A Renaissance gold mounted talismanic turquoise pendant.
French, late 16th century.
Measures 3.7 x 2 x 1.4cm.
Weighs 12.8 grams.
Set with fine gold mounts in the form of leaves, the pendan[...]
A high carat gold fede ring.
Probably English, late 16th / early 17th century.
Ring size T UK / 9.5 US.
Weighs 3.7 grams.
The two clasping hands with elaborate cuffs clutch a heart.
Thi[...]
Rare neo-renaissance enamelled silver pendant forming a seal.
This is most likely an Austrian work from the end of the 19th century, in the style of Hermann Böhm's production.
Active from 1866, [...]
A Medieval gold sapphire stirrup ring.
English, late 13th - early 14th century.
Ring size R UK / 8.75 US.
Weighs 2.2 grams.
The high bezel is set with its original heart shaped cabochon sa[...]
A silver necklace composed of a shortened Renaissance marriage belt.
German, second half of the 16th century.
Measures 49 cm long.
Weighs 110 grams.
The chain comprises of interlinking fl[...]
A Medieval gold ring brooch. French or English, 13th century.
Measures 2.5cm in diameter.
Weighs 3.9 grams.
Provenance: Private English Collection
The ring is engraved in latin ‘DEVM TIME[...]
A gold posy ring ‘Godlye . love . will . not . remove’.
English, mid 17th century.
With plain exterior, the interior is inscribed ‘Godlye . love . will . not . remove’, with the maker’s mark ‘R’[...]
A silver and gold pendant decorated with diamonds and rubies and set with a sardonyx cameo of Veronica’s veil.
The pendant dates to the 18th century, the agate cameo dates to the 17th century.
T[...]
Ring in Silver and Rock Crystal, Episcopal Style Very beautiful ring in the style of episcopal rings Set with a rock crystal (stone shine) Chiseled and engraved ring Total weight: 4.88 grams Free and [...]
A gold and emerald pendant in the form of a salamander.
Iberian or Spanish Colonial, late 17th - early 18th century.
Measures 6.7 x 3.4cm
Weighs 10.4 grams.
The high carat gold pendant in [...]
A gold and enamel pendant decorated with the Virgin and Child with Saints.
Sicilian, second half of the 17th century.
Measures 5.6 x 4.1cm (excluding loose bail).
Weighs 24.1 grams.
Com[...]
A gold, enamel pendant set with a coral figure of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Trapani, Sicily, early 17th century.
Measures 7.5 x 4.4cm.
Weighs 13.7 grams.
The high carat gold pendant is[...]
Rare amuletic silver ring with a toadstone. Western Europe, 16th century
A Rare amuletic silver ring set with a toadstone.
Western Europe, late 16th century.
Ring size T UK / 9.5 US.
The[...]
A fine Renaissance sardonyx cameo of a beautiful young woman.
Italian, 16th century.
Mounted in an unmarked high carat gold brooch setting which dates to the 19th century.
The cameo[...]
A gold ring with a Renaissance sardonyx cameo of a Muse.
Italian, 16th century.
Mounted in an unmarked high carat gold ring which dates to the 19th century.
Ring size S 1/2 UK / 9.25 US.
T[...]
A Medieval gold ring brooch set with cabochon garnets.
Western Europe, circa. 1200-1500.
Measures 2.3cm in diameter.
Weighs 2 grams.
Provenance: Private English Collection.
A Renaissance gold ring set with a turquoise.
Western Europe, first half of the 16th century.
Ring size J 1/2 UK / 5 US.
The bezel measures 1 x 0.9cm.
Weighs 3.4 grams.
The fine gold ri[...]
A table cut diamond cross pendant.
Northern Europe, late 17th century.
Measures 6.7 x 3.7cm.
Weighs 14.3 grams.
The articulated high carat gold cross is pierced and decorated with scrolls[...]
A Renaissance gold ring set with a carnelian intaglio of a seated warrior.
Western Europe, second half of the 16th century.
Ring size O UK / 7.25 US.
The intaglio measures 1.2 x 1cm.
Weigh[...]
A double sided Stuart crystal heart pendant.
English, late 17th century.
Measures 2.3 x 1.7 x 0.8cm.
Each side of the mourning pendant is set with a faceted piece of rock crystal containing f[...]
A diamond set high carat gold pendant.
Portuguese, late 18th century.
Measures 6.6 x 4.7cm.
The articulated gold pendant is set with twenty six small diamonds. It is marked twice with Port[...]
A small devotional pendant with the Magi.
German, circa 1700.
Measures 3 x 2.1cm.
The small pendant, mounted in silver is set with enamelled plaques decorated to one side the adoration of the[...]
A blue enamelled gold and diamond ring.
English, second half of the 17th century.
Ring size N 1/2 UK / 7 US.
Weighs 2.7 grams.
The bezel measures 0.8 x 0.6cm.
Examples with similar[...]
A silver gilt mounted jet Manu Fica amulet.
Spanish, mid 17th century.
Measures 5 x 3 x 1.8cm (excluding loose bail).
Manu Fica as protective amulets have been used since the ancient world, i[...]
A large engraved rock crystal pendant.
Italian, late 17th century.
Measures 7.5 x 6.9cm (excluding high carat gold bail).
The fine hexagonal slice of polished rock crystal is engraved with th[...]
A Medieval gold annular brooch set with sapphires.
French or English, 13th century.
Measures 3.3 x 2.4cm.
Weighs 5 grams.
Provenance: Private English Collection
The brooch of unus[...]
A silver gilt filigree long chain.
Russian, 18th century.
Measures 91cm in overall length.
Weighs 81.9 grams.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, Russian men and women of all ranks wore long c[...]
A silver mounted rock crystal Manu Fica amulet.
German, circa 1600.
Measures 6.9 x 2.5 x 2.5cm (excluding loose bail).
The rock crystal hand is set in a silver pendant mount, the wrist of [...]
A silver gilt and niello marriage pendant.
Italian, 15th century.
Measures 4.6 x 3.8 x 1.1cm.
To one side the pendant depicts the Virgin and Christ child and to the other a married couple [...]
A coral and gold rosary.
Sicilian, the pendant dates to the first quarter of the 17th century.
The rosary dates to the early 19th century.
The pendant measures 4.3 x 2.6 x 1.5cm excluding loose[...]
A gilt metal and niello hat badge with the marriage of the Virgin.
Italian, circa 1500.
Measures 4.6 x 4.5cm.
The niello plaque depicts the marriage ceremony between Mary and Joseph, a symbol[...]
A silver gilt filigree pendant set with an enamelled glass ’IHS’.
Spanish, mid 17th century.
Measures 7.7 x 5cm.
The devotional pendant is set with a glass roundel decorated to the reverse wi[...]
Very beautiful antique cameo of the profile of a young man with long hair in two-layer agate in very strong relief mounted on a gold brooch, work from the 19th century.
a work of remarkable glyptic[...]
A silver mounted glass pendant.
German, second half of the 17th century.
Measures 6 x 4.7 x 1.5cm excluding loose bail.
The pendant once contained a relic, which is now absent.
A Sicilian silver gilt mounted coral figa.
Italian, first half of the 17th century.
Measures 5.9cm long excluding loose bail.
Worked from a single branch of coral, the pendant represents a s[...]
A silver mounted rock crystal amulet.
German, 16th century.
Measures 4.4 x 3.1 x 1.5cm excluding its loose silver bail.
This rare form of amulet was worn to scare away ill fortune particularl[...]
A Medieval gold ring brooch.
French or English, 13th century.
Measures 2.6cm in diameter.
Weighs 3.3 grams.
Provenance: Private English Collection
The ring is engraved ‘+RV*RLVA*TEM[...]
A historically documented medieval gold ring brooch.
French or English, 13th century.
Measures 2.5cm in diameter.
Weighs 4.9 grams.
Provenance: Private English Collection.
The brooch was[...]
A Renaissance gold and enamel pendant of the Pelican in her piety.
Spanish, late 16th – early 17th century.
Measures 8.8 x 3.7 x 1.3cm.
The pelican is shown with outstretched wings, perched u[...]
This rare ring would likely have belonged to a faithful Christian. The tree of life is a fundamental archetype in many of the world's mythological, religious, and philosophical traditions. In the West[...]
Gold ring, intaglio representing a rider Weight of gold: 12.10g Finger size: 60 Dimensions of intaglio: 1cm by 2cm Period: intaglio 19th century setting 20th century
A gold mounted coral pendant of Saint Francis of Assisi.
Italian or Spanish, second quarter of the 17th century.
The coral figure measures 4.1 x 4.1cm, 7.4cm high including chain.
The kneeli[...]
Curious neo-Renaissance style pendant in silver. It is decorated with cherubs who lean on a reliquary displaying flower petals. This is a sentimental piece of jewelry from the romantic period located [...]
A gold ring set with a Renaissance carnelian intaglio of the Roman Emperor Nero.
Italian, the intaglio dates to the 16th/17th century, the ring is late 19th / early 20th century.
Ring size Q 1[...]
A Medieval silver and gold ring set with an intaglio.
English, 15th century.
Ring size S 1/2 UK / 9.25 US.
Weighs 4.6 grams.
The silver ring has an applied outer layer of gold which is en[...]
Superb Italian Renaissance style pendant Solid silver, topped with pearl, red glass paste, representing a scene of the angel and the family Send by recommendation only, signature and trace number
Superb and rare Memento Mori ring from the 17th century: skull and crossed tibia.
Gilded silver.
The ring was discreetly re-soldered to the back of the skull.
Weight: 1g
Finger size : 5 3/4[...]
A Tudor gold posy ring engraved to the outside ‘BERE FAITHE TO THE FAITHFUL’, the interior with an engraved Fede.
English, 16th century.
Ring size P UK / 7.5 US.
Weighs 3.8grams.
Fede ri[...]
A gold and enamel supporters medal for Gustavus Adolphus (1694-1632), King of Sweden.
German, circa 1631.
Measures 3.8cm high (including bail and baroque pearl) x 1.7cm wide.
The medal is de[...]
A Medieval silver gilt ring.
English, 15th / 16th century.
Ring size U 1/2 UK / 10.5 US.
Weighs 9 grams.
An identical example can be found in the collection of the British Museum, Regi[...]
A gold ring set with a carnelian intaglio of the Roman God Mercury.
The intaglio dates to the late 16th / early 17th century.
The intaglio measures 1.3 x 1cm.
The ring is a size S UK / 9 US.[...]
Rare and beautiful “fede ring” (“fede”, committed faith) in silver from the 17th century, with a bezel formed by two joined hands.
This motif of two joined hands (dextrarum junctio), already in use[...]
A Renaissance gold and enamel ring set with a ruby.
Western Europe, second half of the 16th century.
Ring size M UK / 6.25 US.
The bezel measures 1.1 x 1.2cm.
The quatrefoil bezel is set w[...]
A carnelian intaglio of a Bacchanalian sacrifice set in a gold ring.
The intaglio is Italian and dates to the 17th century.
The later ring is made of high carat gold, tested as 18 carat.
The[...]
A Renaissance gold ring set with a table cut hessonite garnet.
Western Europe, second half of the 16th century.
Ring Size U UK / 10 US.
The bezel measures 1.3 x 1cm.
The ring weighs 7.1 gr[...]
A silver vanitas medal with a skeleton and the bust of a woman.
German, second quarter of the 17th century.
Measures 4.2 x 3.1cm.
An identical example was sold for £2,600 (plus commission) by[...]
A large agate intaglio depicting the marriage of the Virgin.
Italian, early 17th century.
Measures 5.5 x 4.6cm (excluding loose bail)
Weighs 19.6 grams.
Later mounted in a silver gilt pend[...]
A Medieval stirrup ring set with a cabochon garnet.
English, 13/14th century.
Ring size P UK / 7 US.
The bezel measures 1 x 0.8cm.
Weighs 3 grams.
During the Middle Ages, gemstones were[...]
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