Certified Natural 16.39 Carat Cushion Cut Yellow Sapphire and Diamond Ring

Seven natural, untreated blue sapphires in a period, Victorian bangle (bracelet) mounted with white diamonds dating from Circa 1860. 18ct yellow gold bangle set with 7 extremely well matched, natural untreated Sapphires...

Platinum Art Deco Emerald and Diamond, vintage ring, handmade in England circa 1920. Central emeralds 0.70 carats (total), Columbian, natural untreated colour with very minor inclus...

18ct yellow gold & Silver Set Belle Epoque Diamond Pendant / Brooch c1900 with detachable 18ct yellow gold brooch fitting and 18ct white g...

Edwardian Diamond Gold and Platinum Set Pendant circa 1910 on a platinum chain. Three principle diamonds, in articulated Edwardian drop collets, Victorian Old Cut (Old Mine) approx...

An exceptional, exquisite and well preserved Victorian brooch in the form of a bee with ruby eyes, sapphire and diamond wings, natural pearl and cabochon natural untreated Burma Sapp...

18ct gold & silver set Art Nouveau Diamond Opal Pendant/Brooch dated circa 1900 Five round opals with an articulated pear shaped opal drop, very well matched with lively play of colours and iridescence in reds, greens, blues and gold. Set in 18 carat yellow gold claw collets Two main transitional cut (old mine) diamonds 0.70ct. Mix of old mine and rose cut diamonds in an 18 carat yellow gold with “silver Set” channel setting , approx 1 ct total. G/H/I, VS2-SI2. Total diamond weight: approx 1.7carats Setting diamonds in gold with a thin layer of silver, “silver set”, was a technique used in the Georgian/Victorian/Art Nouveau period as white coloured gold and platinum were not yet available. A very thin layer of silver was applied to the gold, on which the diamonds were set, to show them off to their best advantage (as the yellow would reflect and distort the white colour of the diamonds). The Art Nouveau period was a short lived but worldwide movement which reached its peak at the end of the 19th Century and the first decade of the 20th Century. It had its roots in the Pre Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts movements in Britain in the 1860’s. Artists, such as William Morris, took their inspiration from the flora and fauna of nature and rejected the mass industrialisation and mechanisation of the Victorian age. Art Nouveau continued with this theme and has a distinctive appearance with soft, curved shapes and lines and often depicted natural designs such as flowers, birds and the female form. Before the Art Nouveau period, the emphasis had been to design pieces with an emphasis on gem stones, diamonds, rubies emeralds etc. However, during the Art Nouveau period, jewellers adopted the idea of using other semi–precious stones “from nature” such as agate, garnet opal, moonstone, aquamarine and experimented with a wide variety of new techniques e.g. enamelling. The “New Art” style became a worldwide movement encompassing all disciplines of the arts, and world class artists as far afield as Gaudi with his “modernisme” architecture in Spain, Louis Comfort Tiffany in New York with objects, Galle Glass in France and the Liberty & Co Archibald Knox designs in Britain, Jugendstil in Northern Europe and Faberge in Russia. The movement flared brightly but briefly and by 1910 it was already going out of style to be replaced by Art Deco. In fitted period box. Detachable 18ct brooch...

9.88 Carat Natural Round-Cut Yellow Sapphire and White Diamond Cocktail Ring: A stunning ring, it features numerous natural round-cut yellow sapphires weighing 9.88 carat, intersper...

In the very center of this exquisite ring is a 9.16 ct unheated cushion blue sapphire originated from Sri Lanka. Flanking the gemstone are two trapeze diamonds surrounded by a halo o...

Certified 40-carat natural unheated Ceylon (Sri Lankan) yellow sapphire, ruby and diamond cluster cocktail ring in 14kt yellow gold. Made in an unusual warm alloy that is in between ...

This stunning ring has been meticulously crafted from 18-karat gold. It is hand set in 16.39 carats tourmaline, .37 carats sapphire and illuminated with 1.94 carats of glittering dia...

This amazing 14k white gold ring is centered with a gorgeous cushion cut sapphire that weighs 5.16ct. Accentuating the sapphire are sparkling round cut diamonds weighing approximatel...

A classic, Cocktail ring 2.25 Carat Oval Cut Yellow Natural Sapphire & Diamond 14 Karat Yellow Gold Ring Three rows of Oval natural yellow sapphire ending with diamond row on each ...