Jewel__A_Celebration_of_Earth_s_Treasures
FABERGÉ EASTER EGGS 279 Key dates 1793–2013 1800 1900 1910 1925 1950 2000 2015 1793 Catherine the Great commissions the coach th ...
280 SILICATES Fine oval | Colour variety | While it is not the deepest kyanite blue, the colour of this oval brilliant gem is cl ...
KYANITE–STAUROLITE 281 Carved sphere | Carved | Small crystals are set in a feldspar and mica matrix in this rare sphere. The ma ...
282 SILICATES Burmese phenakite | Cut | This extremely fine, totally colourless 25.57-carat brilliant oval-cut phenakite from My ...
PHENAKITE–EUCLASE 283 Octagonal gemstone | Cut | Full of dark inclusions yet a desirable stone, this colourless euclase is facet ...
284 NAPOLEON DIAMOND NECKLACE Napoleon diamond necklace | Commissioned in 1811 | About 20cm (7¾in) wide | 234 diamonds weighing ...
NAPOLEON DIAMOND NECKLACE 285 C ommissioned by Napoleon I of France in 1811 for his wife Empress Marie-Louise to celebrate the b ...
286286 LUCKY BIRTHSTONES Lucky birthstones E ach of the 12 signs of the zodiac has long been associated with a gem, which is tho ...
LUCKY BIRTHSTONESLUCKY BIRTHSTONES 287287 Rubies ensure health, wealth, and a cheerful nature to the owner Old Hindu belief July ...
288 MASK OF AGAMEMNON Finer details are chased (cut) into the gold Holes where mask would have been attached to the face with tw ...
MASK OF AGAMEMNON 289 A gold death mask, the Mask of Agamemnon is one of the world’s most famous – and controversial – archaeolo ...
ORGANIC GEMS 290-291_Organic_Gems_Opener.indd 290 19/05/2016 14:33 ...
Organic gems 290-291_Organic_Gems_Opener.indd 291 19/05/2016 14:33 ...
292 ORGANIC GEMS The Canning Jewel | This Italian Renaissance pendant is in the form of a merman holding a gorgon’s head. His “b ...
293 Pearl △ Spherical pearl showing iridescence P earls are natural gems produced by the pearl oyster and the freshwater pearl m ...
294 Iridescence Baroque necklace | This Van Cleef & Arpels necklace uses baroque pearls – 11 drop-shaped pearls suspended fr ...
295 Black pearl necklace | Produced by YOKO, London, this black pearl necklace transitions from dark Tahitian pearls, through gr ...
296 LA PEREGRINA La Peregrina | 25.5 x 17.9mm (1 x ¾in) | 50.56 carats (55.95 carats in original form) | Hangs from a necklace w ...
LA PEREGRINA 297 A lthough not the largest natural pearl in the world (that honour goes to the Pearl of Allah), La Peregrina’s a ...
Shell pitcher | Set | This magnificent pitcher from the Argenti Museum in Florence, Italy, is made from nautilus shells. It is a ...
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