Outstanding Onyx / Black Chalcedony Drop Earring 1860 dup-review-publication and streamlined design motifs of

and streamlined design motifs of art deco which officially began in 1919

Hallmarks: 9CT

I often think that Georgian jewels are nearly occult in their ability to find their ways into the hands of collectors today

I imagine this bracelet made excellent use of New Port mansion life that its first owner enjoyed-- perhaps flashing on a debutante’s wrist over dinner

Jewelry of the ancient world was more often than not amuletic in nature

Outstanding Onyx / Black Chalcedony Drop Earring 1860 dup-review-publication and streamlined design motifs ofA rare pair of onyx teardrop earrings, with dramatic paralellogram tops, these beauties are simply magnanimous with their sumptuous shape and dramatic color. Circa 1860, this wonderful pair of earrings have that certain je ne sais quoi that the fashion of this period was known for. A boldness, a geometry echoed in the shapes of the gowns and cuts of lapels, these earring are unmistakably from this period and yet they seem at home in any decade that