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18 juin 2011

A miniature aquamarine snuff bottle, 1850-1900

A miniature aquamarine snuff bottle, 1850-1900. Photo Bonhams Of flattened ovoid form, with straight lip and recessed oval foot enclosing a short footrim, the pale translucent stone carved to the front with a flying bat reversed by a cluster of cloudscrolls...

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Tags: aquamarine, snuff bottle, 1850-1900

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7 juin 2011

Three aquamarine necklaces @ Christie's . Important Jewel

A platinum, aquamarine and diamond necklace. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd. 2011 Designed as a fringe of five graduated drop-shaped aquamarine pendants suspended from marquise and brilliant-cut diamond floral clusters to the scalloped diamond neckchain,...

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Tags: diamond, ruby, aquamarine, Victorian, platinum

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7 juin 2011

An aquamarine 'cicada and gourd' snuff bottle, ('The Imperial Cicada and Gourd Aquamarine'). Probably imperial, 1760–1840

An aquamarine 'cicada and gourd' snuff bottle, ('The Imperial Cicada and Gourd Aquamarine'). Probably imperial, 1760–1840. Photo Bonhams Treasury 3, no. 409. Aquamarine; reasonably well hollowed, carved in the form of a gourd growing from a vine, with...

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Tags: imperial, aquamarine, snuff bottle, 'cicada and gourd', 1760–1840

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2 décembre 2010

The Duchess of Windsor's gem-set and diamond cross bracelet, Cartier, 1934-1944.

The Duchess of Windsor's gem-set and diamond cross bracelet, Cartier, 1934-1944. The chain bracelet spectacle-set with circular- and brilliant-cut diamonds, suspending nine gem-set Latin crosses, to a navette-shaped clasp, length approximately 190mm,...

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Tags: diamond, ruby, aquamarine, Cartier, emerald, sapphire, platinum, amethyst, Duchess of Windsor, 1934-1944

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20 novembre 2010

Herz-Belperron jewelry @ Christie's. Jewels: The Geneva Sale

A pair of emerald and diamond ear clips, by Herz-Belperron. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd., 2010 Each designed as a fluted emerald bead, suspended from a pavé-set diamond crescent and carved emerald bead surmount, circa 1935, 3.1 cm, with French assay...

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Tags: Quartz, Peridot, aquamarine, art deco, citrine, Suzanne Belperron, emerald bead, Herz-Belperron, octagonal-cut emerald

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19 octobre 2010

Andrew Grima, six rings from the Collection of Laura Speiser

A ruby and diamond ring, Andrew Grima © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 the oval-shaped ruby within a surround of square-cut diamonds further accented with square and baguette-cut diamonds down the sides, completed by a broad bark-textured mount; signed Grima;...

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Tags: aquamarine, cabochon ruby, square-cut diamond, green tourmaline, Yellow sapphire, oval-shaped ruby, Andrew Grima, Laura Speiser

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24 septembre 2010

A carved aquamarine snuff bottle, 1750-1795. Possibly Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing

A carved aquamarine snuff bottle, 1750-1795. Possibly Imperial, attributed to the Palace workshops, Beijing. photo courtesy Sotheby's . of slender tapering rectangular form, with shoulders sloping to a waisted neck, and supported on a concave oval foot,...

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Tags: imperial, aquamarine, snuff bottle, Beijing Palace Workshops, 1750-1795

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25 juin 2010

Ruby-colored hardstone, lapis lazuli, aquamarine, turquoise snuff bottles

Two snuff bottles. photo Bonhams The first a ruby-colored hardstone snuff bottle, carved as a melon with leaves and crickets, the jade stem-form stopper with gilt metal ribbed collar; the second a lapis lazuli snuff bottle of gourd shape with leafy foliage,...

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Tags: 19th century, lapis lazuli, aquamarine, turquoise, snuff bottle, sharkskin, ruby-colored hardstone

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13 juin 2010

A multi-gem necklace, including the Tsar Alexander III amethyst, by Prince Dimitri.

A diamond, peridot, tourmaline, garnet, heliodor, aquamarine, cultured pearl and multi-gem necklace, including the Tsar Alexander III amethyst, by Prince Dimitri. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2010 The front suspending the cushion-cut Tsar Alexander III...

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Tags: diamond, Peridot, aquamarine, cultured pearl, garnet, amethyst, tourmaline, Prince Dimitri, Tsar Alexander III, heliodor

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11 juin 2010

Ten best results from Jewels: The London Sale @ Christie's London

Keith Penton, Head of Jewels Christie’s London comments: “The London sale encompassed a wide variety of jewellery ranging from the mid-9th to the 21st century. Fine quality diamonds, natural pearls and signed jewels were especially sought after, exemplified...

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Tags: diamond, aquamarine, natural pearl, Cartier, art deco, Belle Epoque, Bulgari, Koch, rivière

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