Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
The sporting craze in Victorian jewelry started in the 1890's and continued into the 20th century up until WWI. Encouraged by women's more active participation in sports, such jewelry was particularly fashionable for country wear. Our bangle is a slightly more modern version of the Victorian silver bangle, with a silver ball in the center of the tennis racket as the main motif, and stylized leaves to the left...
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,950.00
$1,950.00
his is an original nineteenth century sterling watch chain with a substantial square shaped link called a Venetian or box link. Closeup photos reveal the interesting interlocking pattern of the links. A great deal of ingenuity went into making chains, and there is nothing like an original long Victorian watch chain that has never been chopped up into shorter chains, but retains its original length.
If you favor chains that are fabricated by hand, this chain is a real find...
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$725.00
$725.00
Wonderful to wear as a pendant this retractable pencil slides into an enameled gilded mummy. In the 1870s-1880s, the Egyptian Revival styles were in vogue as archaeological digs discovered ancient tombs that brought to light rare finds. Their motifs were incorporated into jewelry, objects, furniture, glass and pottery.
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,940.00
$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...
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,400.00
$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.
This is an original 18th century Gouyn period porcelain Chelsea fob seal. These seals were given as love tokens by the wealthy and known as "toys". This particular seal features a woman dancing and holding out her apron on either side. She has a low cut pink bodice and a skirt with a mini print pattern on the front and stripes on the back, and reads "Toujour gai", meaning "Always happy"...
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,800.00
$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...
This romantic amethyst 18k necklace has a smooth and sultry snake chain that feels as good as it looks. The glittering large five amethysts fall symmetrically about the chain and always fall perfectly on the neck, with the central largest amethyst positioned exactly at the center. The clasp is hidden in the chain and remarkably easy to attach as it slides right in and holds firmly and securely. The necklace can easily be clasped by the wearer...
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item #1180372
(stock #SR8037)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$975.00
$975.00
c. 1820, 9 1/2" diameter, with slight repainting. Condition: excellent
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,750.00
$2,750.00
This amethyst ring is a striking example of gold-work decoration that became popular in the second decade of the 19th century. A type of filigree work known as "cannetile" and named for the gold embroideries of the Napoleonic years, cannetile work made the most of a small amount of gold and required highly skilled goldsmiths. The amethyst stone is particularly eye-catching. The combination of the cannetile work next to the amethyst makes this an extraordinary ring. The ring is a US size 6.
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item #1180373
(stock #SR8036)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$500.00
$500.00
This is a famous Coalport Porcelain pattern, known as "regency" or "money tree". It is the pattern in Buckingham Palace. The colors are bold, reflecting the attempt by the Coalport factory to compete with Chinese and Japanese porcelain imports and to cater to the English love for Oriental colors and patterns, during the Regency period.c. 1810, 9 3/8" diameter. Priced each. Condition: excellent
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item #1313560
(stock #13016)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$725.00
$725.00
Derby porcelain spill vase in the Brocade pattern, one of the rarest, hardest to find, desirable and beautiful patterns made. The pattern was made for the Persian market of the period, c1810. The vase measures 3 1/2" high by 2 1/4" in diameter.
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$7,800.00
$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...
Dramatic Georgian rose diamond cluster ring set in silver with an 18K gold band. The center stone is a large Dutch crown rose diamond. The cluster ring head is almost .75 inches in diameter, large and imposing. The ring is size 6 1/4 and can be sized to fit. This is a wonderful Georgian diamond ring and these are rare to find today.
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,940.00
$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...
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item #1180742
(stock #SR487)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$600.00
$600.00
This rare sterling silver filigree thimble is very old, circa 1810.
Condition: excellent
Flat cut almandine garnets were the most popular gemstone of the Georgian period shown here in a rarely found naturalistic floral and leaf design necklace set in 18K gold. The pansy shaped flowers represent remembrance.
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$4,800.00
$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...
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Amazing "Queen Anne" amethyst paste earrings set in gilt metal. This style of jewelry has been historically misnamed for Queen Anne, who reigned from 1695 to 1714, as so called Queen Anne jewelry dates to the mid 18th century. The vivid purple paste stones used are faceted as rose cuts. The earrings have back to front fittings and fit close to the earlobe. There is a matching necklace sold separately.
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item #1180401
(stock #SR8009)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$825.00
$825.00
This impressively hand painted pattern was the one chosen by Lord Nelson for his dinner service, 7 1/4" DIAM. Condition: excellent
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item #1180381
(stock #SR8023)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,325.00
$1,325.00
C. 1810, 8" x 12 1/2" x 4 1/2"H Condition: excellent
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$7,800.00
$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...
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item #1180374
(stock #SR8035)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$600.00
$600.00
c. 1820, 9 1/2" diameter. Condition: excellent
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$2,440.00
$2,440.00
This romantic Georgian Natural Pearl Forget Me not Ring would have been given as a love ring back in its day. It evokes the forget-me-not with its 5 well matched pearls radiating about a central diamond. Besides the forget me not arrangement of the pearls, a coiled serpent curls around each side of the ring, the snake's head appearing at the bottom of the ring on one side and at the top of the ring on the other...
Unusual paste earrings with three curved lines of paste gemstones dripping from a central paste cluster. Paste earrings rose in popularity in 18th century France when improvements in domestic candlelight made the appeal of such glittering gemstones soar.Paste is a type of leaded glass which was first created in the 1600's, but only in the 1700's did it achieve a level of perfection, and it was in the Georgian era that the most beautiful paste jewelry was created. Paste was popular in France and ...
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$6,900.00
$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.
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item #1180253
(stock #SR8125)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$375.00
$375.00
Mason's popular pattern in a hard to find soup plate, 9 1/4" diameter. Condition: excellent
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item #1180995
(stock #SR1207)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$485.00
$485.00
This beautiful Coalport porcelain dessert plate Ca 1810 has a Chinoiserie "tree of life" design.
Condition: excellent Height: 8.5 inches
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$5,900.00
$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.
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item #1313461
(stock #13013)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,360.00
$1,360.00
Classical pair of Jackfield Ware candlesticks with turquoise colored Roman figures on a black background. This pottery was first made at Jackfield, Shropshire, England, in the 18th century with a red clay body often decorated in relief and distinguished especially by its thick black glaze. These elegant candlesticks date to 1860 and would grace a mantle or dining room table.
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item #1180774
(stock #SR405)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$560.00
$560.00
This Coalport porcelain dinner plate, pattern #835, is decorated with a maltese cross design in exquisite colors, circa 1815.
Condition: excellent Height: 9 inches
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item #1180922
(stock #SR1436)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$500.00
$500.00
This is a famous Coalport Porcelain pattern, known as 'money tree'. The colors are bold, reflecting the attempt by the Coalport factory to compete with Chinese and Japanese porcelain imports and to cater to the English love for Oriental colors and patterns, during the Regency period.
Condition: excellent Height: 9.5 inches
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$3,900.00
$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...
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item #1180236
(stock #SR8152)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$480.00
$480.00
c. 1800. Cup: 3 1/4" diameter x 2 7/8" height. Saucer: 5 1/4" diameter. Condition: excellent
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item #1180345
(stock #SR8084)
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$655.00
$655.00
C. 1820, 2 1/2"W x 6 1/2"L x 1 1/2"H. Condition: excellent
Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
$1,800.00
$1,800.00
This is an original 18th century Gouyn period porcelain Chelsea fob seal. These seals were given as love tokens by the wealthy and known as "toys". This particular seal features a nun with her gilded black cape holding a staff and reading from a book. The seal reads in red letters, "Amour Spirituel", ("Spiritual Love"). The black cape with gold edging is in particularly fine condition.
Charles Gouyn, a French jeweler, with Nicholas Sprimont, a silversmith founded the Chelsea Factory in 1743...