silver-topped gold

Silver-topped gold, emerald and diamond necklace, fisrt quarter 19th century. Photo Sotheby's Designed as a graduated line of emerald-cut and cushion-shaped emeralds, framed by old mine diamonds, alternating with floral motif plaques set with cushion-shaped emeralds, framed by old mine diamonds, at the front supporting a fringe set with pear-shaped, emerald-cut and cushion-shaped emeralds, accented by old mine diamonds, the total emerald weight of the larger emeralds approximately 48.65 carats,... [Lire la suite]

A pair of ruby chopsicks and a diamond mandarin and pear salt and pepper shaker set The chopsticks engraved with abstract design, reverse-set with circular-cut rubies, accompanied by a pear and mandarin salt and pepper shaker each reverse-set with a brilliant-cut diamond, mounted in silver-topped gold and silver, chopstick length 22.1cm, mandarin dimensions 6.3 x 5.0cm, pear dimensions 5.5 x 7.0cm. (3) Sold for HK$36,000 Bonhams. Fine Jewellery and Jadeite and Modern Wristwatches, 21 May 2009. Island Shangri-La Hong... [Lire la suite]