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All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1471167
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Victorian 18K Carnelian agate swivel ring of a bearded man in profile. The fiery orange red glow of the Carnelian stone mesmerizes and the feel of the revolving swivel makes this a unique and very pleasant ring to won. The bearded unknown man is beautifully carved on one side while the other side is plain. The ring is .75 inches long and .5 inches wide and fits a size 7-7.5 and fairly large in scale and has great presence. The last photos show the scale of the ring relative to other signets.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1930 item #1453021
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An unusual gold toothpick enclosed in a fancy chic case for you to attach to a chain and have at the ready anytime you need one. This interesting deco piece is the unusual pendant you need to have with the rest of your "necessaries" about the neck. It will display nicely with your gold pencil and other attachments. C1930. The chain is not included.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1800 item #1349086 (stock #SR4638)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$16,950.00
In this stunning suite of necklace and earrings, almandine garnets set in gilt metal are fashioned into a striking pair of earrings and choker with drop, which can be removed. The choker is tied on with a ribbon. Much of the jewelry of this period was set with pastes. These pieces are unusual in that gemstones were used. Though called "Queen Anne", jewelry of this type was actually made some 30 odd years after her reign.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1344461 (stock #SR4525)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$15,000.00
Fantastic Georgian 18K gold cuff bracelet with an elaborate woven band and ornate central motif. Beautiful to wear on the most elegant of occasions. Be prepared for an avalanche of compliments. The bracelet measures 7 1/2" long and 2" at its widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1427158
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$11,000.00
Napolean III amethyst necklace individually claw set in 18k yellow gold with gold spacers in the archeological taste. An extra amethyst gem link is available to lengthen the chain should this be desired. There is a safety chain for additional security. The necklace is 15.5 inches in length.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1800 item #1344371 (stock #20007)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$10,900.00
Fantastic 18th century black dot paste drop earrings set in silver with a bow motif. These elegant earrings are rare and desirable, wonderful to wear for evenings on the town. The earrings measure 3 1/4" long and approximately 1" at their widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1700 item #1426283
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$10,000.00
Late renaissance memento mori skull ring. "Memento mori" jewelry translates to "remember thou must die", a reminder to all to live life fully, as death awaits. Memento mori rings were meant to encourage the practice of reflection on one's mortality. This is a very early ring with black enamel etching along the sides and back and a perfectly shaped skull in intaglio on the front. The ring is silver gilt with black enamel carving. Circa 1620. US size 8 1/2.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1800 item #1435574
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$9,840.00
This intricately woven gold necklace with enameled serpent biting its tail, known as an ouroboros, is classically Georgian and circa 1790. Woven gold necklaces like this one took weeks to make and created enormous precision and painstaking detail. Our ouroboros snake necklace, with blue and green enameling and gold paint to denote the snake's scales and amethyst paste eyes, is a treasure to behold. It is quite a miracle that this necklace has survived over 200 years.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1344370 (stock #20006)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$9,600.00
Stunning early 19th Century Berlin Iron earrings with a floral motif which is highlighted with polished steel. Berlin Iron was sought after by Napoleon who invaded German and captured the factory, confiscated the molds and took them back to France in 1806. Today this unique and fascinating jewelry is as prized as it was back then. The earrings measure 2 1/2" long and 3/4" at their widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1800 item #1426129
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$9,390.00
8K eighteenth-century portrait ring under crystal of Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. Miniature portraits were painted on vellum or ivory and given as tokens of love to husbands and wives or parents and children. Portrait rings with diamond bezels, such as ours, reflect the importance of the subject. The paintings would be commissioned to the leading miniature portrait artists of the day. Sarah Churchill had a close friendship with Queen Anne of England...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : French : Pre 1900 item #1453019
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$9,100.00
This is a silky smooth gorgeous original French watch chain. Silky smooth about the neck, it has a wonderful texture as only 18K gold has. There is a French eagle's head on the clasp showing its French provenance.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1344685 (stock #SR4537)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$8,785.00
Fantastic engraved 18K gold bracelet set with a shell cameo of the god Pan and presented in its original box. Clearly a one of its kind. The bracelet measures 1 5/8" wide, the interior circumference is 6 1/2", c1840
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1800 item #1432186
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$8,600.00
Exquisite Georgian verre églomisé, or gilded glass, portrait ring surrounded by seed pearls. Verre églomisé is a French term meaning gilded glass and is a decorative technique in which the back side of glass is gilded with gold leaf. The gilding may also be combined with reverse painting on glass as in this case. This ring has very large verre églomisé panel with a black silhouette of a peasant girl against a gilded background...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1435576
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$8,490.00
C1890 60 inch long original full length French watch chain features lovely handcrafted filigree elements with its traditional links and filigree circles within the links. The chain can be worn doubled or tripled and with a pendant attached. An 18K French chain is a must for every woman's jewelry wardrobe! The hallmarks consist of a French eagle head (18K), bigorne marks, and a goldsmith's mark. The hallmarks are located on the ring that attaches to the clasp. The chain weighs 50 grams.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1800 item #1432188
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$8,425.00
Eye catching 15K gold and amethyst ring surrounded by pave set chrysoberyls from Portuguese mines in Brazil. Fabulous jewelry was made from the various gemstones exported from these mines until the French invasion of Portugal in 1809. The ring is size 8 1/4 and can be sized to fit.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1800 item #1435406
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$8,260.00
Georgian rose diamond cluster ring set in silver with an 18K gold embossed band. Rings of this period are very scarce and hard to find in such wonderful condition. This is a real collector's piece. The ring is size 6 and can be sized to fit.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1426899
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$7,800.00
Lovely drop rose cut diamond earrings in the pendeloque or pear shape. The pendeloque earring shape is a pear-shaped design used for diamonds and was a popular shape for both 17th and 18th-century French earrings. The earrings are day/night, meaning the tops and bottoms can be separated and the tops worn for conservative day time wear, and top and bottom together for special occasion wear...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1459024
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$7,800.00
Late 18th century Portuguese tiered cluster rock crystal ring with 2 concentric rows of bright crystals, each approximately 3mm in diameter, surrounding a larger central stone, approximately 39 stones in all. This substantial ring covers the finger from joint to knuckle. The cut down bezel features a rose gold beaded trim, another feature of rings from the era. The polished rose gold closed back molds ergonomically to the finger...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1433773
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$7,800.00
Our circa 1860 Victorian collar of graduated 18K yellow gold hand crafted solid gold beads strung on a gold chain. It is the perfect piece for layering with an antique chain or with another beaded chain as shown in our photos. (Other beaded chain seen in photo is in 9K and also available on 1st dibs under "9K Gold Victorian Beaded Collar w Barrel Clasp"). The collar has its original clasp and a safety chain...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1431942
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$7,535.00
Georgian 18K gold cannetille work ring set with a carved turquoise in the shape of a pair of clasped hands, a symbol of friendship. On either side there are set an opal and a garnet. This is truly an unusual and rare ring. It is a size 7 and measures a bit over 1/4" at its widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347539 (stock #20011)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$7,435.00
Elegant Georgian girandole earrings in 15k gold and cobalt enamel. The gold work is an elaborate Etruscan design adorned with tiny balls. Earrings measure 1 3/4" long and 7/8" wide.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1466386
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$6,900.00
Utilizing the natural features of the blush and gray speckled agate with a lovely mottled appearance and demonstrating the fine carving that this circle of Italian carvers were known for, our ring is a sensitive portrayal of Sappho, an early poetess who came of age in the time of the Ancient Greeks in the Archaic period. The quality of the carving is reminiscent of the circle of carvers in Rome during the mid eighteenth century which included Anton Pichler and his sons Giovanni and Luigi...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1349046 (stock #SR4616)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$6,860.00
Fabulous Georgian Pinchbeck muff chain with a hand clasp set with colored paste stones. Christopher Pinchbeck developed an alloy of copper and zinc in 1720 that had the look of real gold and did not tarnish. The jewelry made with this alloy survives today giving us the enjoyment of its beauty. A muff chain is a long chain worn around the neck fastened to ladies muffs. This chain measures 49" long by 1/4" wide.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1436383
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$6,800.00
Our muff chain is known as "pinchbeck" and has a wonderful hand clasp with a diminutive emerald paste ring on the hand and a charming carved ruffled sleeve at the end of the hand clasp. We love “jewelry wearing jewelry” and the hand clasp with its fingernails and green paste ring can only be described as quintessentially Georgian. The links of the chain are embossed with textural dots...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1432187
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$6,740.00
Bold pave set chrysoberyl ring in 18K gold. The stones came from Portuguese mines in Brazil. Fabulous jewelry was made from the various gemstones exported from these mines until the French invasion of Portugal in 1809. The ring is size 7 1/4 and can be sized up or down.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1800 item #1180577 (stock #SR4064)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$6,500.00
Antique marquise shaped 18K gold and chrysoberyl ring is an excellent example of Portuguese jewelry of the late 18th century. The Portuguese mined these gemstones from their colony in Brazil and created jewelry that was typically pave-set as seen here. The ring is size 10 and can be sized to fit.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1700 item #1430282
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$6,200.00
Poesy rings were popular in England and France during the 16th through the 17th centuries as lover's gifts. The quotations were often from courtship stories and are usually inscribed on the inner surface of the ring as is the case in this one. This ring amusingly reads "A virtuous Wife Preferreth Life". We imagine that in the 17th century, a woman was indeed better off being virtuous! We think this could make a more unusual and unique wedding band than a gold band...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1431886
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$6,200.00
Early C1860 Victorian Marquise shaped ring of 15K gold, silver, enamel and diamonds set in a floral and leaf design. Wow! how fantastic! The stylized leaf form with young diamond buds harkens to the expression “nipped in the bud”, when mourning one who dies too young. The ring is a size 5.5 and can be resized to fit.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1471175
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$5,900.00
Colorful depiction of a peasant girl graces this micromosaic brooch purchased during the Grand Tour and brought back to England to be set in an elaborate 18K bezel decorated with grapes and leaves. The glass tesserae are set in malachite.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1447877
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$5,600.00
Known as a box link or Venetian chain, this 60 inch Victorian long guard watch chain is hand forged and was made by welding together hollow section rings. Such chains were called " long guards". Often shortened to "guard chains" , these chains were ultra-lightweight and long, anywhere and over 50 inches long. They were designed to hold watches with a dog clips and were originally worn with the chain tucked into a woman's belt, and the watch dangled from the chain...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1426903
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$5,250.00
Essex crystal carving of a horse and jockey surrounded by rose diamonds. Perhaps they are symbolic of the winners wreath. The crystals are carved in reverse or intaglio into the flat back to create a three-dimension trompe l'oeil effect. The image is then painted in realistic detail. The pin measures 15/16 in diameter.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1910 item #1369867 (stock #20038)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$5,170.00
Striking early Edwardian 18K gold ring of a man in a turban set with diamonds. The ring dates to 1900 . The ring has a French hallmark in the shape of a pineapple and a makers mark "JD". It is a size 8 and measures 3/4" at its widest.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Enamel : Enamelware : Pre 1800 item #1313563 (stock #13017)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,995.00
Delightful Bilston bonbonniere in the shape of a lion. These enamel on copper boxes were used to hold small hard sugar candies. This adorable lion measures approximately 2" in diameter and 1 1/4" high.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1900 item #1466765
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,950.00
Wonderful tactile slinky watch chain. To be a proper watch chain, the chain must be over 50" long, as they were originally made (shorter chains are simply cut up watch chains). Snake chains are a favorite link because of the slinky smooth texture and the way the link bounces back when adjusted...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347744 (stock #SR4617)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,900.00
Elegant Victorian cut steel necklace was worn in lieu of diamonds in an era where sparkling jewelry was in vogue. Cut steel was multifaceted by hand to glimmer in candlelight. This necklace measures 16 1/2" long by 3" at its widest
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180978 (stock #P10009)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,855.00

How rare it is to find an early soft paste porcelain platter of this size, 16" X 20". This platter in excellent condition is made by the "Bow" factory circa 1765

Condition: excellent Width: 16 inches, Length: 20 inches
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1460370
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,800.00
Dramatic Georgian faceted paste single stone ring set in silver and backed in 18K. The ring is nicely engraved at the shoulders with an 18K band. The carved paste is set in silver, which was believed to be better suited to set off the cool tones of the "diamond" stone...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1910 item #1438706
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,700.00
15K Victorian chain with a link design consisting of two "paperclips" joined together at a perfect 90 degree angle, leading to a lovely unusual lovers knot link where the lover's knot is wrapped in a braided pattern several times about a simple oval link (see close ups). Both the paper clip and the lover's knot links are Victorian motifs used to convey love and devotion. The chain is substantial at 36.3 grams. and at 51 inches can be worn doubled or tripled. There is a nicely scaled dog clip an...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180972 (stock #P800)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,390.00

This marked Dr. Wall period Worcester soft paste porcelain platter has beautiful, crisp "blue scale". It would make a fine addition to an important collection.

Condition: excellent Height: 8 inches
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1452906
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,350.00
Dramatic 18K gold marquis shaped ring in royal blue and white enameling surrounded by pearls and centered with a pearl pansy. This distinctly English style of enameling on jewelry was invented in 1775 and became popular with royalty and is often seen on jewelry displaying royal crowns.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1910 item #1426687
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,350.00
C1900 18K figural dog fob depicting a greyhound, or possibly a whippet, with adorable blue collar, perched atop a bed of lapis. He or she would look wonderful as a pendant threaded through a gold split ring and attached to an antique gold chain, or dispense with the split ring all together and wear alone. We have attached an image of a dog fob suspended form an antique gold chain below, as an example (the chain not included) of how it looks. Images show what the figural whippet fob looks like fr...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1920 item #1470305
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,200.00
Substantial 4 coiled 18K Snake Ring with rubies and diamonds of increasing sizes along the head of the ring. The 4 bands wind around the ring terminating in a flourish of the snake's tail. An outstanding snake ring, from the carefully chosen rubies and diamonds which are graduated in size and placed in a carved "tail" which echoes the graduated size of the snake's head, to the substantial coverage the ring provides. The ring has a maker's mark of NBS, is a size 9 ½ and weighs over 10 gr...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347655 (stock #SR4600)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,200.00
Wonderful Edwardian moonstone necklace set in silver. It is said if your lover gives you a moonstone necklace when the moon is full you will always have a passion for each other. Moonstones became popular during the Art Nouveau period as a talisman for fertility, love, protection, and sleep! This beautiful moonstone needs little excuse for ownership. The necklace measures 16 3/4" long.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1837 VR item #1180828 (stock #SR1921)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,150.00

This Georgian 18K gold, deeply colored amethyst and diamond ring is circa 1810. Size 8 1/2. Condition: excellent Height: 8.25 inches

All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Ceramics : English : Porcelain : Pre 1800 item #1180889 (stock #P4300)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,135.00

This beautiful Dr. Wall period Worcester soft paste porcelain compote is a large early piece with fancy birds decoration and blue border. Its probably from the Giles workshop.

Condition: excellent Height: 11 inches
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347721 (stock #SR4607)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,000.00
Bold Victorian banded agate bead necklace with three large beads tapering down to smaller ones. There are 34 beads in the necklace which has a bead clasp. Agate beads have become very collectible as many believe they have mystical qualities. The necklace is 20 1/2" long.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1398498
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,000.00
Lovely polished coral earrings with enamel bows and seed pearls ensconced in the center if each bow and dangling from each ribbon. The deep rose pink color of our earrings are the most ought after color of coral and are particularly vibrant in tone. The use of coral in jewelry started in Roman times, and where the superstitions about coral began. Coral was thought to be a talisman against evil spirits. Its popularity continued into the Middle Ages and again into Victorian times, when coral was c...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Continental : Pre 1837 VR item #1431093
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,940.00
Fabulous Berlin iron ring decorated what appears to be agricultural tools, including a scythe. The band has a floral motif. It is possible the ring was owned by a landowner farmer. Popular in the early 1800's, during the Napoleonic war German women gave their precious jewelry for the war effort and it was replaced with Berlin iron jewelry some with the inscription "Ich gab gelt für eisen", I gave gold for iron. The iron jewelry was made by the Royal Berlin Factory, which produced iron for i...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Continental : Pre 1837 VR item #1426822
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,940.00
Fabulous Berlin iron ring decorated with symbols associated with faith (dove) love (heart) and loyalty (dog). The heart is surrounded by a leafy wreath and surmounted by the dog and the dove. The band has a floral motif, probably laurel leaves. The band has a floral motif. Berlin Iron jewelry was popular in the early 1800's. During the Napoleonic war German women gave their precious jewelry for the war effort and it was replaced with Berlin iron jewelry some with the inscription "Ich gab gelt fu...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Continental : Pre 1900 item #1431630
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,900.00
Lovely gray lava beads which were inspired by the ruins of Pompeii in Italy. Lava jewelry was actually made from the lava of Mt. Vesuvius as souvenir jewelry fro travelers on the Grand Tour. Notice how the beads are properly graduated, as one would only see on early jewelry made before mass production. The smallest beads at the clasp gradually getting larger until the central bead, which is appropriately the largest and the place where the eye is drawn to.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1426684
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,900.00
With a Latin inscription translated as "Under a clear sky France suffers", this 18K Carnelian fob seal depicts an African slave in profile, carved atop a family crest, all shown above a ribbon banner reading "PURUM PATIENTIA FRANCE". Notwithstanding the word "France" in the inscription, our wax seal fob is English. The seal harkens back to the British abolitionist movement in France, during which time the British people actively sought to pressure the French to abolish slavery. This fob seal sho...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1180471 (stock #SR4321)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,860.00
Victorian stickpin of a dog in essex crystal set in an 18K gold frame with a large 9K gold pin. Keep your lovely furry companion with you all day. C. 1870, 1"W x 1 1/4"H, $ 3860. Condition: excellent Height: 1.25 inches Width: 1 inch
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1347715 (stock #SR4604)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,845.00
Dramatic Victorian agate bead necklace is fastened with an agate clasp. The striking banded agate beads are black, brown and white and can be worn day or night. The necklace measures 17" long, circa 1870.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1800 item #1426134
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,800.00
our early C1790 Georgian 18K seven stone diamond half hoop ring has seven table-cut diamonds (flat on top, faceted sides). The ring is closed back and the diamonds are foiled backed, exactly the way gemstone rings were made in the Georgian period. The diamonds are mounted in silver and set in gold, as the Georgians believed silver was better suited to set off the cool white tones of diamonds. This ring would make a lovely engagement ring or gift to oneself. The ring is a size 7.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1426862
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,800.00
This wonderful lava ring was sold in Naples to travelers on the Grand Tour as souvenir jewelry in the 1820’s to 40's after the discovery of the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum in the 18th century. Made by Pompeian stone cutters, each of the seven round heads of the ring is distinctly carved and is of a different hue as well as a different mythological figure and comes from a different organic material sourced from Vesuvius. The cameos represent the days of the week, The grey cameo represents ...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1837 VR item #1398539
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,800.00
These lovely 18K day-night floral gold cannetille earrings boast one of the finest examples of cannetille gold work we have ever seen. Popular in both England and France in the 1820's, cannetille was a type of filigree work named after the gold embroideries of the Napoleonic era. It lasted for a brief 2 decades, making it easy to date a piece of jewelry that is as fine an example of cannetille as these. Typical of Georgian design, the tops of the earrings can be separated from the bottoms making...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1800 item #1435407
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,770.00
Georgian diamond ring in a snowflake motif set in silver with an 18K band will sparkle in sunlight and candlelight. Notice the gorgeous back, a work of art in and of itself. The ring back is cut down so that the metal is cut to fit the stones and gives a more refined appearance to the ring. The ring is size 6 1/2 and can be sized to fit.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : English : Pre 1910 item #1465391
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,750.00
An essential chain for one's jewelry collection, this 18 inch long 9k Albert curb link chain has 2 dog clips attached for use as a clasp or to hang a pendant from. Each individual link and dog clip is individually stamped 9 and 375 (for 9K). "Albert" chains are a style of watch chain named after Prince Albert and were worn by both men and women in the 19th and early 20th century. This chain is particularly wonderful because of the two clips All the parts of the chain are original and intact an...
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Jewelry : Pre 1900 item #1349085 (stock #SR4636)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,690.00
Red Vauxhall Glass floral motif necklace will mirror your gaiety when wearing it. Made at the Vauxhall Glass Works in London from the 18th century through the middle of the nineteenth, it was sold at the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens nearby.
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.