Diamond Collection (page 8)

The Largest Diamonds in the World (engraving)
1594833 The Largest Diamonds in the World (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Largest Diamonds in the World)

Palette with hieroglyph (schist)
HSC325705 Palette with hieroglyph (schist) by Egyptian, Naqada I Period (c.4000-3000 BC); length: 47.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eHeini Schneebeli; Egyptian, out of copyright

The Cup of Solomon, bearing a relief cameo of a king, Sassanian Period (226-651) (gold
XIR96382 The Cup of Solomon, bearing a relief cameo of a king, Sassanian Period (226-651) (gold, rock crystal, garnet and green glass) by Persian School

Stained glass window design for the Houses of Parliament (w / c & pencil on paper)
BBC207321 Stained glass window design for the Houses of Parliament (w/c & pencil on paper) by Pugin, Augustus Welby Northmore (1812-52); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Playing card: Jack of Diamonds (colour litho)
DHS212781 Playing card: Jack of Diamonds (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Dallas Historical Society, Texas

Elisabeth (Sissi), empress of Austria in 1865 (oil on canvas)
FIA5410087 Elisabeth (Sissi), empress of Austria in 1865 (oil on canvas) by Winterhalter, Franz Xaver (1805-73); Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Diamond mining in a mine in Brazil, 18th century (Watercolour)
LRI4668956 Diamond mining in a mine in Brazil, 18th century (Watercolour) by Unknown artist, (18th century); Biblioteca Nacional, Rio de Janeiro

Mexican art: face mask in turquoise paste with diamond eyes
LRI4674468 Mexican art: face mask in turquoise paste with diamond eyes. 17th century Florence, museo degli argenti by Mexican School, (17th century); Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Art Nouveau: gold brooch, translucent enamel, opal, moonstone
LRI4628868 Art Nouveau: gold brooch, translucent enamel, opal, moonstone and diamond in the shape of a butterfly woman. Atelier Eugene Feuillatre (1870-1916)

Spain - Top: Grand Cross plate of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Middle XIX century
LRI4631577 Spain - Top: Grand Cross plate of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, Middle XIX century, Gold and silver and diamonds and rubies and emals

Portrait of the Impress Marie Louise of Austria (Marie-Louise) (1791-1847)
JLJ4575464 Portrait of the Impress Marie Louise of Austria (Marie-Louise) (1791-1847), wife of Napoleon I, represented Regente of the Empire

Belgium - Order of Leopold: bracelet adorned with the portrait of Leopold II
LRI4632255 Belgium - Order of Leopold: bracelet adorned with the portrait of Leopold II (miniature on ivory, late 19th century) by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ottoman Empire - Order of Medjidia: badge and plaque of knight of 1st class - beginning
LRI4631938 Ottoman Empire - Order of Medjidia: badge and plaque of knight of 1st class - beginning 19th century by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Ottoman Empire - Order of Medjidia)

Ethiopia: insignia of the Order of the Solomon Seal, 1875-1900 - insignia of great cross
LRI4631908 Ethiopia: insignia of the Order of the Solomon Seal, 1875-1900 - insignia of great cross of the Order of the Star of Ethiopia

Order of St. Alexander (Bulgaria): Insignia of great cross
LRI4631881 Order of St. Alexander (Bulgaria): Insignia of great cross, beginning 20th century - 1st class badge (grand cross), late 19th century - 2nd class plate (Grand Officer)

Belgium - Order of Leopold: large cord plate, military division - late 19th century
LRI4631876 Belgium - Order of Leopold: large cord plate, military division - late 19th century by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Belgium - Order of Leopold: large cord plate)

Denmark - Order of Dannebrog - badge of knight (1746-1766)
LRI4631865 Denmark - Order of Dannebrog - badge of knight (1746-1766), insignia for the chancellor and vice chancellor of the Royal Orders (1839-1848) and insignia of great cross (1808-1839)

Austria - Order of St. Stephen: knights plate with brilliant gloss - Made by AE
LRI4631650 Austria - Order of St. Stephen: knights plate with brilliant gloss - Made by AE Koechert (Vienna) - 1850-1900 - Gold, silver, diamonds, emerald, glass cabochon and enamels - D: 9

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies - Order of Saint January - Top: plate, 1800-1850
LRI4631496 Kingdom of the Two Sicilies - Order of Saint January - Top: plate, 1800-1850, Gold and silver and emals, D: 8.1 cm; weight: 40 g - Left: plate, 1800-1850, Gold and silver and emals

Order of the Thistle: insignia (end of 18th century)
LRI4631217 Order of the Thistle: insignia (end of 18th century) by Anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: United Kingdom - Order du Thistle: insignia - End of the 18th century - Gold, silver)

View from the surface of the Kimberley Diamond Mine in South Africa. Engraving from 1883
XEE4407654 View from the surface of the Kimberley Diamond Mine in South Africa. Engraving from 1883. by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Famous diamonds: the "Wonders of Wonders"presented to the Emperor of Brazil
XEE4143720 Famous diamonds: the " Wonders of Wonders" presented to the Emperor of Brazil, Joao VI of Portugal (John VI known as the Clement) (1767-1826), in 1809

The Diamond Fields at the Cape - Washing for Diamonds - Wash diamonds in South Africa in
XEE4153929 The Diamond Fields at the Cape - Washing for Diamonds - Wash diamonds in South Africa in the 19th century. by Unknown Artist

The Alexander III 25th Anniversary Wedding Clock, 1891 (silver, onyx & diamonds)
745511 The Alexander III 25th Anniversary Wedding Clock, 1891 (silver, onyx & diamonds) by FabergA©, Carl (1846-1920) (firm of); height: 68.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The polishing workshop (engraving)
5230511 The polishing workshop (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The polishing workshop)

Brooch and ring, 1908-17 (gold, silver, amethyst & diamonds)
1266808 Brooch and ring, 1908-17 (gold, silver, amethyst & diamonds) by FabergA©, Carl (1846-1920) (firm of); Private Collection; (add.info)

Important suite of jewellery, c. 1850 (rubies, diamonds & gold)
3080400 Important suite of jewellery, c.1850 (rubies, diamonds & gold) by Russian School (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Each of the three brooches of openwork palmette design)

Blue Venus sculpture, c. mid 19th century (sapphire, spinel & diamonds)
3471386 Blue Venus sculpture, c.mid 19th century (sapphire, spinel & diamonds) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); height: 10.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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An Edwardian Tiara, c. 1900 (pearl, diamond, silver & gold)
907865 An Edwardian Tiara, c.1900 (pearl, diamond, silver & gold) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Portrait of the Artists Daughter, Mary, (pastel)
658775 Portrait of the Artists Daughter, Mary, (pastel) by Stuck, Franz von (1863-1928); 52x43.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of the Artists Daughter, Mary)

The Winter Egg, 1913 (quartz, platinum, orthoclase, diamonds
CH463082 The Winter Egg, 1913 (quartz, platinum, orthoclase, diamonds, gold & demantoid) (see also 463083) by Holmstrom, Albert (1846-1920); height: 10.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Antique bow brooch of openwork ribbon design by Musy, Turin, c. 1860 (metal & diamonds)
CH448387 Antique bow brooch of openwork ribbon design by Musy, Turin, c.1860 (metal & diamonds) by Italian School, (19th century); width: 6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Italian

Box, by Faberge, c. 1890 (sapphires, rubies, diamonds & gold)
1109305 Box, by Faberge, c.1890 (sapphires, rubies, diamonds & gold) by HolmstrAom, August Wilhelm (1829-1903); width: 4.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Square with rounded corners)

An exceptional pair of double hoop pendant earrings (jadeite & diamonds)
CH438733 An exceptional pair of double hoop pendant earrings (jadeite & diamonds) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); Private Collection; (add.info)

A Ceremonial Sword of the Nizam of Hyderabad, 1880-1900 (inscribed steel blade
6310565 A Ceremonial Sword of the Nizam of Hyderabad, 1880-1900 (inscribed steel blade, gold hilt set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds often mounted in silver) by Indian School

A Ceremonial Sword of the Nizam of Hyderabad, 1880-1900 (inscribed steel blade
6310504 A Ceremonial Sword of the Nizam of Hyderabad, 1880-1900 (inscribed steel blade, gold hilt set with diamonds, rubies and emeralds often mounted in silver) by Indian School

Kimberley diamond mines (colour litho)
6010721 Kimberley diamond mines (colour litho) by Bacon, John Henry Frederick (1868-1914) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kimberley diamond mines)

Advertisement for Koh-i-Noor pencils, manufactured by L&C Hardtmuth, Australia (chromolitho)
6032725 Advertisement for Koh-i-Noor pencils, manufactured by L&C Hardtmuth, Australia (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Punch cartoon: the re-cutting of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond (engraving)
6034681 Punch cartoon: the re-cutting of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punch cartoon: the re-cutting of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond)

The cutting of a diamond (litho)
6013634 The cutting of a diamond (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cutting of a diamond)

Joke notice, Lost Hours
Joke notice, Lost, somewhere between sunrise and sunset, Two Golden Hours, each set with Sixty Diamond Minutes. No Reward is offered, for they are Lost For Ever. early 19th century

Sketch cover, Marquise de Casa Maury (Paula Gellibrand)
Front cover of The Sketch featuring Paula Gellibrand, wife of the 1st Marquis de Casa Maury (1898-1986), socialite, pictured wearing a simple

Late Victorian multi-gem set butterfly brooch, c. 1880 (precious stones)
BON129898 Late Victorian multi-gem set butterfly brooch, c.1880 (precious stones) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Fan depicting characters involved in the Affaire du Collier, 1786 (w / c on paper)
XIR158176 Fan depicting characters involved in the Affaire du Collier, 1786 (w/c on paper) by French School, (18th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Snake necklace, 1844 (gold with pave-set diamonds, garnets and turquoises)
BAL7359 Snake necklace, 1844 (gold with pave-set diamonds, garnets and turquoises) by English School, (19th century); Cameo Corner, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Scarab-shaped hunter-cased pendant watch, Chaux-de-Fonds, 1890s (gold, copper alloys
BAL56591 Scarab-shaped hunter-cased pendant watch, Chaux-de-Fonds, 1890s (gold, copper alloys, cut diamonds, rubies & enamel) by Swiss School, (19th Century); height: 5 cm; State Hermitage Museum

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