Really unusual mid to late Victorian pietra dura pendant and chain. The pendant is set in a very fine eighteen-carat yellow gold setting. It is set in the centre with a beautiful pale cream coloured stone which is inlaid to form bugs. The bugs might be described as a butterfly, maybe in the colour of Italy where the technique originated pietra dura during Grand Tours, a dragonfly, and a fly.
The bugs are set with malachite, cornelian, and bloodstone stones: none of this is painted, they are made from individual stones being inlaid to the white background.
This beautiful original antique ruby and diamond set ring is from Delphi Antiques in Dublin.
It was made in England between 1900 and 1910 and is from the Edwardian period.
It is set in a fine eighteen carats rose coloured gold and platinum setting with a single oval shaped natural ruby in the centre set in a fine eight clawed setting.
This is surrounded by eight old brilliant-cut diamonds all in a cluster style setting.
It is also set on each shoulder with three small old brilliant-cut diamonds which are a nice finishing touch to such an exquisite ring.
Ruby weight Two carats thirty six points
Diamond weight Two carats fifty points.
Amazing late 19th century opal and diamond set ring made in England c1880 to 1890.
It set in a fine eighteen-carat yellow gold setting and it is set in the centre with a beautiful fiery opal set within four claws.
This is surrounded by a single row of old round-cut diamonds in a beautiful oval shaped setting.
The shoulders of the ring are beautifully embossed and engraved in the Victorian manner.
Outstanding sapphire and diamond set three-stone ring made c1940 and set in a handmade platinum setting with the most amazing oval shaped large rich blue sapphire stone in the centre set within four claws.
The sapphire weight is six carats and fifteen points.
It is set on each side with a single old brilliant-cut diamond in a similar clawed setting.
The diamond weight is one carat and eighteen points each.
They are a colour G to H, and a clarity Vs2.
This beautiful original vintage diamond set eternity ring is from Delphi Antiques in Dublin.
It was made in France C1950 and is set in a fine platinum setting with brilliant-cut diamonds set in a four claw square shaped setting.
This ring is known as a full diamond set eternity ring because it is set fully with diamonds.
Diamond weight Four carats approx.
Two-stone diamond set ring made in England during the Edwardian period, in a fine eighteen-carat yellow gold and platinum setting.
The two transitional-cut diamonds are set in eight claws, in a style known as a two-stone twist ring in England, and a toi-et-moi ring in France.
Original antique ring from the Art Deco period made c1910-1920 in England set in a fine eighteen-carat yellow gold and platinum setting.
It is simply set with nine old round-cut diamonds set in a rub-over setting. The centre diamond is a little bit different and set in a four-clawed setting, in a square.
This exceptional original antique sapphire and diamond three-stone ring is from Delphi Antiques in Dublin.
It was made in England C1915 and is from the Edwardian period.
It is set in the finest quality handmade platinum setting with a wonderful oval shaped rich blue sapphire stone in the centre set in a four twin claw setting.
It is set on each side with a single old brilliant-cut diamond in a similar clawed setting.
Sapphire weight Two carats eighty points.
Diamond weights One carats fifty points each.
Colour G-H Clarity VS2.