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Antique Victorian 10k Yellow Gold Opal and Seed Pearl Cluster Ring

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Peacock Maiden Ring

Gold Opal Emerald Diamond

c1900 Pearl Crescent Moon Brooch, Platinum & 14K Gold

Antique Victorian Pink Topaz and Pearl Ring

Byzantine Rock Crystal Phial with Gold Fittings, 12th-14th Century AD

Left: Scarabaeoid seal with a lying Sphinx from the 5th-4th centuries BCE. Chalcedony and gold, with a modern loop. Likely Ancient Greek.

Owl and Bat, Hōraku (Japan, active early to mid-19th century)

Japan, early to mid-19th century, Ebony with inlays

Jade pendants in the form of dragons

Shamshir Sword of Lord Hardinge

Dated: 1847

Culture: Indian (Sikh)

Place of manufacture: Lahore

The sword features an English blade made by Wilkinson.

Thega Sword

Dated: 19th century

Culture: Indian

Measurements: overall length 105.5 cm

The sword features a very wide, single-and false-edged blade with a grooved back, richly chiselled, in the first part with tigers, Indian and European figures, elephants and yalis, framed with floral and geometrical motifs. The central part has five grooves divided by triple lines, an elephant with different trunks (Airavata, associated with Indra) and European jester towards the foible, all partially gilded.

The iron hilt is richly engraved and gilded, while the quillon features Arabic inscriptions on one side and Devanagari on the other. The pommel is decorated with five domes (reflecting the Indian construction drawing), a deity under the pavilion and between floral motifs at the center, while the guard is decorated with gold koftgari. The sword has a rectangular, rose wooden grip with floral motifs bone inlays.

Katana and Wakizashi Sword Set

Dated: Muromachi period, circa early to mid 16th century

Culture: Japanese

Measurements: [ katana ] overall 94.4 cm x W. 7.5 cm x D. 8.0 cm (37 3/16 x 2 15/16 x 3 1/8 inches); [ wakizashi ] overall 61.5 cm x W. 7.2 cm x D. 7.7 cm (2 13/16 x 3 1/16 x 24 3/16 inches)

Viking Gold and Quartz Magic Pendant, 8th-11th Century AD