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The principal stone is a natural no-heat Burma ruby

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They're a great size and a great look - we've never seen any like them

An exceptional Victorian celestial brooch crafted as a shooting star and crescent moon entwined

Victorian Pietra Dura Panel sleeper The principal stone is aDATE: Victorian, c. 1850 A fantastic antique pietra dura panel Pietra Dura precisely cut hardstones with a carefully chosen colour palette which are arranged to form a pattern or image, typically set within a panel of marble or onyx, and then polished and buffed to a high shine. The stone inlay work is so finely crafted, that it often looks like a painting. This quality usually makes pietra dura more valuable than other mosaic work. The main event of