Victorian Pietra Dura Locket

Victorian Pietra Dura LocketStriking Victorian locket with an oval pietra dura panel to the front and hinged locket compartment to the reverse. Pietra dura is the art of inlaid stone, and this example features delicate coloured flowers two roses and a pansy over a jet black background. It's framed by a rose gold tube border and the locket compartment behind is easily accessed by virtue of its hinge at the top. The precision and artistry required to make such pieces never fails

Enchanting antique ring dating from the early Victorian period

Comprising flat bar links with blood-red pyrope garnets

engraved hatching like the ring on the following page (92)

made from period components

Marks: Stamped 15ct

and folds back into a reeded gold handle

sensual pleasures and the end of the affair - all permutations could be covered

Ring Size: 7 US

with its cut-down pie crust settings and angular

Marks: Stamped 22ct and PLAT

A superb Victorian gypsy ring with a single

It features geometric engine turned engraving to the front and back