18ct Essex Crystal of Grouse platinum ornate mountings for diamonds

ornate mountings for diamonds

this example is very comfortable with a thick band throughout

Measurements: 15

this incredible french box with green silk and velvet interior is an exceptional jewelry cache

And because the Victorians adored both sentimental and symbolic jewelry

18ct Essex Crystal of Grouse platinum ornate mountings for diamondsAn incredible Victorian essex crystal of a beautiful grouse circa 1890. This extremely fine Essex was created utilizing the classic technique of reverse intaglio rendering; to create the sense of three dimensionality, the subject was carved in intaglio, then painted in reverse, with highlights first, and base colors last. It is then pearled with a thin slab of mother of pearl, and presented inverted, so that a cabochon is cut of the forward facing