Art Noveau A sea nymph carved in African ivory, or perhaps, écume de mer, is frolicking and rollicking in golden waves and rose-cut diamond sea foam. This art nouveau dream is magnificently executed in rich 18k yellow gold and is in fine condition except for one tiny break on the mermaids arm which has been cleverly concealed with a golden arm bracelet
quinta-feira, 31 de julho de 2014
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19th Century Suite o
Antiques: Beautiful Baubles 19th Century Suite of Jewelry. Gold, metal, seed pearls and turquoise. Museum of Fine Arts Boston - www.mfa.org/...
Carved conch-shell p
Antiques: Beautiful Baubles Carved conch-shell parure, Italian (Naples), c. 1860. This parure (a complete set of jewellery) consists of five pieces: a tiara, necklace, pendant, earrings and bracelet. The pendant converts to a brooch, so the whole set could be worn for a ball or a grand dinner. The earrings and bracelet made a demi-parure for more modest occasions. The entire set is contained in its original leather case. The parure is carved with sea-horses, dolphins, mermaids and shells and each piece is made up of sev...
Georgian Emerald Pas
Antiques: Beautiful Baubles Georgian Emerald Paste Parure: ca. 1810, Colombian paste and 9k gold in a rivière setting. "Thus was born an era of gossamer white cotton muslin empire gowns and upswept Grecian coiffures - all of which may be seen in the portrait of Madame Recamier painted by Jean-Louis David. What an amazing painting and such an influential woman—the couch known as the Recamier was named after the Madame."
Art Nouveau 18kt Gol
De Grisogono
A detachable brooch
18 Carat Gold, Plati
“Rose Perlée” diamon
JAR earrings
AN ART NOUVEAU PEARL
Antiques: Beautiful Baubles AN ART NOUVEAU PEARL AND ENAMEL CHOKER The central curved panel designed with green plique à jour enamel foliage and natural pearl berry clusters to the nine-row pearl choker with foliate spacers and clasp, circa 1900, 31.5 cm long Accompanied by report No. 1/16023 dated 30 October 2008 from the AnchorCert Laboratory stating pearls to the front panel were found to be natural, extensive samples from the choker were found to be natural, with approximately 25 nucleated cultured pearls
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