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Antique earrings | Made c.1890, these

feature pendaloque-cut hessonite garnets

suspended below cushion-cut hessonites,

all circled by diamonds.

Almandine ring | The almandine garnet

set in this white gold ring is faceted in

an unusual chequerboard pattern, and

surrounded by citrines.

Cartier ring | This 18-karat white gold ring

from the Paris Nouvelle Vague collection is

set with chalcedonies, garnets, tourmaline,

aquamarines, and diamonds.

Tsavorite necklace | This spectacular necklace is composed

of 14 large, pear-shaped tsavorite garnets of varying sizes with

a total weight of 30.79 carats. Tsavorite is one of the rarest and

most prized varieities of garnet.

Tsavorite and sapphire ring | The

central stone in this 14-karat gold ring

is an oval-cut tsavorite garnet, flanked

by two white sapphires.

Cocktail ring | Seen in close-up, this

spectacular white gold cocktail ring features

dozens of rose-cut garnets closely set

in a floral pattern.

Trio brooch | Designed in three clusters,

each centres on an oval-cut garnet,

surrounded by rubies, and with diamonds

in a trefoil pattern.

Butterfly clip brooch | Unusually crafted

in titanium, this intricate butterfly brooch

has a body set with a tsavorite garnet

and yellow diamonds.

Garnet locket | Made in England in

1852, this antique locket features an

intricately patterned gold heart surrounding

a polished garnet cabochon.

Tsavorite garnet

Small rose-cut garnets Wings encased with rock crystal

White sapphire

Tsavorite garnet

Suspended pendoloque-cut

tsavorite garnet

Diamond cluster

Pear-shaped tsavorite garnet

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