Precious Collection

Cross of Lothair II. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany
Cross of the Emperor Lothair II (835-869). 11th century. Gold and precious gems. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany

Royal crowns and sceptre
Symbols of imperial Majesty: St Edwards Crown, with 444 precious stones, remains one of the senior Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, being the official coronation crown

1920S Pair in Bar
A louche couple sip cocktails in a fashionable bar; he dons a blue suit, she wears a coat with a fur neck and cuffs, but precious little else

The Imperial State Crown
A painting showing the Imperial State Crown which was made for Queen Victorias Coronation and was the only crown used in the ceremony. Date: 1838

Birthstone Series: Amythest Quartz
An Amythest quartz specimen. Amythest is a form of quartz that is usually purple in colour, it is the birthstone for the month of March. Natural History Museum specimen number 84817

Celebrated Diamonds
Celebrated diamonds including; Regent, Ko-hi-noor, Sancy, Eugenie and Le Grand duc de Toscane

Gold with black sands in a gold pan
Gold (Au) is an elemental metal. It occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks or as seen here, as grains in alluvial deposits

KOH-I-NOOR OR MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT Given to Queen Victoria by the East India Company after the Indian Mutiny

Military badge jewellery, WW1
Advertisement for regimental badges available from the Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company. Made of gold or palladium, they were set with diamonds or other precious stones. Date: 1917

Coronation regalia jewels
Page from The Sketch depicting some of the famous and priceless jewels forming the Coronation regalia of King George VI in 1937. St

Heraldic crests, rings and brooches in enamel and gold. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Garnet Peridotite
Garnet-peridotite, a major constituent in the make-up of the Earth. Image published in Natures Connections An Exploration of Natural History. Published in 2000

Gold nugget found in a dry river bed outside Potchefstroom, Wits. 120 km southwest of Johannesburg, October 1882. Approximately 68x48mm and 156g in weight

Diamond Cutting
A true Representation of the Diamond Cutters Wheel or Mill

Kodak 1924 Advert
A woman cautiously descends a cliff path to the beach, clutching her precious Kodak with which she proposes to take holiday snaps to entertain the family

State regalia kept at the Tower of London including St. Edwards crown, the Imperial State Crown, the Sword of State, orb, sceptre, anointing spoon and mace. Date: 1920

Cut diamond and crystals
A cut diamond surrounded by rough crystals. Diamond is comprised of compacted carbon and is the hardest natural substance known on Earth

Limerick Mitre / Shaw
A precious mitre used by the Bishop of Limerick, Ireland on occasions of great ceremony. It is made of plates of gold and adorned with gems and precious stones

De Beers Diamond Mine
Washing equipment for the diamonds of De Beers mines in South Africa

Blue John
Polished slice of Blue John from Derbyshire, England. The mineral is so far unique to one location in the Derbyshire Peak District, England

Margaret Whigham as The Precious One at the Gay Party
Miss Margaret Whigham, celebrated debutante and it girl, later Mrs Charles Sweeny and then the Duchess of Argyll, whose divorce case in 1963 scandalised the country

Gold Mine Headgear - Witwatersrand (East) - South Africa. Date: circa 1910s

Wartime P & B Knitting Wools Advert
A wartime advertisement promoting P & B knitting wools, the photograph portrays a young woman showing off her striped cardigan. You can knit it from odd ounces and save precious coupons

WW2, Alphabet Valentines Card
A WW2 alphabet Valentines greetings card. To my Adorable, Beautiful, Charming, Darling, Exquisite, Fascinating, Glamorous, Heavenly, Ideal, Joyous, Kissable, Lovely, Marvellous, Neat, One-and-only

Anne of Austria, circa 1571, by Alonso Sanchez Coello
Anne of Austria (1549-1580). Queen of Spain, fourth wife of King Philip II. Portrait by Alonso Sanchez Coello (1531-1588), circa 1571. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Tyrrell's Limited Advertisement
An image used as part of an advertisement for Tyrrell's Limited, booksellers, art dealers and publishers. The picture showcases a figurine of Pu-Tai Ho-Shang

Second coffin of Tutankhamun
The second of three coffins of Pharao Tutankhamun (reigned 13321323 BC), as discovered by Howard Carter among others in 1922 in the Valley of Kings

MISER AND DEATH
Miser horrified as Death deprives him of his precious worldly wealth Date: 1538

Advert for Faulkner diamond jewellery 1896
Advertisement for A Faulkner, Jeweller - jewellery from The Faulkner Diamond. Date: 1896

Onyx agate. Agata onice, con la sua scorza, a zone innumerevoli. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Agate nodules. Ovoid nodule of agate 1, aphanite with agate geode 2, and nodule of agate 3. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze

Seliguea feei fern. Selliguea del Fee, Selliguea fei. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Etruscan cavalry and warriors at the siege of Thebes. They throw lances and human heads at the Greek defenders The cavalry wears body armour or lorica. Cavalieri con lorica

Society women in their jewels
Page from The Sketch featuring a number of ladies of nobility wearing pearl necklaces, tiaras and other family jewels. 1. Lady Gooch, 2. Lady St. Oswald in a splendid dog collar, 3

The Great Carew Ruby, with Arabic writing. 1906

Precious wentletrap, Epitonium scalare (Common wendeltrap, Aciona scalaris). Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn and engraved by Richard Polydore Nodder from William Elford Leachs Zoological

Interior of a rock salt mine at Northwich, Cheshire. Miners preparing to haul salt up to the surface. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der

Outcrop of gneissic rock almost 40 feet high. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte: Des Mineralreichs, Augsburg, 1828

View of the metal ore veins inside a mountain
View of the metal ore veins inside a so-called Stollart in a mountain with unusual parallel veins. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der

Basalt columns on a mountainside in Westphalia, Germany. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte: Des Mineralreichs, Augsburg, 1828

Mica and quartz rock formation in Brazil. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelms Unterhaltungen aus der Naturgeschichte: Des Mineralreichs, Augsburg, 1828

Diamond stars and brooches. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Diamond tiara and necklace. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Diamond necklaces and earrings, circa 1895
Diamond necklaces and earrings. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Diamond pendants and brooches with pearl and ruby. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Gem flexible bracelets in pearl, diamond, enamel, sapphire and ruby. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Gem bracelets in sapphire, diamond, turquoise, pearl and opal. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

Sporting brooches mounted in diamonds: pug dog, frog, wheel, polo pony, locust, etc. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895

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