{"title":"Suites","description":"\u003cp\u003eJewellery suites with two or three matching jewellery pieces are the perfect way to make a vintage jewellery statement. Exceptional gemstone jewellery suites from the Victorian and Edwardian eras can be found alongside Art Deco suites and contemporary signed pieces, set with coral, amethyst, garnet and diamonds in yellow gold.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"french-antique-fraumont-diamond-silver-and-gold-necklace-and-earrings-suite-circa-1855","title":"French Antique Fraumont Diamond, Silver and Gold Necklace and Earrings Suite, Circa 1855","description":"\u003cp\u003eA French antique Fraumont diamond necklace and earring suite, with a drop pendant, set with an old-cut diamond, in a claw setting, surrounded by a circle of grain set diamonds and a border of graduated old-cut diamonds, with three suspended old-cut diamond drops, the necklace is set with bars of grain set diamonds, alternating with claw set single diamond, with a fringe of suspended diamond set bars and single claw set old-cut diamonds and a pair of drop earrings, set with an old-cut diamond, in a claw setting, surrounded by a circle of grain set diamonds and a border of graduated old-cut diamonds, mounted in silver-upon-gold, circa 1855, with maker's marks for Fraumont. Estimated total diamond weight 20.60ct.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp\u003eAuguste Fraumont was working in Paris, at 51, rue Neuve-des-Petits-Champs. His name and address appear in directories in 1847 and 1859. His maker's mark, an ear of wheat between an A and an F, was registered on 21st July, 1855, he was renowned for his fine diamond jewellery. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moira Fine Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63797284307274,"sku":"2114N","price":65000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1047\/8026\/7850\/files\/french-antique-fraumont-diamond-silver-and-gold-necklace-and-earrings-suite-circa-1855.jpg?v=1791141045"},{"product_id":"antique-amethyst-and-gold-rivi-re-necklace-and-cross-pendant-circa-1880","title":"Antique Amethyst and Gold Riviére Necklace and Cross Pendant, Circa 1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn antique amethyst and gold riviére necklace with large, oval faceted, graduated amethysts, in open backed cut down bezel settings, and an amethyst set box and tongue clasp, with a removable cross pendant brooch, mounted in 15ct gold, circa 1880. Estimated total weight of amethysts in necklace 190.47ct. Estimated total weight of amethysts in pendant 49.94ct.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp\u003eSome of the earliest examples of amethyst jewellery are seen in works from Egypt. The ancient Greeks believed amethyst protected them from drunkenness and excess. The name derives from the Greek amethystos - \"methustos\" meaning intoxicated, with the prefix \"a\" meaning \"not\". It is thought the myth stems from the story of the titan Rhea giving Dionysus, the god of wine and madness, an amethyst to protect him. Amethyst is also known as the stone of St. Valentine, leading to the belief that it represented pure, chaste love. Until the 1700s Amethyst was seen as one of the cardinal gemstones, which were the most valuable gems and ranked in value amongst sapphire, ruby and emerald. It was especially popular during the Victorian period, with its rich purple colour and clarity being particularly effective in candlelight. Today its beautiful, vivid purple shades are highly sought after by gem collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp\u003eWith thanks to Laura Preshong and First Class Watches.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moira Fine Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63797446017354,"sku":"XAN23925N","price":29000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1047\/8026\/7850\/files\/antique-amethyst-and-gold-rivi-re-necklace-and-cross-pendant-circa-1880_d75f10e6-efd4-4d58-b3c3-0c48c49e9fcf.jpg?v=1791142438"},{"product_id":"antique-amethyst-and-gold-rivi-re-necklace-and-earrings-suite-circa-1880","title":"Antique Amethyst and Gold Riviére Necklace and Earrings Suite, Circa 1880","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn antique amethyst and gold riviére necklace and earrings suite, with large, oval faceted, graduated amethysts, in open backed decorative, trefoil design, gallery strip bezel settings, with curved cross and ball links between the amethysts, with a gold box and tongue clasp, with matching drop earrings, on gold wires, circa 1880. Estimated total weight of amethysts in the necklace 259.99 carats and in the earrings 28.22 carats.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp\u003eSome of the earliest examples of amethyst jewellery are seen in works from Egypt. The ancient Greeks believed amethyst protected them from drunkenness and excess. The name derives from the Greek amethystos - \"methustos\" meaning intoxicated, with the prefix \"a\" meaning \"not\". It is thought the myth stems from the story of the titan Rhea giving Dionysus, the god of wine and madness, an amethyst to protect him. Amethyst is also known as the stone of St. Valentine, leading to the belief that it represented pure, chaste love. Until the 1700s Amethyst was seen as one of the cardinal gemstones, which were the most valuable gems and ranked in value amongst sapphire, ruby and emerald. It was especially popular during the Victorian period, with its rich purple colour and clarity being particularly effective in candlelight. Today its beautiful, vivid purple shades are highly sought after by gem collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp\u003eWith thanks to Laura Preshong and First Class Watches. Modelled photo with thanks to Tamta Gamezardashvili - My Kitchen, Her Story \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moira Fine Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63797446836554,"sku":"S30322S","price":19000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1047\/8026\/7850\/files\/antique-amethyst-and-gold-rivi-re-necklace-and-earrings-suite-circa-1880_6c58ca1e-f94d-4336-8304-2e5d19901c57.jpg?v=1791142456"},{"product_id":"antique-italian-micromosaic-and-gold-brooch-cum-pendant-and-earrings-suite-circa-1850","title":"Antique Italian Micromosaic and Gold Brooch-Cum-Pendant and Earrings Suite, Circa 1850","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn antique Italian micromosaic and gold brooch-cum-pendant and earrings suite. The pendant has a gold bale, with granulated Etruscan style work, the central micromosaic features Cupid, with the sky as the background, with a circular surround of Etruscan style granulation and wirework and blue, white and red micromosaics, with three pendant drops, set with micromosaics, with white flowers on a red background, with a shepherd hook on the back for the removable bale and a pin and catch fitting, with studio marks on the back and pin. The earrings feature a micromosaic cherub, on a pale blue background, with a circular surround of Etruscan style granulation and wirework, with micromosaic circle tops, with forget-me-nots, on a red background, with gold bars below, with three pendant drops, set with micromosaics, with white flowers on a red background, with studio marks on the back and Vatican marks on the wires, mounted in gold, circa 1850, in a fitted case.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eMosaics are an ancient form of decoration, made of tiles, tesserae in Italian, from the Greek tesseris, referring to their four sided shapes. Earlier mosaics were made of stone and glass. Micromosaic utilised enamel, made of fused silica, with minerals to produce the required colours. The shapes were circular or cubic and known as “loaves”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eThey flourished in the Roman, Byzantine and medieval periods. The Vatican Mosaics Studio was established at the end of the 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. It was responsible for the maintenance of the works of art in St. Peter’s Basilica.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eProduction of micromosaics date from the end of the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. Earlier designs were inspired by neoclassical allegorical themes, these were followed by flowers, animals and the well-known ruins of Rome. Due to growing demand of micromosaics the Workshop of St. Peter was set up, in 1795 as a branch of the Mosaics Studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe Pope presented some of the finest works to visiting diplomats and sovereigns. They began to circulate more widely and gained prestige among the wealthy and those on the Grand Tour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eCraftsmen who had trained in the workshops of the Vatican set up stands in the area surrounding Rome’s Spanish Steps, where most of the tourists stayed, to sell their Grand Tour micromosaics. They sold ready-made pieces and took commissions. The majority of micromosaics are unsigned, although Gioacchino Barberi and Giacomo Raffaelli were master craftsmen who did sign their pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe micromosaics were usually sold without frames and tourists went to jewellers to have them set in jewellery or decorative objects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eWith thanks to Il Micromosaico di Luigina Rech – micromosaico.it translation by John Matthews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moira Fine Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63797569945930,"sku":"S11124S","price":24000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1047\/8026\/7850\/files\/antique-italian-micromosaic-and-gold-brooch-cum-pendant-and-earrings-suite-circa-1850_f3df771f-06a3-4568-bc38-cdd4bfa70f5e.jpg?v=1791143000"},{"product_id":"antique-italian-micromosaic-and-gold-brooch-cum-pendant-and-earrings-suite-circa-1870","title":"Antique Italian Micromosaic and Gold Brooch-Cum-Pendant and Earrings Suite, Circa 1870","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn antique Italian micromosaic and gold brooch-cum-pendant and earrings suite. The pendant has a gold bale, with granulated Etruscan style work, the micromosaic features a fly or beetle, with a green metallic abdomen and brown thorax, on a white background, in a circle, superimposed on a square, set sideways, with blue white and red micromosaics in the corners, with circles above and below, set with flower, blue and red micromosaics and flower trefoil micromosaics either side, with a wirework surround, with three pendant drops, featuring arrowheads and circles, set with blue, white and red micromosaic, with a shepherd hook on the back for the removable bale and a locket with purple fabric, with a pin and hook catch fitting. The earrings feature a similar, scaled down design, with the flies, in circles, on a square, with gold trefoils either side and below, with lozenge shaped tops, set with micromosaic, with a flower in the centre with a blue and white surround, with a red and white triangle border, circa 1870, in a Marchesini, Firenze Roma, fitted case.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eMosaics are an ancient form of decoration, made of tiles, tesserae in Italian, from the Greek tesseris, referring to their four sided shapes. Earlier mosaics were made of stone and glass. Micromosaic utilised enamel, made of fused silica, with minerals to produce the required colours. The shapes were circular or cubic and known as “loaves”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eThey flourished in the Roman, Byzantine and medieval periods. The Vatican Mosaics Studio was established at the end of the 16\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. It was responsible for the maintenance of the works of art in St. Peter’s Basilica.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eProduction of micromosaics date from the end of the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. Earlier designs were inspired by neoclassical allegorical themes, these were followed by flowers, animals and the well-known ruins of Rome. Due to growing demand of micromosaics the Workshop of St. Peter was set up, in 1795 as a branch of the Mosaics Studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe Pope presented some of the finest works to visiting diplomats and sovereigns. They began to circulate more widely and gained prestige among the wealthy and those on the Grand Tour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eCraftsmen who had trained in the workshops of the Vatican set up stands in the area surrounding Rome’s Spanish Steps, where most of the tourists stayed, to sell their Grand Tour micromosaics. They sold ready-made pieces and took commissions. The majority of micromosaics are unsigned, although Gioacchino Barberi and Giacomo Raffaelli were master craftsmen who did sign their pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eThe micromosaics were usually sold without frames and tourists went to jewellers to have them set in jewellery or decorative objects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:8.5pt;line-height:107%;font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;\"\u003eWith thanks to Il Micromosaico di Luigina Rech – micromosaico.it translation by John Matthews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moira Fine Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63797614018890,"sku":"XS\u0026MT10124S","price":24000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1047\/8026\/7850\/files\/antique-italian-micromosaic-and-gold-brooch-cum-pendant-and-earrings-suite-circa-1870_f7f44db4-74b5-41d9-9ba1-0e445fab1f73.jpg?v=1791143009"},{"product_id":"garrards-fire-opal-diamond-and-platinum-drop-earrings-and-negligee-pendant-set-circa-1920","title":"Garrards Fire Opal, Diamond and Platinum Drop Earrings and Negligee Pendant Set, Circa 1920","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Garrards fire opal and diamond drop earrings and negligee pendant set. The earrings have old European-cut diamond tops, in rub over settings, with four articulating, graduating rows of old European and rose-cut diamond set foliate motifs, in grain and rub over settings, with faceted oval fire opal and old-cut diamond cluster drops, in grain settings with a rub over edge, with millegrain edged decoration, mounted in platinum, with gold posts and later white gold butterfly fittings.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp\u003e The negligée pendant, has a rose-cut diamond set pointed ellipse, with millegrain edges, begirding the chain ends. The pendant chains are set with rub over set rose-cut diamonds, with fittings for the fire opal clusters, on a very fine platinum trace chain, with a jump ring and gold bolt ring clasp, marked with a French head of Murcury for exported 18ct gold, circa 1920. In original fitted Garrards case.\u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp\u003eThe fittings are marked l and ll on the earrings, pendant and the stone set cluster so that each part fits together correctly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moira Fine Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63797651374410,"sku":"S14224S","price":26000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1047\/8026\/7850\/files\/garrards-fire-opal-diamond-and-platinum-drop-earrings-and-negligee-pendant-set-circa-1920_f0fd7a17-73a3-45b4-b24e-85a1582ab1d8.jpg?v=1791143037"},{"product_id":"modern-moira-pink-sapphire-diamond-gold-and-silver-rose-brooch-and-earrings-suite","title":"Modern Moira Pink Sapphire Diamond Gold and Silver Rose Brooch and Earrings Suite","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA modern Moira pink sapphire rose brooch and earrings suite, comprising a rose brooch, with pavé set pink sapphire petals, edged with old-cut diamonds, with an old-cut diamond in the centre, with pink plique à jour enamel leaves, with old-cut diamond set centre veins, mounted in gold, onto an old-cut diamond set stem, in silver-upon-gold, signed MOIRA and numbered 5503, with a double pin, with a matching pair of rose earrings, with pavé set pink sapphire petals, edged with eight-cut diamonds, with a round brilliant-cut diamond in the centre, mounted in gold, with clip back fittings, with dropping posts. \u003c\/p\u003e, \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eMoira's eponymous collection was inspired by clients searching for unusual jewellery that just couldn't be sourced anywhere. Influenced by nature itself, Moira put together a collection representing the forms of flora and fauna, employing what are now rare traditional setting techniques, old-cut stones and enamel in its various styles. The plique à jour method resembles rich stained glass. These romantic pieces are set to become the heirlooms of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moira","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63797843722570,"sku":"XDPei","price":35000.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1047\/8026\/7850\/files\/modern-moira-pink-sapphire-diamond-gold-and-silver-rose-brooch-and-earrings-suite_bc673387-ca03-4800-b17c-f830f74b8a91.jpg?v=1791143363"}],"url":"https:\/\/moirafinejewellery.com\/collections\/suites.oembed","provider":"Moira Fine Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}