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Renaissance Revival
Antiques: Beautiful Baubles Renaissance Revival Gold, Enamel, and Diamond Architectural-style Pendant, depicting an enamel swan wrapping its neck around a rose-cut diamond cross, the blue enamel ground with rose-cut diamond sun, all within a tabernacle-form mount bordered by twisted columns with rose-cut diamond and pearl swags and suspending pearl drops, engraved foliate accents, lg. 3 in., with indeterminate signature, (alterations).
English made Pendant
Antiques: Beautiful Baubles English made Pendant c. 1540-1560 at the Victoria & Albert Museum - The settings of the stones on this pendant are open at the back. This allows direct contact with the wearer's skin. According to medieval and Renaissance beliefs, the magical properties of the stones could thus benefit the wearer. Renaisance pendants were often made as amulets to protect against danger. Here, the power of the amulet is heightened by an inscription to ward off epilepsy and an invocation to God, Jesus and Mary.
Renaissance Diamond
Antiques: Beautiful Baubles Renaissance Diamond Ring. This beautiful and substantial Renaissance diamond ring bears much of its original enamel in red, green, and blue. The rectangular box bezel holds a large rose cut stone that literally sparkles. Especially on the shoulders, the virtuoso Renaissance goldsmith work is technically quite skillful. Already in the 15th century diamonds were associated with betrothal and marriage. Italy?, c. 1600
Amulet pendant, made
Antiques: Beautiful Baubles Amulet pendant, made in England, 1540-60 (source). The settings of the stones on this pendant are open at the back. This allows direct contact with the wearer’s skin. According to medieval and Renaissance beliefs, the magical properties of the stones could thus benefit the wearer. Renaissance pendants were often made as amulets to protect against danger. Here, the power of the amulet is heightened by an inscription to ward off epilepsy and an invocation to God, Jesus and Mary. - from the V
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An art deco diamond
Art Deco An art deco diamond brooch, Black, Starr & Frost, circa 1930 of bow motif, centering an old European-cut diamond within a diamond surround, further accented by calibré-cut hardstone detail; signed B.S&F for Black, Starr & Frost, no. 1845; central diamond weighing approximately: 1.20 carats; remaining diamonds weighing approximately: 3.00 carats; mounted in platinum; length: 2 1/2in.
An art deco lady's d
Art Deco An art deco lady's diamond wristwatch, Movado, circa 1930 the rectangular dial with Arabic numerals at 3, 6, 9, and 12 within a bezel of single-cut diamonds, enhanced by old European-cut diamond scrolling shoulders and a single-cut bracelet; dial and movement signed Movado; estimated total diamond weight: 6.00 carats; mounted in platinum and fourteen karat white gold; length: 6in.
An art deco diamond
Art Deco An art deco diamond and sapphire brooch, circa 1925 centering an old European-cut diamond, accented by two single lines of calibré-cut sapphires, within an old European and single-cut diamond surround, completed by openwork scrolling terminals; central diamond weighing approximately: 1.00 carat; remaining diamond weight approximately: 4.50 carats; mounted in platinum; length: 3 3/16in.
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