Victorian Framed Pietra Dura "Dancing Maiden" grand tour various garnets

various garnets

Stunning antique carved half-hoop ring set with five vibrant red spinels - cushion cut stones that slightly graduate in size towards the middle

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and one of the oldest set in England's Imperial State Crown (that's the one worn at coronations

Victorian Framed Pietra Dura "Dancing Maiden" grand tour various garnetsDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A fantastic antique pietra dura panel, set into gorgeous rococo style frame. Pietra Dura precisely cut hardstones with a carefully chosen colour palette which are arranged to form a pattern or image, typically set within a panel of black marble or onyx, and then polished and buffed to a high shine. The stone inlay work is so finely crafted, that it often looks like a painting. This quality usually makes pietra dura more