Jewel__A_Celebration_of_Earth_s_Treasures
Gold, diamond, and sapphire bracelet | This antique bracelet from France takes the form of a serpent. Its head is set with a sap ...
040 CROWN OF CHARLEMAGNE Crown of Charlemagne | c.960 CE | Eight hinged plates of 22-karat gold with 144 en cabochon gems 040-04 ...
CROWN OF CHARLEMAGNE 041 T he Crown of Charlemagne is more than a jewelled medieval masterpiece – between the 10th and 19th cent ...
042 NATIVE ELEMENTS Silver B oth gold and silver have been used as currency for thousands of years, and although gold has become ...
SILVER 043 Hair comb | Lucien Gaillard’s comb from c.1902–06 is an example of the fashion for silver in the early 20th century. ...
044 NATIVE ELEMENTS Platinum W hen Spanish conquistadors in Columbia first found platinum in the 16th century, they called it pl ...
PLATINUM 045 Chandelier earrings | Made around 1915–20 by Marcus & Co., these earrings in an Art-Deco style feature round-cu ...
046 MARIE ANTOINETTE’S DIAMOND EARRINGS Diamond pear-drop earrings | c.1770s–1780s | 14.25 and 20.34 carats | Made in France, pr ...
047 R eignin g as the queen of France alongside King Louis XVI from 1774 to 1792, Marie Antoinette was the most glamorous woman ...
Dendritic copper | The most dramatic form of native copper, dendritic copper occurs when copper crystals form thin, branching, f ...
Chinese bronze | This classically ornamented cast bronze wine jar with a lid originates from the Western Zhou dynasty, which end ...
050 ARTEMISION BRONZE Artemision Bronze | 460–c.450 BCE | 2.09m (6ft 10in) | Hollow cast bronze figure of Zeus or Poseidon | Sev ...
ARTEMISION BRONZE 051 T he Artemision Bronze is an ancient Greek sculpture found in a shipwreck off the north coast of the Greek ...
052 NATIVE ELEMENTS 107.46-carat “Graff Sunflower” “Royal Star of Paris” | This stunning brooch/pendant by Graff showcases a 107 ...
DIAMOND 053 Diamond △ Platinum ring set with yellow and white diamonds W ith exceptional beauty, lustre, and sparkle, diamond is ...
054 NATIVE ELEMENTS Blue Heart Diamond | This natural blue diamond, cut into a heart shape, originated in the diamond fields of ...
DIAMOND 055 Cut Standard brilliant | This diamond has been cut in the “standard” 58-facet brilliant cut, specifically developed ...
Victoria-Transvaal Diamond | This 67.89-carat, pear-shaped, brownish-yellow stone was originally part of a 240-carat rough stone ...
DIAMOND 057 “Pelt” inlaid with tiny diamonds Briolette diamond “Buckle” ring | The central bezel of this ring has been designed ...
058 KOH-I-NOOR DIAMOND Koh-i-noor | Oval brilliant-cut diamond | 105.6 carats | Seen here set in the centre of the crown of Alex ...
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