Snake Headpieces, by Harumi Klossowska de Rola, for Valentino Couture Show | Spring 2016.

Enamelled gold ring with an oval bezel, a hinged cover set with a pink sapphire in a border of rose-cut diamonds, below a compass dial, with volutes and strapwork on the shoulders, possibly made in Germany, 1850-1900

This is one of those objects where I have a lot of questions. Because I was looking at it and wondering is that a compass dial, because those are clock numbers not direction headings (albeit weirdly stretched and arranged). So I looked up the provided source in the V&A museum collections, and there's not a lot there, but what there is is very interesting. For starters, the object is listed in the 'fakes and forgeries' category, apparently because it was acquired as 'Italian, 16th century', and now they think it's actually 19th century German. The central gemstone is also listed as a pink sapphire in the brief description, but a ruby in the physical description. So this is apparently one of those objects that's just a lot of question marks. Which is always kind of fascinating in and of itself.

Victorian 10k Gold Moonstone Ring

Jastober 3. chrysanthemum . prompts

i just bought a velvet-flocked statuette of a crow wearing three delicate strands of pearls and the very gay salesperson took one look and said, "oh, i'm glad you're buying her. i love her. what's her story? where's she going? what are her plans?"

SHE!!!!

1,400 Pages of Rembrandt’s Hand Drawings Fill a Wearable Book Bracelet

Hope this helps

[earring which is an earplug on a chain long enough to tuck the earplug into the ear]

Goldfish Earrings // Yee So on Etsy

Strawberry Earrings // Just Dreamin on Etsy

Gold eagle with garnets and enamel, France, circa 1640-1660

from The Louvre

[On a grey background is a bird made of gold and covered in red stones, wings unfurled and talons spread out. A pearl dangling from its large, fanning tail. The torso is a large inverted-teardrop garnet, with a much smaller amethyst (or maybe a purple garnet) in the same shape below it. 

The elongated neck makes it look more like a goose than an eagle. The bird wears a crown, and in one talon holds a sword, while the other talon holds the Holy Hand Grenade a royal orb, which is held by monarchs during coronations to represent the world. The royal orb is the one blue part of this piece. 

The wing and tail feathers are studded with garnets, and the head, ‘arms’ of the wings, and upper legs of the bird have silvery enamel on them etched to look like feathers.]

Everyone watch out, The Goose found a sword and the Holy Hand Grenade!

Barbara Anton (1926–2007), Potpourri of Pearls Necklace, 1968. Gold, pearls, diamonds. USA. Courtesy of the Cincinnati Art Museum, Photography by Tony Walsh

So so gullible

Looks like some flimsy ass cheap plastic lol

Hemitite is an iron ore material that is incredibly brittle since it’s iron rock.

It breaks because it is made thin as a ring and any decent pressure on it snaps it.

Not because of negative vibes

In other words:

The guy that made ‘em

I work at a rock shop, we have had these boys forever but due to some tik tok trend last week we have been getting people just comming in and rushing for the bands. Not to mention when they are like “man i hope yours does not break” and I tell them they are fragile and you should be careful with them they get angry with me since the only way the can possibly break is by vibes alone and not jusy throwing your hand down on a table too hard.

you at the rock shop

Sorry

Mid-nineteenth-century French necklace and earrings in the form of vines. Enamelled gold mounted with amethysts, circa 1840-1851.

“Naturalistic jewellery, decorated with clearly recognisable flowers or fruit, emerged with the Romantic movement in the early 19th century. It remained popular for many decades. This piece is notable for its particularly vivid combination of colours. With its matching pair of long earrings, its impact would have been considerable.” V&A

Ring, 1905-09, France.

Athame dagger earrings in brass and silver with amethyst.

Ca. late 17th - early 18th century gold posy ring.

Inscribed interior reads: TREW LOVE IS MY DESYRE.