Remember... A memory... Forget me not...
In the Italian, as suggested by the spelling of Dicembre 1897.
Beautiful piece of antique jewellery, a real Christmas piece
It is contained in a beautiful handmade leather box and when we open up the box it reveals the most beautiful locket and chain
It was made circa 1890.
It is a really heavy weight and large Locket, and it is made in fifteen carat yellow gold.
At the front of the locket we have two initials, V and C, beautifully executed in a floral design, and these are obviously the initials of the original owner of the Locket. The background behind the initials is further engraved in a very fine detailed floral pattern which highlights the initials to the front.
Then when we turn the Locket around to the back we have the word Ricordo (not the name Ricardo after closer inspection) written on the locket, making it a momento or keepsake, a forget-me-not as they are called in jewellery. And it's beautifully hand engraved again in a floral type design and is dated on the back the 25th of December 1897.
So imagine in 1897 for Christmas Day somebody receives this beautiful locket.
So let's have a look inside the locus.
So what's really rare about this locket is that it's a family locket, so you've got 6 portraits inside.
I feel that the top portrait on the left hand side is the mother of the family and the father of the family on the opposite, and then their four children.
The photographs are beautiful in their detail and they're so small, which would have been very rare and hard to do and expensive to do in 1897.
Then in between the locket and the photos we've got this beautiful floral design and engraved pattern all intertwining in between each of the beautiful portraits.
It was obviously known as a family locket and these are the one family and it is just a really, really unusual and rare piece.
Pretty 3 stone diamond and ruby set ring. Made in England c1910. It is set in a fine 18ct yellow gold and platinum setting with a single Burmese ruby in a 6 claw setting with a European cut diamond on each side diamonds, set in a fine claw setting. Diamond weight-20 points, Ruby weight- 55 points
Exceptional original Edwardian period emerald and diamond set dress ring, It is set in the finest platinum setting with a single Colombian emerald in the centre set in a fine setting. T It is also set on each shoulder with 2 emerald cut diamonds on each side in the most stunning setting.
Unusual original Edwardian period single stone diamond set solitaire ring.
Made in England C1910 it is set in a fine platinum setting with a single transitional cut diamond in the centre set in a four claw setting.
The decoration to the shoulders of this beautiful ring is really what gives it its extra appeal.
It is set with smaller old round cut diamonds in a split shank design.
Centre diamond weight one carats and five points.
Exceptional original Art Deco period single stone diamond set solitaire dress ring, made in England c1925.
It is set in the finest platinum setting with a single old brilliant-cut diamond in the centre set in a 4 claw setting.
It is also set on each shoulder with 8 smaller old brilliant-cut diamonds and a single emerald cut diamond all in an Art Deco geometric style design.
Diamond weight ~ 2.55 carats, colour G, clarity VS1
Really unusual diamond and sapphire set ring made in France c1890 to 1910 and set in a fine eighteen-carat yellow gold and platinum setting.
The centre of the ring is set with a series of old round-cut diamonds set in a circular shape setting and this is surrounded by a single row of square French-cut rich blue sapphire stones.
The shoulders of the ring are a mixture of eighteen-carat yellow gold and platinum and are set in what is known as a split shank design.
Large gold bangle with engraved pattern.
Wonderful original late victorian period single stone diamond set solitaire ring.
Made in England c1880 it is set in a fine eighteen-carat gold setting with a single large cushion cut diamond in the centre set in an eight claw setting.
It is also set on each shoulder with four small old cut diamonds in the victorian manner.
Centre diamond weight Three carats sixty seven points.