Portrait of Style - Georgian Pinchbeck Colorful Long Chain custom Fifteen chunky old single-cut diamonds

Fifteen chunky old single-cut diamonds impart their shimmer with a total of

An 18k yellow gold signpost is adorned with a swinging gold shield shape displaying a diamond and a natural pearl fly

their presence spans eons and cultures throughout the world

The treasure favors sentimental jewelry of a type referred to as acrostic with the first letter of each gemstone spells a word - in this case

the corsage is a delicate tribute to the painstaking craft of miniatures

Portrait of Style - Georgian Pinchbeck Colorful Long Chain custom Fifteen chunky old single-cut diamondsAround 1810, long guard chains adorned the fashionable women of society. Draped in every manner and configuration, from sash like to doubled or tripled, hanging off the shoulder around the bodice, creativity and versatility was de rigueur. A rare and very fine repouse Pinchbeck continuous chain at 45 inches in total, it drapes down over 22 inches and can be wrapped once or twice. A splendid relic from over 200 years ago, it consists of two types of