Jewellery Collection (#5)

Empress Josephine (1763-1814) illustration from Little Journeys to the Homes
KW222570 Empress Josephine (1763-1814) illustration from Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women, published 1897 (litho) by French School

Diamond refracting light F008 / 3207
Diamond refracting light

Snowflake. Glass beads strung together to form a snowflake shape. This could be used as jewellery. Snowflakes show this hexagonal (six-sided)

Roman glass jewellery bead, SEM
Roman glass bead. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a glass bead used in jewellery in Roman times

Jewellery set by Dior
A " Tuileries" topaz jewellery set by Christian Dior consisting of a necklace, bracelet and head adornment. Worn with complementing make up - lipstick and nail varnish by Lancome

Robbery in Paris Home
An audacious robbery: gold and jewellery worth 110, 000 francs are stolen from a Paris home. The robbers get in through a hole in the ceiling!

Sumerian Jewellery Bc
The jewels of a Sumerian lady of the court, discovered during the excavations at Ur - evidence that feminine adornment was customary in the worlds oldest civilisation

Ornate silver pendants from tribal area, Pakistan, Asia

Friendship bracelets, Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America

The Penitent Magdalen, c. 1640 (oil on canvas)
XOS1127602 The Penitent Magdalen, c.1640 (oil on canvas) by Tour, Georges de la (1593-1652); 133x93 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: mirror, symbol of vanity; a skull)

Two Nuer Girls - Upper Nile, Bahr-el-Zaraf, Sudan, Africa
Two Nuer Girls - Upper Nile, Bahr-el-Zaraf, South Sudan, Africa Date: circa 1910s

Five Nuer Girls of the Upper Nile, Sudan, Africa
Five Nuer Girls of the Upper Nile, South Sudan, Africa Date: circa 1910s

Presents from the Kings of Siam to Queen Victoria, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Presents from the Kings of Siam to Queen Victoria, 1857. A Royal Crown of gold, enamel, diamonds, and rubies; a magnificent jewelled Star, and a golden Girdle, studded with nine bosses of jewels

Masai - Kenya, East Africa - Amazing neck rings. Date: 1949

King George V and Queen Mary - Coronation in 1911
British Monarch King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) - Coronation in 1911. Date: 1911

Two Girls of the Nuer Tribe - Sudan
Two Girls (sisters?) of the Nuer Tribe - Sudan. Date: circa 1910s

Woman from Kayan tribe wearing traditional brass neck rings, near Loikaw District, Kayah State, Myanmar

Close-up portrait of senior Kayan woman wearing traditional brass neck rings, near Loikaw District, Kayah State, Myanmar

Close-up portrait of old lady with glasses and traditional facial tattoo smoking a pipe, Mindat, Mindat Township, Mindat District, Chin State, Myanmar

A woman gets her hair plaited at the Medina in the capital Dakar, Senegal March 13, 2018.REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

Silver jewellery parts and work tools are seen in the workshop of goldsmith Gavriel Touboul in Jerusalem January 17, 2018. Picture taken January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun

Afghan vendor wears rings on his fingers to attract customers ahead of Eid-al-Fitr in
An Afghan vendor wears rings on his fingers to attract customers ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Fitr in Kabul September 9, 2010

Colourful traditional African souvenirs on beachfront, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Art Deco necklace, c.1925 (emeralds, diamonds & rock crystal)
6322973 Art Deco necklace, c.1925 (emeralds, diamonds & rock crystal) by European School, (20th century); length: 44.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: owned by Anita Delgado)

Portrait of a Man with a Ring, 1472. Creator: Francesco del Cossa
Portrait of a Man with a Ring, 1472

Portrait of a Woman with a Lapdog, 1672. Creator: Frans van Mieris I
Portrait of a Woman with a Lapdog, 1672

Portrait of Henry VIII of England, 1537. Creators: King Henry VIII, Hans Holbein the Younger
Portrait of Henry VIII of England, 1537

Portrait of Anne of Hungary and Bohemia, 1519. Creator: Hans Maler
Portrait of Anne of Hungary and Bohemia, 1519

Portrait of a woman, possibly Elisabeth of Denmark, 1524. Creator: Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen
Portrait of a woman, possibly Elisabeth of Denmark, 1524

Self-Portrait, 1519. Creator: Joos van Cleve
Self-Portrait, 1519

Portrait of a Woman, 1510. Creator: Wolf Traut
Portrait of a Woman, 1510

Portrait of a Man, 1528. Creator: Bernhard Strigel
Portrait of a Man, 1528

Portrait of a Woman, 1538. Creator: Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder
Portrait of a Woman, 1538

Portrait of a Man from the Weinsberg Family, 1538. Creator: Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder
Portrait of a Man from the Weinsberg Family, 1538

Nuptial Portrait of Coloman Helmschmid and his Wife Agnes Breu, 1500. Creator: Jorg Breu the Elder
Nuptial Portrait of Coloman Helmschmid and his Wife Agnes Breu, 1500

Portrait of Johann von Rückingen (?) (recto), 1487. Creator: Wolfgang Beurer
Portrait of Johann von Ruckingen (?) (recto), 1487

Portrait of a Lady as Saint Lucy, 1509. Creator: Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio
Portrait of a Lady as Saint Lucy, 1509

Portrait of Ursula Rudolph, 1528. Creator: Barthel Beham
Portrait of Ursula Rudolph, 1528

Portrait of Ruprecht Stüpf, 1528. Creator: Barthel Beham
Portrait of Ruprecht Stupf, 1528

Venus and Cupid, 1606. Creator: Peter Paul Rubens
Venus and Cupid, 1606

Portrait of a young Woman, 1522. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Portrait of a young Woman, 1522

Saint Casilda, 1630. Creator: Francisco de Zurbaran
Saint Casilda, 1630

Portrait of Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni, 1489. Creator: Domenico Ghirlandaio
Portrait of Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni, 1489

Portrait of a Lady, 1667. Creator: Nicolaes Maes
Portrait of a Lady, 1667

The Love Letter, 1570. Creator: Francois Clouet
The Love Letter, 1570

Portrait of a Goldsmith, 1735. Creator: Giuseppe Ghislandi
Portrait of a Goldsmith, 1735

Portrait of a Lady, 1530. Creator: Hans Baldung
Portrait of a Lady, 1530

Portrait of a Woman (Anna Fugger?), 1518. Creator: Master of the Monogram TK
Portrait of a Woman (Anna Fugger?), 1518

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