This wonderful necklace, with its fascinating provenance of over a hundred years of aristocratic and royal associations seen above, was sold at auction to the jeweller Graff. The famous diamond collector and jeweller Graff made a new collier with the Harcourt emeralds. The new collier, seen on the right side, is in the the style of…
The Devonshire Tiara
The Devonshire Tiara, on display in Treasures from Chatsworth the Exhibition at Sotheby’s headquarters in New York. The Devonshire Tiara, a remarkable example of Victorian jewelry, is a treasure that has been passed down and worn by generations of Cavendish ladies. The tiara was made in 1865 for Lady Louisa Egerton, née Cavendish, to be…
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Large Aquamarine Brooch and Aquamarine Pearshaped Pendant
The large oval-cut aquamarine, set horizontally within a delicate border of old brilliant and single-cut diamonds, suspending a large aquamarine detachable drop with millegrain-set rose-cut diamond cap, mounted in platinum, one diamond missing, length 8.0cm, After her death the Aquamarine brooch was sold on auction for £94,000It was made ca 1905 from Kreuter; Hanau the…
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The Duchess of Devonshire’s Diamond Tiara
Her Grace Deborah Vivien Cavendish, Dowager Duchess of Devonshire (March 31, 1920 – September 24, 2014), née Deborah Freeman-Mitford, was the last of the noted Mitford sisters. She married Andrew Cavendish, 11th Duke of Devonshire in 1941. The formidable Duchess turning a pensive gaze towards the viewer, wears the diamond diadem together with a quantity of the…
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The Emerald Jewels of the French Empress Marie-Louise
Imperial Emerald Parure of Marie-Louise Empress of FranceMagnificent Colombian emeralds in a Van Cleef & Arpels brooch and ring originally from a diadem belonging to the Empress Marie-Louise were sold at auction on Tuesday last week (19/10/99) at Christies in New York.The emperor presented this diadem to Marie-Louise as part of an emerald and diamond…
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Antique Estate Art Deco Platinum 6.50 CTW Colombian Emerald Diamond Ring
Antique Estate Art Deco Platinum 6.50 CTW Colombian Emerald and Diamond Ring
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Antique Victorian 14K Gold Turquoise and Pearl Esclavage Necklace
Antique Victorian 14K Gold Turquoise and Pearl Esclavage Necklace
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Tiffany & Co. circa 1880 Classic Colombian Emerald and Diamond Pin
Tiffany & Co. Classic Colombian Emerald and Diamond Pin circa 1880
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Antique Gold Mesh and Filigree Chrysoprase Earrings Circa 1825
Antique gold mesh and filigree – earrings with delicate colored enameled flowers and lively chrysoprase gems, made in France around 1825. London’s VA Museum bequeathed by Dame Joan Evans. A History of Jewellery 1100-1870 The history of jewelry has closely paralleled the history of mankind. Used as amulets to protect against harm and worn for…
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Blue Belle of Asia
World’s fourth-largest Sapphire, Blue Belle of Asia been mined from Ratnapura, Sri Lanka in 1926. The 400-carat peacock blue sapphire mounted on a necklace of diamonds and platinum fetched 17 million dollars at a rare jewellery auction in Geneva by Christie’s in 2014, which is the highest ever price set on a sapphire.
