VICTORIAN Pietra Dura large picture frame with flowers including a white marble rose, morning glory and forget-me-not and green leaves. There is a flip-out stand on the back. Pietra dura is an Italian art, and has been made for decades. This is a particularly hard to find piece, 6″ tall, 4″ wide at the bottom … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Pietra Dura large picture frame with flowers”
VICTORIAN Dupuis pietra dura box with flowers including a pink rose, turquoise forge-me-nots and green leaves on ebonized carved wood sides, bronze colored metal accents and a navy pleated fabric interior, 3-1/2″ by 2-5/8″. The latch clicks together firmly, and the condition is excellent except for wear on the outer bottom, as can be seen … Continue reading “VICTORIAN Dupuis pietra dura box ring or jewelry with flowers”
VICTORIAN garnet set of 9 carat yellow gold and garnets set in a grapes and grape leaves motif onto open circles. A beautiful motif and nice that it is a matching set as well! It includes a brooch and dangle earrings, brooch 1-1/4″ earrings 2″ total length. This will come in a vintage gray velvet box … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9 carat yellow gold and garnet set”
VICTORIAN antique pietra dura pale pink and white morning glory flowers bar pin with green leaves, silver and 10k setting circa 1870, 2-1/2″ by 7/8″. It has a glass on the back, but a photo would need to be a small, long and narrow one to fit there. Pietra dura, in Italian, means “hard stone”, and … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 10k antique pietra dura brooch, morning glory flowers”
VICTORIAN 15 karat yellow gold and pietra dura flower bouquet ring with pink roses, turquoise forget-me-nots and green leaves. The setting is beautifully embellished all the way around the band. The ring is a size 8 and laying 7/8″ along the finger. The total ring weight .23ounces. The ring is in excellent vintage condition. The … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 15 karat yellow gold and pietra dura flower bouquet ring”
VICTORIAN pietra dura pendant set in 9 carat yellow gold on a gold filled chain, pendant 1-3/16″ by 1″ and chain 18″. Note the little flower and leaves at the top of the setting This is a lovely piece of jewelry, but two of the Tessa are missing, one at the bottom stem the other one … Continue reading “VICTORIAN pietra dura pendant 9k gold setting, gold filled chain”
VICTORIAN 9ct yellow gold retractable mechanical pencil with turquoise around the barrel and a black end carved with a rose, rosebud and leaf. There is a tiny crack at the tip of the pencil end, and the pencil is 1-5/8″ long. The pencil slides out when you gently push down on the turquoise ring, and … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9ct turquoise retractable mechanical pencil”
VICTORIAN 9ct yellow gold retractable mechanical propelling pencil with turquoise around the barrel, 1-7/8″ long. The pencil slides out when you gently push down on the turquoise ring, and you can see the tip in the last photo, the one on the right. This tests as a low-karat gold, 8-9 k. The black intaglio seal … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 9ct turquoise retractable mechanical pencil”
VICTORIAN cut steel round brooch with about 12 facets on each of the larger brads, all hand made, 2″. There is a very small amount of corrosion in some areas, much more visible in the magnified photo than in person. Woodstock, site of the most famous cut steel workshops circa 1760, was a small town outside Oxford, England. … Continue reading “VICTORIAN cut steel round brooch with about 12 facets on each”
VICTORIAN 10k and turquoise and pearl spider web motif pin, tests 10 karat yellow gold, 1″. The graduated little pearls create movement in this piece, and the turquoises are in the shape of a forget-me-not flower for remembrance. There is a tiny spot of silver on the back, as can be seen in the magnified photo. View … Continue reading “VICTORIAN 10k and turquoise and pearl spider web motif pin”