18ct Essex Crystal of Grouse platinum this example is very comfortable

this example is very comfortable with a thick band throughout

this incredible french box with green silk and velvet interior is an exceptional jewelry cache

the pearls and rubies are as near to mint as we've ever had

And because the Victorians adored both sentimental and symbolic jewelry

the jewelry sporting public demanded ancient objects-d'art in their retinue of treasures

18ct Essex Crystal of Grouse platinum this example is very comfortableAn incredible Victorian essex crystal of a beautiful grouse circa 1890. This extremely fine Essex was created utilizing the classic technique of reverse intaglio rendering; to create the sense of three dimensionality, the subject was carved in intaglio, then painted in reverse, with highlights first, and base colors last. It is then pearled with a thin slab of mother of pearl, and presented inverted, so that a cabochon is cut of the forward facing