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A Roman marble sculpture of four puppies, all curled up asleep together. Unearthed from the ruins of the House of the Faun in Pompeii, 1st century BCE, now housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, Italy

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A Late 19th Century French Gem-Set Brooch Which Depicts A Peacock’s Feather, Circa 1880

This gorgeous piece of high jewelry is comprised of old-cut diamonds on the feather’s shaft and vane. A cabachon-cut blue star sapphire depicts the eye which is surrounded by a diamond border and calibré-cut emeralds mounted in silver and yellow gold. Albion Art Collection, Tokyo, Japan

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A horned witch, 18th century French School Private Collection

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~ Cosmetic Spoon.

Date: 1550-1353 B.C.

Period: beginning of 18th Dynasty; reign of Amenhotep III

Place of origin: Gourna, Thebes

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embroidery samples of silk and metallic thread on felt, french c. early 1800s.

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Scarab necklace, Guillemin Frères, c.1900

Enamel, turquoise, pearl, diamond and gold (1stdibs, £45,000)

'A rare example of a fin de siècle necklace which combines Art Nouveau and Egyptian Revival styling.' X

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Bracelet, c. 1915, designed by Meta K. Overbeck for Tiffany & Co, New York City

Lapis lazuli, enamel and yellow gold.

In the collection of The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art.

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Silvia Rea

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'a chrysanthemum brooch made of gold, platinum, and diamonds features a creative use of mississippi river pearls in a design by paulding farnham of tiffany & company (c. 1904)' in pearls: a natural history - american museum of natural history + the field museum (2001)