Victorian Japanese Shakudō Locket necklaces Natural Sapphires & Old Cut

Natural Sapphires & Old Cut Diamonds

A small section of elephant hair is missing from one of the bands

A gorgeous late Victorian opal five-stone ring dating from the 1890s

" and it opens - by way of a diamond-set button - to reveal an internal compartment

Natural Opal Cabochons

Victorian Japanese Shakudō Locket necklaces Natural Sapphires & Old CutDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A cool antique Shakud locket dating from the mid Victorian era. Two different scenes are depicted on the front and back, featuring pheasant like birds (presumably one is the male, the other the female) by bamboo on a river bank. The middle panel is made from an alloy of copper and gold, treated to have a striking black finish and adorned with two tone gold accents. Made in Japan in the 1860s, it's a delightful thing, with gold