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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1441405
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,200.00
We love our 18K exceptional hunting fob with a working hinged locket and a jasper and agate base. " Punto di Caccia" in Italian is engraved on one lozenge, translating to "hunting point", and "Rendez vous de chasse" written on another lozenge opposite. Rendez Vous de chasse roughly translates to "appointment for the hunt". The hunting dog stands faithfully to one side along with the horn, and rifle & hunting pouch, also known as a bullet pouch, with hip flask on other side. All the essentials ne...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1467123
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,200.00
Double box link original Victorian watch chain terminating in a dog clip stamped 9 carat, this unusual watch chain with its faceted box links attached to one another reveals on close inspection an additional twisted link around each box link, adding interest and glamour to a simple box link watch chain. The link has a slightly yellow gold cast. Note in the photos the detail of the faceted box links as well as the additional twisted link. The chain looks terrific when paired with others and a...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1471163
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,200.00
Authentic Murphy family crest ring, complete with the motto and crest, all artfully carved in bloodstone (bloodstone is a dark green variety of chalcedony with red specks). The Lion Rampant stands in profile at the top holding a wheat sheath between his paws, the crest sits below and the banner with Latin motto Fortis et hospitales adorns the bottom of the ring face. The wheat is representative of abundance and the lion of strength and bravery. Irish crests always include a shield and a motto in...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre Victorian : Pre 1837 VR item #1483597
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,200.00
This Georgian diamond solitaire ring is set in 15K gold and has lovely engraved shoulders (also referred to as chased). The old mine cut diamond, chased shoulders and smooth polished gold back (beautiful in its own right) make this ring classically Georgian. There is not a prong visible on this diamond as a Georgian era goldsmith only wanted the diamond to be visible. Diamonds then were set in silver to better set off the cool tones, as is this one. The proportions of this band make it idea...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Platinum : Vintage : Pre 1930 item #1490115
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,200.00
Eternity band with a "twist". The band is set in half sapphire and half ruby with the ring switching from one to the other as you rotate it. The band is made of platinum and dates from about 1930. The sapphires are a lovely dark royal blue and the rubies a pinkish-red. Such rings were called "day and night", ruby side for day and sapphire for night, or the other way around if you desire. Eternity bands are meant to be given to commemorate special occasions such as anniversaries as they signif...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1349077 (stock #SR4632)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,280.00
Floral rondelles, the five central ones with tassels, comprise this lovely cut steel necklace. Multi-faceted cut steel jewelry was popular during the 18th and mid 19th century. The jewelry sparkled in candlelight and was used as a substitute for diamonds. The necklace measures 15 1/2" long and 1 3/4" at its widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1800 item #1427239
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,380.00
Rare Georgian coque de perle and pyrite earrings set in low carat gold. The style of the earrings is called "Queen Anne", a misnomer as this jewelry was made in the mid-eighteenth century. The coque de perle comes from the oval section of the pearly mollusk or nautilus. Traditionally, as In this pair of earrings, coque de pearl is embellished with pyrites. The earrings measure 1" high by 7/8" wide.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1460229
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,400.00
Early Victorian or late Georgian half hoop 7 stone ring with 7 well matched turquoise stones set in cabochon, with the largest turquoise in the center and each stone graduated in size, as is typical of a hand carved Georgian ring. The borders of each stone are crimped, an attractive detail. The shoulders of the ring are chased in a lovely hand carved pattern. The back of the stones reveal lovely hand carved gold work. The ring can be sized up or down within reason.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1467124
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,400.00
Our Victorian long guard watch chain is composed of an unusual and attractive love knot link. Such chains were called "long guards", and shortened to "guard chains". Watch guard link chains were generally light in weight and always over 50 inches in length. They were designed to hold watches with a dog clips and were originally worn with the chain tucked into a woman's belt with the watch attached to the chain. A great deal of hand work was involved in their construction. This chain has a ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1910 item #1465392
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,415.00
An essential for every wardrobe, our C1900 9K handcrafted Albert curb link chain has it all; a chain includes with 2 dog clips, an inch of extra chain with a ring attached (from which to hang a pendant) and a T Bar. Each link is stamped 395 9 (9 carat) and with the anchor symbol for the Birmingham. Each element of the chain (links, dog clips, and T Bar) is stamped 9 for 9 karat. The extra length of chain with the T Bar can be removed and the larger ring that attaches it can be used to hang a ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1800 item #1432198
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,430.00
Georgian almandine garnet ring circa 1770, in an 18K gold basket setting flanked by two cushion cut diamonds. Almandine garnets are purply red and were flat cut as seen here. This lovely early ring is a size 6 1/4 and the stone measures 5/8" wide by 1/4" high
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1459022
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,440.00
Substantial 18K antique Victorian snake ring with clever open cutwork on the gold band as shown in the bottom layer, an interesting detail on this handsome snake ring. Snakes were a symbol of eternal love and friendship and were popularized by Queen Victoria during her reign in the 19th century. Set with 3 diamonds, each larger than the next, in a pointed carved etching at the top of the snake's head, our ring is hallmarked London and dates to 1895. The ring is a size 8 ½.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1440165
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,500.00
18K pendant of rock crystal with a reverse intaglio of the head of an adorable Pekingese, with an inscription on the reverse side, Ed. Van den Hove & Fils, Bruxelles, C. 1880. This pendant is stylistically characteristic of the work of the Pradier family, whose speciality was painting miniature works of domestic animals. These miniature works of art were widely popular in the United States as well as on the Continent. They are often erroneously referred to as Essex Crystals.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1458643
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,500.00
Our substantial 18K Victorian buckle ring is hallmarked London for the year 1894 has two star set cushion cut diamonds set securely flush with the band. The clean and simple design of the ring makes it wearable for hand washing and most daily activities. Buckle rings were popular in the Victorian era. As it was the Queen's order, Victoria wore the symbol of the garter in the form of a buckle bracelet or buckle ring on her arm, as she obviously could not show the garter on her leg. The garter sym...
All Items : Estate Jewelry : Gold : Pre Victorian : Pre 1837 VR item #1490120
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,500.00
Late Georgian multi stone harlequin eternity band with individually carved stones bordered in gold which form a complete band, a series of circles within a circle. Rarely have we found an eternity band in a large size 13. The word "harlequin" comes from the kaleidoscopic costumes of the 16th Century European comedy actors known as ‘harlequins’, conversely, the harlequin ring is also vibrant and colorful. Such rings were especially popular during the Georgian and Victorian eras. Our e...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : American : Pre 1920 item #1426185
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,600.00
Colorful 14K American Art Nouveau ring with small diamond accent stones, and peridot, opal, garnet, amethyst, and aqua stones encircling the larger freshwater pearl at the center. The complimentary gemstones, graceful gold metal flourishes, and stylized marquis shape all contribute to this artfully designed ring. The gemstones are deftly set inside a gold border, another subtle detail that makes this ring appealing. The length of the ring has the effect of elongating one's hand. The ring is just...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1910 item #1435573
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,600.00
Delicate and ephemeral Victorian necklace woven from gold to create a light transparent woven gold necklace. Such necklaces often took the goldsmith weeks to make, and were entirely crafted by hand. The necklace is lightweight around the neck and literally weightless and is 16.5 inches long.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1800 item #1443359
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,600.00
Dramatic and rare Georgian 18K gold and agate navette shaped ring revealing endless variations of the moss agate stone. Navette means "little ship", and shaped like a pointed oval. Agate is a variety of quartz that occurs naturally in nature and during the period that this ring was made, were mined in Scotland. The brown, black and tan colors swirl around the ring in a lively array. Every plane of our agate navette ring has smooth polished surraces, with the gold band as reflective as a mirror. ...