Semi Precious Collection

Moonstone gemstones. This orthoclase mineral (potassium aluminium silicate) has been cut and polished to produce semi-precious gemstones

A selection of jewelled gold, enamel and pearl Renaissance jewellery (gold, enamel, pearl)
1766468 A selection of jewelled gold, enamel and pearl Renaissance jewellery (gold, enamel, pearl); Private Collection; (add.info.: A selection of jewelled gold)

A group of jadeite jewellry including an antique pendant depicting a nesting bird, a plaque carved as an endless knot
1766462 A group of jadeite jewellry including an antique pendant depicting a nesting bird, a plaque carved as an endless knot, two green pendants and a pair of smoky lavender jade bangles

Perseus and Andromeda, (oil on lapis lazuli)
990354 Perseus and Andromeda, (oil on lapis lazuli) by Cesari, Giuseppe (Cavalier d Arpino) (1568-1640); 15.5x22.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Perseus and Andromeda)

An Italian specimen table top centred by a lapis lazuli panel (marble)
1765118 An Italian specimen table top centred by a lapis lazuli panel (marble) by Italian School, (18th century); 76x188 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A pair of cloisonne enamel Magpie vases finely enamelled with twelve magpies in
1764964 A pair of cloisonne enamel Magpie vases finely enamelled with twelve magpies in flight and perched on a prunus tree, against a brocade patterned turquoise ground

An English pewter plate with turquoise enamels (pewter, enamel)
1764753 An English pewter plate with turquoise enamels (pewter, enamel) by Bigatti, Giovanni (19th century); 25.2. diam. cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A fine Regency gold and jewelled necklace set with cushion-cut topaz, amethysts
1766486 A fine Regency gold and jewelled necklace set with cushion-cut topaz, amethysts, pink tourmalines, emeralds, sapphires and periodots, with a pair of flowerhed earrings, c.1810 (gold, topaz)

An Ottoman turquoise inset silver mounted zinc bottle (turquoise, zinc, silver)
1766446 An Ottoman turquoise inset silver mounted zinc bottle (turquoise, zinc, silver) by Ottoman School, (17th century); 38 high cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

An Indian silver and inset jade sweetmeat dish, depicting lions
1196973 An Indian silver and inset jade sweetmeat dish, depicting lions and elephants amidst dense foliage, early 19th century (silver, gold, jade, rubies, diamond) by Indian School

A group of twenty-two Ottoman scribes instruments, comprising of eleven knives
1196838 A group of twenty-two Ottoman scribes instruments, comprising of eleven knives, a page turner, scissors, a paper knife, ivory box, 18th-19th century (steel, leather, vory, bone, horn, jade)

Binding for the book The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe
985747 Binding for the book The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe (chestnut levant morocco leather, green, red and black morocco leather, gilt, mother of pearl)

A Guild of Handicraft white and yellow metal brooch in the form of a crowned
985544 A Guild of Handicraft white and yellow metal brooch in the form of a crowned cockerel, set with blister pearl, pearls, sapphires, tourmalines and moonstones, c.1905 (metal, pearls, sapphires)

A wall clock by Margaret Gilmour (1860-1942), decorated in repousse with Celtic entrelac
991040 A wall clock by Margaret Gilmour (1860-1942), decorated in repousse with Celtic entrelac designs, (tin, turquoise) by Gilmour, Margaret (fl)

Tour a polir les agates (engraving)
3644832 Tour a polir les agates (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tour a polir les agates. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1856)

The Hancock Coronet (gold, enamel, diamonds, jacinth, onyx, cornelians
3060241 The Hancock Coronet (gold, enamel, diamonds, jacinth, onyx, cornelians, amethyst & lapis lazuli) by English School, (16th century); 7.2x15.5 (diam) cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Cornflowers and Ears of Corn, Faberge Workshop, 1880s
BOO194388 Cornflowers and Ears of Corn, Faberge Workshop, 1880s by Russian School (19th century); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

A white jadeite and gilt silver mirror with a low relief of a phoenix and a peony (jade
1766466 A white jadeite and gilt silver mirror with a low relief of a phoenix and a peony (jade, silver gilt) by Japanese School

Detail of an Ottoman turquoise inset silver mounted zinc bottle (turquoise, zinc, silver)
1766447 Detail of an Ottoman turquoise inset silver mounted zinc bottle (turquoise, zinc, silver) by Ottoman School, (17th century); 38 high cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A 14th century turquoise Raqqa ceramic dish (ceramic)
1766427 A 14th century turquoise Raqqa ceramic dish (ceramic) by Syrian School, (14th century); 26 dia. cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A 14th century turquoise Raqqa ceramic dish)

A 19th century Persian pottery dish depicting a peacock on a turquoise background
1766422 A 19th century Persian pottery dish depicting a peacock on a turquoise background (ceramic) by Persian School, (19th century); 19. dia

A white jade circular table Screen depicting scholars approaching a pavilion (white jade)
1764960 A white jade circular table Screen depicting scholars approaching a pavilion (white jade) by Chinese School (19th century); 24.1 diameter cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A jewelled ornamental binding with stones, depicting several animals
985745 A jewelled ornamental binding with stones, depicting several animals, 1860 (green crushed levant morocco leather, red & blue morocco leather, gilt, moonstones, sapphires)

Miniature of Saint Joan of Arc, 1905 (salmon & blue levant morocco leather, gilt fillet
985692 Miniature of Saint Joan of Arc, 1905 (salmon & blue levant morocco leather, gilt fillet, painted min) by Sangorski & Sutcliffe; 28.1x22.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Mamluk hardstone mosaic panel, comprising of an arcade of seven arches
1196837 A Mamluk hardstone mosaic panel, comprising of an arcade of seven arches, 14th-15th century (alabaster, red porphyry, mother-of-pearl)

Corinthe, (gilt-bronze, semi-precious stones)
827073 Corinthe, (gilt-bronze, semi-precious stones) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 72.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Corinthe. Jean Leon Gerome (1824-1904)

Knight and Lady with Holy Grail, 1903 (transparent vellum over painted paper with
1195361 Knight and Lady with Holy Grail, 1903 (transparent vellum over painted paper with mother-of-pearl and g) by English School

Inset panel of a Weiner Werkstatte white painted single bed depicting a naked androgynous
990940 Inset panel of a Weiner Werkstatte white painted single bed depicting a naked androgynous figure (detail), c.1904 (silver, lapis lazuli, moonstones, malachite, coral, wood) by Moser

Ah Yum, 5th April 1884 (pencil on paper with opalised glass frame)
622688 Ah Yum, 5th April 1884 (pencil on paper with opalised glass frame) by Australian School, (19th century); 20.2x13.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Inscribed with the initials W. H)

Breastplate, from the Castlellani Tomb at Palestrina (gold & amber)
704090 Breastplate, from the Castlellani Tomb at Palestrina (gold & amber) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

Pectoral Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II, c
3493071 Pectoral Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II, c.1880 BC (gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli and turquiose) by Egyptian 12th Dynasty (1991-1786 BC)

Pendant: The Descent of Psyche into Hell, 1904 (gold, enamel & semi-precious
3085334 Pendant: The Descent of Psyche into Hell, 1904 (gold, enamel & semi-precious and precious stones) by Ricketts, Charles (1866-1931); 12.8x5.9 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Miniature Teapot, c. 1896 (jade & gold)
1077856 Miniature Teapot, c.1896 (jade & gold) by FabergA©, Carl (1846-1920) (firm of); 5.8x10.9 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Necklace, from the Castellani Collection in Palestrina (gold & amber)
704091 Necklace, from the Castellani Collection in Palestrina (gold & amber) by Roman; Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio, Italy; out of copyright

A Mid-Victorian black gilt and mother of pearl japanned papier-mache tray decorated witha
1765122 A Mid-Victorian black gilt and mother of pearl japanned papier-mache tray decorated witha shepherdess and lamb with a young man (gilt, mother of pearl, papier-mache) by English School

A group of jadeite belt hooks and buckles (jadeite)
1764844 A group of jadeite belt hooks and buckles (jadeite) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); 9.5 - 10 long cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A group of jadeite belt hooks and buckles)

An exceptional jadeite bangle (jade)
1764842 An exceptional jadeite bangle (jade) by Chinese School; Private Collection; (add.info.: An exceptional jadeite bangle)

A pair of white jade table screens carved in relief with immortals amid clouds or in
1764841 A pair of white jade table screens carved in relief with immortals amid clouds or in gardens with attendants and mythical beasts (white jade)

Jade collar, Late Classic period, 600-900 AD (jade)
5926373 Jade collar, Late Classic period, 600-900 AD (jade) by Mayan, (7th-9th century); Museo Nacional de Arqueologia y Etnologia, Guatemala City; Mexican, out of copyright

Toad statuette (jade)
615792 Toad statuette (jade) by Chinese School, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); length: 6.5 cm; Freud Museum, London, UK; eFreud Museum, London; Chinese, out of copyright

Recumbant Chinese scholar figure (jade)
451586 Recumbant Chinese scholar figure (jade) by Chinese School; length: 15 cm; Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands

Oval miniature portrait of Oliver Goldsmith, framed with gilt trefoils set with three
985871 Oval miniature portrait of Oliver Goldsmith, framed with gilt trefoils set with three pearls, 1831 (brown levant morocco leather, gilding, paint, pearls) by Italian School

Front cover of the book Love is Enough or The Freeing of Pharamond
985744 Front cover of the book Love is Enough or The Freeing of Pharamond by William Morris, 1873 (crimson & green morocco leather, gilt, mother of pearl)

The Flame Leaper, early 20th century (cold-painted bronze, ivory, amber
985651 The Flame Leaper, early 20th century (cold-painted bronze, ivory, amber, black belgian marble base) by Preiss, Johann Philipp Ferdinand (1882-1943); 36 (height)

An Art Nouveau brooch by Gustave-Roger Sandoz, and an Art Nouveau brooch shaped metal set
985602 An Art Nouveau brooch by Gustave-Roger Sandoz, and an Art Nouveau brooch shaped metal set with plique a jour and a pearl drop, gold coloured brooch and precious stones

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"Unveiling the Allure of Semi-Precious Treasures: From Moonstone Gemstones to Jeweled Artifacts" Delicate and ethereal, moonstone gemstones captivate with their mysterious glow. Behold the Votive Crown of Recceswinth, a dazzling treasure discovered in Guarra's trove. Perseus and Andromeda come alive on an oil painting meticulously crafted on lapis lazuli. An Italian specimen table boasts a mesmerizing centerpiece - a panel of exquisite lapis lazuli encased in marble. Admire the intricate beauty of cloisonné enamel Magpie vases adorned with twelve vibrant magpies. A rare English pewter plate adorned with turquoise enamels adds a touch of elegance to any setting. Indulge in opulence with a Regency gold necklace embellished with cushion-cut topaz and amethysts. Marvel at an Ottoman zinc bottle mounted in silver, its captivating turquoise insets adding allure to its design. An Indian silver sweetmeat dish depicts majestic lions, showcasing the artistry of inset jade workmanship. Explore history through twenty-two Ottoman scribes' instruments, each knife telling tales from ancient times. The binding for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" is as hauntingly beautiful as his words themselves. A Guild of Handicraft brooch takes form as a regal crown, combining white and yellow metals in perfect harmony. Intriguing stories unfold within these semi-precious treasures that have stood the test of time – each one holding secrets waiting to be discovered by those who appreciate their enchanting allure.