Pick of the Week: Jewels fit for a cultured gent
This late 19th century necklace offered by Peter Wilson's latest sale in Nantwich is a spectacular example of Grand Tour jewellery. Most Georgian or Victorian gentlemen keen to display an appreciation of classical art were satisfied to purchase just one or two hardstone intaglios as a souvenir.
This necklace comprises 27 amethyst, cornelian, agate, chalcedony and sardonyx intaglios, each set…