out of the vitrine. Museum pieces, out of the vitrine.

18k gold jewellery built around a documented antiquity — a Roman vitrum, an Egyptian faience, a Phoenician eye. Made to order, from $925.

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Annealed: a Roman vitrum of the 1st century A.D. held in an 18k gold ring

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Contemporary jewellery made around a documented historical centrepiece. These are the works currently open for acquisition.

Roman glass cylinder set in a contemporary gold ring

The Ostia Series3/15 available

Annealed

Roman vitrum ring

12/15

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$975 · made to order · duties not included

Egyptian faience fragment set in a contemporary gold earring

The Naukratis Series4/20 available

Glazed

Egyptian faience earring

16/20

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Not exportable to the US

Phoenician eye bead set in a contemporary gold bracelet

The Carthage Series7/12 available

Trailed

Phoenician eye bracelet

5/12

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$925 · made to order · duties not included

Cicada brooch collection

Previous collection

Cicada

Greek bronze cicada brooch

18/18

Collection completed

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Aurelia pendant collection

Previous collection

Aurelia

Roman coin fragment pendant

14/14

Collection completed

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Silica ring collection

Previous collection

Silica

Roman glass tessera ring

22/22

Collection completed

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Oculi pendant collection

Previous collection

Oculi

Phoenician eye-bead pendant

16/16

Collection completed

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Nymphaeum ear cuff collection

Previous collection

Nymphaeum

Egyptian faience ear cuff

12/12

Collection completed

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One of these three cannot be exported to the United States. Egyptian faience leaves the country under a licence that is not issued for private sale. The work continues on it — ask to be told the day it changes.

Every unique piece has found its custodian. There is no waiting list and no reissue: the next one is a different object. It is described to this address first.

Placed pieces

Unique Jewelry

The unique objects placed with their custodians. Their records remain as a history of the house.

Earlier unique pieces · placed

Archived Egyptian faience scarab necklace

Egypt

Faience Scarab Necklace

Placed with a private custodian
Archived Hellenistic carnelian signet ring

Hellenistic world

Carnelian Signet Ring

Placed with a private custodian
Archived Roman glass bead pendant

Roman Empire

Roman Glass Pendant

Placed with a private custodian
Archived Byzantine cross charm necklace

Byzantium

Byzantine Cross Charm

Placed with a private custodian
Archived ancient Greek glass bead bracelet

Greece

Black-glass Bracelet

Placed with a private custodian
Archived Egyptian faience lotus amulet

Egypt

Faience Lotus Amulet

Placed with a private custodian

Placed collections

Earlier Collections

Completed editions, kept here as a record of the historical elements that have passed through the house.

Archived Cicada brooch collection

Previous collection

Cicada

Greek bronze cicada brooch

Collection completed

Archive

Archived Aurelia pendant collection

Previous collection

Aurelia

Roman coin fragment pendant

Collection completed

Archive

Archived Silica ring collection

Previous collection

Silica

Roman glass tessera ring

Collection completed

Archive

Archived Oculi pendant collection

Previous collection

Oculi

Phoenician eye-bead pendant

Collection completed

Archive

Archived Nymphaeum ear cuff collection

Previous collection

Nymphaeum

Egyptian faience ear cuff

Collection completed

Archive

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