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Ancient Egyptian glass eye-bead necklace, photographed as a still life

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

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

AN EG 0000Archive

Archived Hellenistic carnelian signet ring

Hellenistic world

Carnelian Signet Ring

Placed with a private custodian

AN HE 0001Archive

Archived Roman glass bead pendant

Roman Empire

Roman Glass Pendant

Placed with a private custodian

AN RO 0004Archive

Archived Byzantine cross charm necklace

Byzantium

Byzantine Cross Charm

Placed with a private custodian

AN BY 0001Archive

Archived ancient Greek glass bead bracelet

Greece

Black-glass Bracelet

Placed with a private custodian

AN GR 0002Archive

Archived Egyptian faience lotus amulet

Egypt

Faience Lotus Amulet

Placed with a private custodian

AN EG 0003Archive

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

ST 0004Archive

Archived Aurelia pendant collection

Previous collection

Aurelia

Roman coin fragment pendant

Collection completed

ST 0005Archive

Archived Silica ring collection

Previous collection

Silica

Roman glass tessera ring

Collection completed

ST 0006Archive

Archived Oculi pendant collection

Previous collection

Oculi

Phoenician eye-bead pendant

Collection completed

ST 0007Archive

Archived Nymphaeum ear cuff collection

Previous collection

Nymphaeum

Egyptian faience ear cuff

Collection completed

ST 0008Archive

The House

Where every piece begins.

The original jewellery workshop: a place for materials, ideas and skilled hands to meet.

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Minimal pencil and watercolour illustration of The House, a Mediterranean jewellery workshop

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Culture, date, condition, provenance and assembly—specific to the piece.

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Pieces are found one at a time, and only the intact ones are catalogued. Subscribers see each arrival first, with its record, its condition and its price.