Jewelled Collection

Portrait - Mary, Queen of Scots, c16th century, (1904). Artists: Unknown, Janet
Portrait - Mary, Queen of Scots, c16th century (1904). Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 - 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart[3] or Mary I of Scotland

The Winter Egg, 1913 (quartz, platinum, orthoclase, diamonds
CH463083 The Winter Egg, 1913 (quartz, platinum, orthoclase, diamonds, gold & demantoid) (see also 463082) by Holmstrom, Albert (1846-1920); height: 10.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Lily Elsie (1886 - 1962), Popular actress and singer wearing a jewelled costume in Lehars The Merry Widow Date: 1909

The Kings Orb and Sceptre, 1937. Creator: Unknown
The Kings Orb and Sceptre, 1937. From " The Crowning of The King and Queen". [Evans Brothers Limited, London, 1937]

Miss Lily Elsie, (1886-1962), The Merry Widow. c1930. Creator: Unknown
Miss Lily Elsie, (1886-1962), The Merry Widow". c1930. English actress and singer during the Edwardian era. [Foulsham & Banfield, London]

Saint Maurice, ca. 1520-25. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Saint Maurice, ca. 1520-25

India - A Rajput Chief in ordinary dress, Delhi
Black and white. Bearded man wearing head wrap and heavily decorated garment with horseshoe design on fabric. Collar appears to be jewelled.. Part of India Box, Boswell collection. Slide no

Items in the Tudor Exhibition, 1890
Engraving showing a number of relics from the sixteenth century exhibited in the Tudor Exhibition of 1890. The items pictured include: Henry VIIIs hat (top right)

Head and shoulders of a Turk, with a moustache and a large turban, 1645

Buddhist deity Guanyin, Shanxin, China, 1100-1200 (Painted and gilded wood)
XOS2909680 Buddhist deity Guanyin, Shanxin, China, 1100-1200 (Painted and gilded wood) by Anonymous; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; out of copyright

Costume / Men / Hebrewpriest
A Hebrew High Priest in ornate gold and red robes, praying with raised hands and swinging a smoking censer

Order of the Lion and the Sun
5304569 Order of the Lion and the Sun.; (add.info.: Order of the Lion and the Sun. Iran, Tehran Dated 1826-27. Fath Ali Shah created this order in 1810)

Order of the Lion and the Sun, 1826-27 (enamel)
5304565 Order of the Lion and the Sun, 1826-27 (enamel); (add.info.: Order of the Lion and the Sun. Iran, Tehran Dated 1826-27)

Princess Maria Jose (1906-2001)
3568667 Princess Maria Jose (1906-2001); (add.info.: 1930 ca. Photographer: Ballerini & Fratini); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Anglo Saxon diadems 1,2, crowns 3,4,21,22, royal helmets 5,6, helmets 7,8,9,10, hats 11,12, bracelets 13, 14
FLO4702243 Anglo Saxon diadems 1,2, crowns 3,4,21,22, royal helmets 5,6, helmets 7,8,9,10, hats 11,12, bracelets 13, 14, bookmark ring 15

Bracelet from North-West America
3079183 Bracelet from North-West America; (add.info.: Bracelet from North-West America. Dated 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Woman of Africa, emblematic costume, 19th century. She wears a turban with feathers, bead necklace and bracelets
FLO4656141 Woman of Africa, emblematic costume, 19th century. She wears a turban with feathers, bead necklace and bracelets, colorful jacket and skirt, lion head brooch, bow and quiver

Order of the Lion and the Sun
5304567 Order of the Lion and the Sun.; (add.info.: Order of the Lion and the Sun. Iran, Tehran Dated 1826-27. Fath Ali Shah created this order in 1810)

A young man wearing a black armband, 1850
3478247 A young man wearing a black armband, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young man wearing a black armband, which would be worn to show that the wearer was in mourning)

A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a Tamil woman in Sri Lanka
3564036 A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a Tamil woman in Sri Lanka, 1875 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Sri Lanka 1875 - 1878 Photographer)

A selection of jewelled gold, enamel and pearl Renaissance jewellery (gold, enamel, pearl)
1766468 A selection of jewelled gold, enamel and pearl Renaissance jewellery (gold, enamel, pearl); Private Collection; (add.info.: A selection of jewelled gold)

A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a young Egyptian woman, 1875 (print on double-weight paper)
3563952 A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a young Egyptian woman, 1875 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Egypt 1875 ca)

A pair of jewelled lorgnettes; A French jewelled and plique-a-jour enamel dragonfly brooch; Art Nouveau plique-a-jour
1766488 A pair of jewelled lorgnettes; A French jewelled and plique-a-jour enamel dragonfly brooch; Art Nouveau plique-a-jour enamel brooch; a French Art Nouveau brooch pendant

A Victorian jewelled and gold-mounted black enamel memorial bangle; A Victorian gemset
1766482 A Victorian jewelled and gold-mounted black enamel memorial bangle; A Victorian gemset, gold and enamel demi-parure; An attractive cameo habille pendant; A gold mounted black glass

Indigenous by South Africa. C19th (Engraving)
AIS5393965 Indigenous by South Africa. C19th (Engraving); Private Collection; © Lorio / Iberfoto.

Wedding ceremony among the khoikhoi (South Africa) in loincloth and fur cloak
FLO4635336 Wedding ceremony among the khoikhoi (South Africa) in loincloth and fur cloak, the men all wear earrings and ankle bracelets

A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a man from Colombo, in Sri Lanka
3564039 A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a man from Colombo, in Sri Lanka, 1875 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Colombo)

Female portrait, postcard
3568504 Female portrait, postcard; (add.info.: Europe 1906 Photographer: Boyer Saul); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Album "Traditional costumes": portrait of a woman in traditional costume of Civita Castellana
3561779 Album "Traditional costumes": portrait of a woman in traditional costume of Civita Castellana; (add.info.: Lazio 1860-1870 Photographer: Sommer & Behles); Alinari Archives, Florence

A woman wearing an Oriental costume
3566533 A woman wearing an Oriental costume by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: 1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Young Arabian girl - Arabian girl in hat, striped dress, animal skin, earrings
FLO4724199 Young Arabian girl - Arabian girl in hat, striped dress, animal skin, earrings and bracelets - Handcoloured woodcut by Pannemaker after an illustration by H

Jewelled Sevres porcelain tea and coffee cups, saucers and vase decorated with enamel (email)
FLO4633359 Jewelled Sevres porcelain tea and coffee cups, saucers and vase decorated with enamel (email) in relief on gold plaques

A young woman in oriental costumes performing an Egyptian dance
3561044 A young woman in oriental costumes performing an Egyptian dance by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1900 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Portrait of a woman in Moorish dress Algeria
3568441 Portrait of a woman in Moorish dress Algeria; (add.info.: Algeria 1890 ca. Photographer: N.D. Phot); Alinari Archives, Florence.

A Turkish woman photographed in typical eastern clothes, 1890 (print on double-weight paper)
3566813 A Turkish woman photographed in typical eastern clothes, 1890 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Turkey 1890 ca. Photographer: Albert); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Roman woman and the goddess Flora in the panula, a distinctive Roman alternative to the toga
FLO4704502 Roman woman and the goddess Flora in the panula, a distinctive Roman alternative to the toga. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Man and woman of the Garrow people in bandana, hoop earrings and necklaces
FLO4605281 Man and woman of the Garrow people in bandana, hoop earrings and necklaces. Indo-Chinese tribe from east of the Brahmaputra River, Indo-China

Queen Victoria
3568895 Queen Victoria; (add.info.: Great Britain 1895 ca. Photographer: Bassano, Alexander); Alinari Archives, Florence.

A group of French and Austrian Art Nouveau brooches, pendants and necklaces with a stick-pin and a fob-watch
1766478 A group of French and Austrian Art Nouveau brooches, pendants and necklaces with a stick-pin and a fob-watch; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Loan Collection, South-Kensington: Mother-of-pearl cup; Cellini Ewer; vase, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Loan Collection, South-Kensington, 1862. 'Cup, in form of a partridge; the body formed of overlapping pieces of mother-of-pearl in imitation of feathers...Circa 1600. Baron L. de Rothschild

The Rajah of Kapoorthalla, Knight of the Order of the Star of India, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Rajah of Kapoorthalla, Knight of the Order of the Star of India, 1864. 'The Rajah Randhir Singh, of Kapoorthalla, is one of the Princes of the Punjaub whom Sir John Lawrence

Cross of Abbot Vassian, vestry of the Ipatievsky Monastery, Kostroma, 1911.

Cross with the likeness of the Holy Martyr Ipatii, vestry of the Ipatievsky Monastery, Kostroma, 1911.

Cross and the Gospel; gift from Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, vestry of the Assumption Cathedral...1911
Cross and the Gospel; gift from Tsar Mikhail Feodorovich, vestry of the Assumption Cathedral in the Kremlin, Rostov Velikii, 1911.

Miter of pearls, vestry of the Ipatievsky Monastery, Kostroma, 1911. Creator: Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky
Miter of pearls, vestry of the Ipatievsky Monastery, Kostroma, 1911.

Panagias [enkolpia]; in the vestry of the Ipatievsky Monastery, Kostroma, 1911.

Miter of the Patriarch Adrian, vestry of the Ipatevskii Monastery, Kostroma, 1911.

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"Jewelled Treasures: A Glimpse into the Opulence of History" Step into a world of exquisite beauty and timeless elegance as we explore the captivating allure masterpieces throughout history. From The Winter Egg, an enchanting creation adorned with quartz, platinum, orthoclase, and diamonds in 1913 to The Kings Orb and Sceptre from 1937 whose creator remains unknown but left us awe-struck by its regal splendor. In this journey through time, we encounter the mesmerizing Lily Elsie, a vision of grace captured in Miss Lily Elsie's portrait from the 1930s. Her delicate features mirror those found in Saint Maurice by Lucas Cranach the Elder dating back to ca. 1520-25 - both testaments to artistry that transcends centuries. The enigmatic gaze of Mary, Queen of Scots in her c16th century portrait leaves us pondering her tumultuous life while marveling at the artist's skillful rendering. Meanwhile, India reveals one of its Rajput Chiefs dressed in ordinary attire - a glimpse into their rich cultural heritage. As we delve deeper into history's treasure trove, items showcased at the Tudor Exhibition held in 1890 transport us to an era defined by grandeur and opulence. Elizabeth I herself graces our presence through The Hampden Portrait - an iconic representation capturing her power and charisma. Our exploration takes an unexpected turn as we encounter a Turk with his magnificent moustache and turban meticulously portrayed on canvas during 1645. And not far behind is a Hebrew priest donning elaborate ceremonial attire that speaks volumes about religious traditions. Finally, our journey concludes with Guanyin – a Buddhist deity hailing from Shanxin, China between 1100-1200 AD. Crafted from painted and gilded wood; it stands as testament to devotion expressed through intricate craftsmanship.