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A natural crystal of octahedral form, having curved faces, and with its edges replaced, and so passing into a dodecahedron; in. diam.; claw setting on swing mount.

. Black, brilliant-cut, nearly circular; in. diam.; bordered with 14 small roses; coronet mount.

. Colourless, brilliant-cut, nearly circular; in. diam.; silver claw setting, on chased gold shank.

. Honey yellow, brilliant-cut, circular;  in. diam.; with 8 roses, one on each point of the coronet mount. (Hope catalogue, p. 27, No. 19.) Plate I. fig. 1.

. Pale greyish green, brilliant-cut; by  in.; with 6 roses, one on each point of the coronet mount. (Hope catalogue, p. 28, No. 24.) Plate I. fig. 2.

. Bluish grey, brilliant-cut, circular; in. diam.; bordered with 12 brilliants set in silver, on gold mount.

. Pale indigo blue, brilliant-cut; in. by in.; bordered with 12 + 6 = 18 brilliants. 1179–'69.

. Pale pinky cinnamon hue, brilliant-cut; in. by in.; bordered with 12 small brilliants set in silver, on the openwork mount. (Hope catalogue, p. 27, No. 15.) Plate I. fig. 3.

. White, with very pale bluish grey hue, faceted, octagonal, diam. in.; coronet mount. (Hope catalogue, p. 40, No. 19.) Plate I. fig. 4.

. Straw yellow at the ends, and pale grey in the middle, oval oblong; in. by in. and in.; thick coronet mount. (Hope catalogue, p. 40, No. 13.) Plate I. fig. 5.