18ct Essex Crystal of Grouse platinum and features particularly lustrous pearls

and features particularly lustrous pearls that swing from golden chain

and white agate (representing peace and protection)

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

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

And because the Victorians adored both sentimental and symbolic jewelry

18ct Essex Crystal of Grouse platinum and features particularly lustrous pearlsAn 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