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

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

crafted in 15k yellow gold throughout

A superb Georgian seal fob featuring a classical intaglio to the base

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