Victorian Gutta-Percha Chain bangles designed to preserve the bodies

designed to preserve the bodies of the dead

and Single Cut Diamonds

There's a lot going on here: the guilloché enamel is subtle but stunning

A gorgeous vintage ring dating from the late 60s

more of a one

Victorian Gutta-Percha Chain bangles designed to preserve the bodiesStriking antique gutta percha chain made around 1860. With chunky, oversized links round with a square cross section and sitting at 21 inches, it's got a substantial and distinctly modern three dimensional feel to it. Gutta percha is a rubber like substance made from the resin derived from trees in Southeast Asia, mainly Malaysia. Introduced into practical use in the West in 1843 by Scottish surgeon Dr. William Montgomerie, who presented it to the