$395.00
This type of work, sometimes mistakenly called “shakudo”, derives from the decorations used for samurai armor. After the demise of the samurai system in the 19th century, artisans who made mixed-metal decorations for armor turned to jewelry-making. These pieces became very popular in Europe and America when Japan was opened to trade.
Origin: Japan, ca. 1865. Size: 1” x 1-1/8”.
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The seal surface is worked in platinum engraved through to the underlying gold. The crest is that of the Scottish clan Irwin (variously spelled Irvine, Irving, etc.) with the first two words of the family motto, "Sub Sole Sub Umbra Virens."
The Albert swivel clasp is stamped with a French goldsmith's mark, but it's likely that fob is English and the swivel clasp is an addition from the 1920s. The metals are tested and guaranteed as 18K gold and platinum.
Origin: probably England, ca. 1875. Condition: excellent, all original with the likely exception of the swivel clasp. Dimensions: fob length, 1-5/8"; overall length (including Albert clasp), 5-3/4". Weight: 48.9 gr.
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Origin: India, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 1-1/8” wide; 7-1/4” long. Weight: 29.6 gr.
NOTE: This item cannot be shipped outside the United States or to the state of California.
- Origin: America, ca. 1900
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 12-3/4" long
- Weight: 37.9 grams
$95.00
Origin: Scotland, mid 19th century. Condition: small flakes on the back sides of three corners (only faintly visible from the front when inspected closely). Size: 2-1/4" long.
$995.00
- Italy & England, ca 1870
- Condition: excellent, no chips
- Dimensions: 3/4” wide; 1-15/16” long
- Weight: 5.8 grams
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Origin: America or England, ca. 1860. Condition: excellent, no inlay loss, no chipping or cracking, (the line visible in the last image is a surface scratch only--not a crack). Size: 1-1/16” x 1-3/16”.
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NOTE: The chain is shown for display purposes only.
- Russia, circa 1850
- 15/16" x 1 5/16"
- 7.6 grams
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, 2.0 carats; garnet, 2.66 carats
$185.00
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- America, ca. 1900
- Excellent condition; all original
- Dimensions: 1" diameter (excluding bail)
- Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .2 carat
- 4.1 grams.
$9,500.00
Origin: France, ca. 1875. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 2” x 2-7/8”. Weight: 27.2 gr. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight (by estimation and formula): diamond, 2.39 cts; ruby, 14.26 cts; tourmaline, 6.87 cts; opal, .97 cts.
$350.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1880.
- Dimensions: 15/16" diameter.
- Weight: 3.6 grams.
- Approximate Total Amethyst Weight: .28 carat.
- Condition: excellent.
$575.00
- Origin: probably English, ca. 1845
- Condition: excellent, no missing stones
- Weight: 14.4 grams
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The reverse is marked twice with the French boar's head mark for silver. The pendant is presented with a contemporary 15" 14K white gold chain. The pendant is presented in its original velvet- and silk-lined fitted case, imprinted with the logo for "Edward Tessier Silver & Goldsmith/Mourning Ornaments". Tessier remains one of London's finest purveyors of antique jewels and is still located at its original New Bond Street location.
Early French paste of this quality is getting exceedingly difficult to find. This is a very fine piece of period French paste jewelry, and the combination of paste and blue enamel is especially pleasing.
Origin: France, circa 1840. Condition: excellent, no damage. Size: 7/8" diameter (excluding bale).
$310.00
Origin: France, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: head, 13/32" x 7/16". Weight: 2.9 gr.
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Origin: France, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent; very minor surface scratching on crystal consistent with age. Size: 1-5/16” x 1-1/2” (excluding jump ring). Weight: 6.0 grams.
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Origin: France, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent; very minor surface scratching on crystal consistent with age and a small roughness of the edge of the crystal (not visible when inside the frame). Size: 29/32” x 1-3/8” (excluding jump ring). Weight: 5.3 grams.
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Origin: France, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, no chips or cracks to crystal. Size: 1-3/32” diameter (excluding bale).