Mexican Silver Jewelry Set with Amethyst and Onyx Hearts
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Onyx - Onyx is a form of agate, used from antiquity and popular again in the 1920s and 30s. European onyx is generally green, but can be many other colours, and can contain bands of black and/or white.
This multicoloured stone is widely used for table tops, lamp bases and in jewellery. Some types of onyx are also used for cameos of which the upper white layer is cut away to reveal the colour beneath. - Navette - Navette, the French word for (weaver's) shuttle, means shuttle shaped, and is used to describe shapes in jewellery, ceramics and silver.
- Cabochon Cut in Jewellery - A cabochon cut is a type of gemstone cutting where the stone is cut and polished in a convex shape with a flat bottom and a domed top, with no facets. This type of cut is typically used for opaque or translucent stones that have natural patterns or inclusions that are best displayed in this type of cut. Examples of stones that are often cut as cabochons include turquoise, opal, and moonstone.
This item has been included into following indexes:
Visually similar items
A pair of Coral and pearl earrings, 9ct gold articulated drops set with cabochon coral and half pearls
An elegant fourteen piece American sterling silver dessert spoon set, 1880, with maker's marks for Gorham, comprising twelve small dessert spoons and two matching serving spoons, with tapering banded stems and crisply shaped terminals, bright cut with flor
A five stone diamond bar brooch. 14ct yellow gold. Weight 4.08 grams. Length 6.5 cm.
Jade pendants and earrings various shaped pendants together with two pairs of jade earrings, one tear drop the other of disc form and a jade disc on sterling silver chain, stamped '925' (10)