Royal crowns and sceptreSymbols 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 BarA 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
Celebrated DiamondsCelebrated diamonds including; Regent, Ko-hi-noor, Sancy, Eugenie and Le Grand duc de Toscane
Birthstone Series: Amythest QuartzAn 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
Gold with black sands in a gold panGold (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
Cross of Lothair II. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. GermanyCross of the Emperor Lothair II (835-869). 11th century. Gold and precious gems. Aachen Cathedral Treasury. Germany
Military badge jewellery, WW1Advertisement 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 jewelsPage 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 PeridotiteGarnet-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 CuttingA true Representation of the Diamond Cutters Wheel or Mill
Kodak 1924 AdvertA 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 crystalsA cut diamond surrounded by rough crystals. Diamond is comprised of compacted carbon and is the hardest natural substance known on Earth
Limerick Mitre / ShawA 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 MineWashing equipment for the diamonds of De Beers mines in South Africa
Blue JohnPolished 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 PartyMiss 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 AdvertA 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 CardA 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 CoelloAnne 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 AdvertisementAn 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 TutankhamunThe 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 DEATHMiser horrified as Death deprives him of his precious worldly wealth Date: 1538
Advert for Faulkner diamond jewellery 1896Advertisement 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 jewelsPage 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 mountainView 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 1895Diamond 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
Sporting brooches mounted in diamonds: dog, horse, hansom cab, pheasant, and cat. Chromolithograph from Edwin Streeters Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London, circa 1895