Lucien Gaillard French Art Nouveau Horn and Opal Hair Comb

This Tiffany & Co. diamond and ruby snake barrette mounted in platinum and gold was created in the Edwardian era. The undulating, arched shape designed as two snakes with ruby eyes p...

Composed of 18K gold, this antique archaeological revival brooch in the form of a fibula dates from circa 1870. Elaborately ornamented with appl...

Created in the 1880s, this diamond, pearl, and gem-set butterfly brooch is set in silver-topped 18K gold. The old mine-cut diamond and pearl body, with emerald eyes and ruby-tipped antennae, has curving rose-cut diamond wings edged with rubies and highlighted by round-cut sapphires, in a patinated silver-topped 18K gold mount. Beautifully modeled, with intense sparkle and colors, this small jewel conveys the preciousness and rarity of the graceful favorite of the insect world. Product details: Item #: BO-21096 Circa: 1880 Dimensions: 1.00" length x 1.50" width Materials: 1 old mine and 58 rose-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 0.94 carat); 1 natural freshwater pearl; 4 old round cut sapphires (approximate total weight 0.35 carat); 28 mixed old cut rubies (approximate total weight 0.60 carat); 2 old round-cut emeralds (approximate total weight 0.01 carat); Silver-topped 18K Gold Signed: 18 Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: Fashionable women of the late 19th century wore insect brooches in multiples. Multiple butterflies might adorn a dress or alternately secure an opulent veil in place. Although seen since the Renaissance in Western jewelry...

This extravagant French Renaissance Revival "Holbeinesque" demi-parure dating from circa 1870 consists of a day/night girandole pendant earrings and a brooch, both composed of garnets, emeralds, diamonds, seed pearls, enamel and 18K gold. The day/night girandole earpendants are each designed with a shaped top centering a cabochon garnet, with detachable pendants suspending flexibly-set garnet drops and seed pearls, enhanced throughout with step-cut emeralds, old mine-cut diamonds, and black and white champlevé enamel, mounted in 18K gold. An exquisite pair of "girandoles", paired with a luxe brooch, this rare French suite in Holbeinesque taste captures the artist's vision of bold form, extravagant color and movement. Product Details: Item #: STE-21098 Country: France Circa: 1870 Dimensions: Brooch: 2.25" length x 2.00" width, Earrings: 2.00" length x 0.75" width Materials: 9 cabochon and tear-drop form garnets; 16 step-cut emeralds (approximate total weight 1.40 carats); 16 old mine-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 1.20 carats); 23 seed pearls; 18K Gold; Enamel Signed: French assay mark, unidentified maker's mark Macklowe Gallery Curator's Notes: Hans Holbein the Younger, the German Renaissance painter best known for his portraits of royalty...