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– 1900s Japanese vase depicting the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, blue undercoat enamelled on top, value £1,800 – Edwardian postcard collection Manderston – 1830s marine chronometer made by 'Ellicott and Smith', value £2,000 – 1950s jewellery, lyrebird brooch in 'baguette cut' diamonds, £10,000; and Cartier SA diamond ring, value ...
Ring enhancers, also called ring guards, ring wraps, or curved rings are uniquely designed rings, created to be worn with solitaire diamond rings. The sole purpose of a ring enhancer is to complement a diamond solitaire ring with additional diamonds or gemstones , in order to enhance the size and appearance of a solitaire engagement ring .
The first period in Victorian jewellery is known as the Romantic period or early Victorian period. [4] During this period, inspiration derived from the Renaissance, Middle Ages and the natural world. [4] This period saw a rise in the use of gold material, [4] which contributed to the construction of jewellery. Key features in this period ...
The collection consisted of a ring, a pendant necklace and a bracelet that was worth a lot more than she expected. The appraiser said, "The ring with the fine ruby and the very very white diamonds ...
Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. Victorian refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction. However, many elements of what is typically termed "Victorian" architecture did ...
In Russia, a stone bracelet and marble ring are attributed to a similar age. [31] Later, the European early modern humans had crude necklaces and bracelets of bone, teeth, berries, and stone hung on pieces of string or animal sinew, or pieces of carved bone used to secure clothing together. In some cases, jewellery had shell or mother-of-pearl ...
Exploited intermittently and then closed in 1948, the quarry was reopened in 2012 when the Italian company Escavamar purchased the operating rights with the goal of providing high-quality marble in measured quantities to a luxury and high-end clientele. In 2015, Escavamar officially registered the trademark "Grand Antique d'Aubert". [3]
The ornate and heavy chests of Louis XIII gradually disappeared were replaced by a new item of furniture, the commode, which had a column of drawers. In the earlier years of Louis XIV the chests were massive and geometric, sometimes with columns and pediments and panels of wood with carved decorative elements in diamond and other geometric shapes.