EditorialGold-plated silver cross decorated with rubies, amethysts, and precious stones from a 14th century church. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt,...
EditorialNecklace, ca. 1897?99, Gold, enamel, opals, amethysts, Overall diam. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Jewelry, Ren?-Jules Lalique (French, A? 1860?1945 Paris), Ren?-Jules Lalique was born in the Marne region of France. As a young student he showed great artistic p...
EditorialCape for an ecclesiastical figurine, Medium: silk, metallic yarns Technique: embroidered; satin lining, Small cape for an ecclesiatic figure, the 'Bambino'. Silver metal cloth with foundation of white silk. Small floral sprays of polychrome silk set in...
EditorialNecklace, Amethyst, glass, gold, A) Link necklace with clasp. Design of alternating motives a) oval amethysts surrounded by paste-diamonds and b) clover-leaf of three amethysts with gold bar for stem; five pendants, at center and outside. B) Two links ...
EditorialWilhelm Champ?s, wooden cassette cover of the letter of honorary citizenship of the city of Hamburg for Otto von Bismarck, albumin paper, black and white positive process, image size: height: 32.4 cm; width: 25.2 cm, dry stamp: recto and on the cardboa...
EditorialGold Necklace with Gold Cross, Two Amethysts, and an Emerald Plasma, Byzantine, 6th7th century, Byzantine, Gold, amethyst, emerald plasma, Overall (chain): 17 5/8 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (44.8 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm), Overall (pendant): 1 x 13/16 x 1/4 in. (2.5 x 2 x...
EditorialIncense holder (Navette), British, after Italian original, 19th century, after 16th century original, British, after Italian original, Rock crystal; silver-gilt mounts, set with amethysts and garnets, Overall: 5 ? 7 in. (12.7 ? 17.8 cm), Metalwork-Elec...
EditorialA contemporary blue morocco binding with coloured onlays signed by Thouvenin, tooled in gold and with silver-gilt clasp and corner-pieces in which amethysts are mounted. . Paroissien complet, contenant l'office des Dimanches et des fe?tes en Latin et ...
EditorialWalking stick button, Button of a walking stick made of gold in the shape of a lotus flower (?). Set with diamonds and amethysts., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1800 - c. 1815, gold (metal), diamond (mineral), amethyst (mineral), h 4.1 cm ? w 3.6 cm ? d 4 cm.
EditorialA contemporary blue morocco binding with coloured onlays signed by Thouvenin, tooled in gold and with silver-gilt clasp and corner-pieces in which amethysts are mounted. . Paroissien complet, contenant l'office des Dimanches et des fe?tes en Latin et ...
EditorialGold Necklace with Gold Cross, Two Amethysts, and an Emerald Plasma, 6th?7th century, Byzantine, Gold, amethyst, emerald plasma, Overall (chain): 17 5/8 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (44.8 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold, The cross, chased into the gold ground, was...
EditorialGold Necklace with Amethysts, Glass, and Gold Beads, 6th?7th century, Byzantine, Gold, amethyst, (colored glass or rock crystal and emerald) beads, Overall: 17 9/16 x 9/16 x 1/4 in. (44.6 x 1.4 x 0.6 cm), Metalwork-Gold, Using gold wires, Byzantine gol...
EditorialGold Necklace with Amethysts, Glass Beads, and a Pearl, 500?700, Byzantine, Gold, amethyst, glass, pearls, Overall: 16 7/8 x 1/2 x 7/16 in. (42.8 x 1.3 x 1.1 cm), Metalwork-Gold.
EditorialGold Necklace with Gold Cross, Two Amethysts, and an Emerald Plasma, 6th?7th century, Byzantine, Gold, amethyst, emerald plasma, Overall (chain): 17 5/8 x 1/2 x 3/16 in. (44.8 x 1.2 x 0.4 cm), Metalwork-Gold, The cross, chased into the gold ground, was...
EditorialNecklace, ca. 1897?99, Gold, enamel, opals, amethysts, Overall diam. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm), Jewelry, Ren?-Jules Lalique (French, A? 1860?1945 Paris), Ren?-Jules Lalique was born in the Marne region of France. As a young student he showed great artistic p...
EditorialGold aurei of the Twelve Caesars, Early Imperial, Augustan and Julio-Claudian, ca. 46 B.C.?A.D. 68, Roman, Gold, amethyst, 7 3/4 ? 15/16 in. (19.7 ? 2.4 cm), Coins, The coins are mounted in a matching pair of nineteenth-century gold bracelets that are ...
EditorialGold-plated silver cross decorated with rubies, amethysts, and precious stones from a 14th century church. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the early Middle Ages to the end of the 18th Century," Frankfurt,...