"D E S I R E" (carved in reverse) ...2 birds at a rocky cliff above a sailing ship
7/8" x 3/4" (Gem in its Frame)
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Delicate rose gold mounting, neoclassical ovals and curves, bright-cut engraved border
Length 7/8" (25 mm)
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photographed in different light
The luminous milky quartz stone has a band of rust color which carver has used to mark the ocean's base beneath ship
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Detail : As one bird flies off, the knot tightens
Above, " D E S I R E " carved in mirror image, to make wax impression
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detail : 3-masted sailing ship (aground?) at base of the cliff
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fob mounting, verso
# 26005 bb
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