Fine Jewellery
Holloway Brooch
In my ‘job’ I am fortunate to handle many beautiful and precious objects from the past. However the piece which always resonates with me most is one of these tiny silver brooches, so understated...
Purveyors of rare and unusual items of early jewellery in London since 1984 and on the web since 2003. Michele Rowan is the author of '19th Century Cameos'. We specialise in sourcing rare pieces such as Georgian eye miniatures and early memento mori jewels.
Fine Jewellery
In my ‘job’ I am fortunate to handle many beautiful and precious objects from the past. However the piece which always resonates with me most is one of these tiny silver brooches, so understated...
Fine Jewellery
Edwardian bat brooch, circa 1900. The 15 carat gold long-eared bat with outstretched wings has a rose-cut diamond body and ruby eyes, set silver. It is 2 and 1/8 inches long and 3/4 of an inch wide at...
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High carat gold brooch, circa 1900, depicting three rather amusingly petulant cats wearing rose-cut diamond collars and reclining on a cushion. The brooch measures 1 and 1/4 inches by 2/3 of an inch....
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Je ne vois que toi...
Fine Jewellery
King Edward IV died in 1483 and was interred in Windsor Castle. In 1789 during the restoration of St. George’s Chapel at Windsor, his tomb was disturbed. Inside a vault workmen found a lead coffin...