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An enamel, opal and diamond bangle, circa 1850
An enamel, opal and diamond bangle, circa 1850The blue enamelled hinged bangle, centrally-set with an oval opal, in an eight-claw cushion-shaped diamond setting, between applied floral scrolls, set...
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An enamel, pearl and diamond bangle, circa 1850
An enamel, pearl and diamond bangle, circa 1850The hinged bangle, embellished with green enamel fruiting grape vines, highlighted with 5.5mm-6.3mm pearls and rose-cut diamonds, pearls untested, inner...
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A diamond necklace, circa 1850
A diamond necklace, circa 1850The highly articulated series of oval anchor-links set with rose-cut diamonds, connected by spacers set with a trio of cushion-shaped diamonds, to a concealed clasp,...
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Swiss. An 18ct gold full hunter keyless wind quarter repeating automaton...
Swiss. An 18ct gold full hunter keyless wind quarter repeating automaton pocket watchCirca 1860Swiss lever movement with cut and compensated balance wheel, fly ball gov'nor, two polished hammers...
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Early 19th Century Turquoise Diamond Gold Earrings
Early 19th Century Turquoise Diamond Gold EarringsA pair of Georgian gold girandole style earrings of textured ribbon design set with turquoise and old-mine-cut diamonds, in 18k.Kentshire Antiques, via...
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Georgian Garnet Chandelier Earrings, ca. 1820s
A glowing two inches of luscious red Georgian garnets are set in chandelier earrings of15 karat gold. The pansies, a popular flower in Georgian jewels, express the thought "think of me" in the language...
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A Victorian silver vinaigrette, by Thomas & William Aston, Birmingham 1860
A Victorian silver vinaigretteSimilar to a pomander, a vinaigrette warded off bad smells, or revived flagging senses. It could be filled with anything pleasant smelling, such as orange flower water,...
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A coral brooch and pendant, circa 1860
A coral brooch and pendant, circa 1860Naturalistically modelled as a coral corallium rubrum floral bouquet with carved roses and serrated leaves, accompanied by a pendant of similar design, lengths:...
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DISDÉRI (ANDRÉ ADOLPHE-EUGÈNE) A mammoth plate portrait of a young woman,...
DISDÉRI (ANDRÉ ADOLPHE-EUGÈNE)A mammoth plate portrait of a young woman, albumen print, image to view 760 x 560mm., [c.1865]FOOTNOTESA GOOD EXAMPLE OF A "MAMMOTH" PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT.Disdéri,...
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Checked silk day dress, ca. 1865
DressAmerican, about 1865Object Place: USADIMENSIONS: 32 cm (12 5/8 in.)ACCESSION NUMBER: 51.1949a-bMEDIUM OR TECHNIQUE: Silk; Blue and black plaid taffetaFitted long-sleeved bodice (a) buttoned...
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Portrait of a lady in a black dress holding a fan, 1860. Samuel Lane.
Samuel West (1810-1867) IrishPortrait of a lady in a black dress holding a fansigned and dated 'Samuel Lane 1860', oil on canvas, 140 x 110cm (55 x 43¼in)Bonham's
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Portrait of a lady , three-quarter length, wearing a white dress, leaning...
Samuel Sidley, RBA, ARCA (British, 1829-1896)Portrait of a lady , three-quarter length, wearing a white dress, leaning against a garden wallsigned and dated 'S Sidley/1860' (lower right)oil on...
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Gustave Léonard de Jonghe (1829–1893) Collection of Alms, c. 1868
Gustave Léonard de Jonghe (1829–1893)Collection of AlmsDatec. 1868Mediumoil on panelDimensions73.2 × 59 cm (28.8 × 23.2 in)Museum of Fine Arts, Ghent. Image via Wikimedia.
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Two English ambrotype portraits Circa 1855-1863
Anonymous; two English ambrotype portraitsCirca 1855-1863Each one on glass and in fitted case; one a family group of three; the other apparently two sisters. Each one about 12 x 9.5cm (4½ x 3¾in)....
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Portrait of the Brown Family of Honolulu, ca. 1858
HONOLULU SETTLERS—AMBROTYPE.Portrait of the Brown family of Honolulu, full-plate ambrotype, c.1858, sitters' cheeks tinted, period koa wood frame.A fine portrait of Captain Robert Wilcox Brown...
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Ambrotype ca. 1860, Woolford family of Somerset County, MD.
Ambrotype ca. 1860, Woolford family of Somerset County, MD. 1/4 plate ambrotype, 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches, hand-tinted, with brass frame and thermoplastic case, early 1860s, being an image of a seated...
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Afternoon dress ca. 1860-63
Afternoon dress ca. 1860-63. Silk taffeta chiné in floral print on beige ground trimmed with black mechanical lace on silk satin. Two pockets.Costume Gallery of the Pitti Palace via Europeana Fashion
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A gold, turquoise, diamond and seed pearl necklace, circa 1860
A gold, turquoise, diamond and seed pearl necklace, circa 1860The chain of polished gold beads with two spherical links studded with cabochon turquoise, suspending a similarly-set turquoise locket with...
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Sewing box, ca. 1840
Sewing BoxDate: ca. 1840Geography: Made in China (for the western market)Medium: Wood, lacquer, mother-of-pearl, ivory, velvetDimensions: 6 1/8 x 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (15.6 x 38.7 x 27.3...
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Album quilt, ca. 1846 Baltimore, MD.
Appliqued with various floral and abstract designs, the twenty-five blocks of this quilt are separated by red cotton sashing. The designs in the blocks are cut from fabrics primarily in shades of red...
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