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Ewers made of carved sardonyx or agate in enameled gold mounts with precious and semi-precious stones - Louvre Museum, Paris
Photos by Charles Reeza
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Flamingo, carved in pink agate with rose diamond eyes and chased dull red gold legs, by Henrik Wigström (1903-08)
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A clip from the BBC Four documentary, “Brighton Pavilion’s secrets - Art, Passion and Power: The Story of the Royal Collection,” in which presenter Andrew Graham-Dixon explores the secrets of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton.
Purse in the shape of a frog, seventeenth century. Royal Collection.
See also: http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/37043/purse
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Stumpwork Casket, c.1660-1690, showing a shepherdess with her needlework and surrounded by sheep in a pastoral scene on top, and Old Testament scenes around the sides. Stumpwork was almost exclusively the work of amateurs. Royal Collection.
More information: http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/39240/stumpwork-casket
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