Very Fine 19th century Gold Reverse Intaglio painted Crystal `Essex Crystal’ large Pendant, English, C.1880. The deep oval cabochon rock crystal, carved and hand painted depicting a robin perched on branch with leaf foliage and berries surround. The gold mount of granular bead design interspaced with fleur de lys accents. The reverse plain with oval locket. Gold tests as 15K. Locket measures: 2.00 x 1.375 x 0.55 inches. Gross Weight: 22.32 grams.
Very Fine Gold Reverse Intaglio Painted Crystal Pendant, C.1870
by Louis WineVery Fine 19th century Gold Reverse Intaglio painted Crystal `Essex Crystal’ large Pendant, English, C.1880. The deep oval cabochon rock crystal, carved and hand painted depicting a robin perched on branch with leaf foliage and berries surround. The gold mount of granular bead design interspaced with fleur de lys accents. The reverse plain with oval locket. Gold tests as 15K. Locket measures: 2.00 x 1.375 x 0.55 inches. Gross Weight: 22.32 grams.
Louis Wine
Louis Wine Ltd., Toronto specialists in Antique Silver , Antique Jewellery & Decorative Arts, are a 4th generation family business.Louis Wine (1865-1946) founded the company in Dublin, Ireland in 1880. Louis Wine began selling to silver collectors in Dublin from a shop in historic Wellington Quay. In 1908, he located on Dublin's fashionable Grafton Street. To the firm came the worlds leading Georgian Silver collectors. Pieces by Paul de Lamerie, Paul Storr, Hester Bateman and Irish Georgian Silver were constantly on display. Our gallery run by Richard (Louis Wine's great grandson) at 150 Cumberland Street (Yorkville), Toronto, displays a range of fine Antique Silver, Old Sheffield Plate, Antique Jewellery & Decorative Arts from the 18th-20th century, including Bateman, Storr, Ramsden, Tiffany, Knox, Liberty, Jensen, Christopher Dresser.