A 19th century diamond and zircon rose brooch

A fine antique early 20th century paste lizard or salamander brooch, artfully and expertly handcrafted in silver, partly gilt, workmanship c. 1900, in a fitted case, with the cutest ...

A pair of late 19th century onyx and diamond pendant earrings. Super elegant! Each elongated onyx drop highlighted with a rose-cut di...

An early 20th century Egyptian Revival gold brooch, depicting a vulture centred with a faïence scarab, clutching lotus pods and surmounted with a cabochon ruby, polychrome enamel decoration overall and engraved to reverse, 3.5cm wide. One arrow missing. Revival is always happening in the jewelry world. The Indiana Jones inside all of us is always enticed by the buried loot of the ancients. It’s one of the reasons Egyptian Revival jewelry is so alluring. Luckily for jewelry connoisseurs the span of history that have laid way to an aesthetic resurgence and intense interest in all things Egyptian during the last two hundred years. Napoleon’s Egyptian campaign in 1798 ignited the West’s fascination with motifs we have all come to associate with Egyptian Revival—sphinxes, pyramids, palmettes, papyrus leaves. This curiosity was further stimulated by the excitement surrounding the completion of the Suez Canal in 1869, after 10 years of construction, arousing a real revival of the Egyptian style, with jewelers specifically incorporating artifacts that were thousands of years old, faience in the shapes of falcons and scarabs, set into jewels framed by vermilion enamel and lapis lazuli. Some of the highlights in the 19th century timeline of Egyptomania include the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, displays at World’s Fairs and the moment when Cleopatra’s Needle...

A pair of pastel-colored, round cabochon opals are flanked by shimmering rose-cut diamonds, set in darkened silver over 18kt. gold, in these charming and lively ear poppers. The ea...

The oval moss agate within a rose-cut diamond surround, within original case length 2.3cm Weight: 3gr.

A late nineteenth century diamond brooch, finely modelled in the form of a violin, the body encrusted with rose-cut diamonds and the strings, neck and head in rose gold, French Impor...

A mid-19th Century diamond brooch, designed as a miniature corsage ornament, with entwined scrolled leaves, suspending four foliate drops, all set...

A wonderful late 19th century Victorian ruby and diamond scroll or swirl brooch set in silver topped 18k gold. The small brooch of impeccable design, featuring two opposing swirl or...