The plain hoop, flat on the interior and r...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian 14K Yellow Gold Old Mine and Rose Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Victorian 14K Yellow Gold Old Mine and Rose Cut Diamond Engagement Ring. This gorgeous engagement ring is crafted in 14k yellow gold. The center holds an old mine c...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian 18K Yellow Gold Old European Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Victorian 18K Yellow Gold Old European Cut Diamond Flower Engagement Ring. This gorgeous engagement ring is crafted in...
Category
Unknown Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18 Karat Gold Minoan-Inspired Basket Necklace
Located in Brooklyn, NY
18 Karat Yellow Gold Minoan-Inspired Basket Necklace by ROMAE Jewelry. This stunning necklace is inspired by a Minoan gold example from the area of Kno...
Category
European Classical Greek Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
High Relief Georgian Diamond Amethyst Cameo Brooch
Located in Winter Springs, FL
Pieces like these transcend being a piece of jewelry alone; this is history. Made some time between the early 1700’s and the early 1800’s, this brooch has been hand made in silver and 18K yellow gold. It is centered by a partially faceted and carved, high-relief amethyst cameo...
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold
SSEF CERT PIGEON RED 2.50Ct Unheated Clean Burma Mogok Ruby Diamond Ring
Located in Warren, NJ
One of a kind! Rare!
This exquisite ring features an unheated Burma Mogok Red Ruby as its stunning centerpiece, accented with sparkling diamonds set in pl...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Jewelry
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
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