ANTOINE COLOMB Victorian French Sterling Silver Fossil Bangle & Earring Set w/Original Box Gemstone slightly more than 17/32" wide

slightly more than 17/32" wide

Pietra Dura is an art-historical term for the technique of using small

the center of the ring rests approximately 3/16" above the finger

which are held within a smooth platinum channel setting

The stones exhibit I/J color and SI1/SI2 clarity

ANTOINE COLOMB Victorian French Sterling Silver Fossil Bangle & Earring Set w/Original Box Gemstone slightly more than 17/32" wideBorn in the French town of Digne les Bains on June 13th, 1823, innovative goldsmith Antoine Colomb quickly made a name for himself for his unique usage of his native town's ancient resource in his jewelry. Since the 17th century, Digne les Bains has been known as the source of a unique type of fossil called the Star of Saint Vincent, which is the star shaped stem segments of an extinct genus of crinoid called Pentacrinites. Antoine Colomb, or possibly