Depose

Depose: The rights or patent granted for an exclusive jewelry design in France.
Depth: The measure of a cut gemstone from the tip of the pavilion to the table.

Depose - the patent or rights to exclusive jewelry made in France.
Dichroic Glass - this is a type of glass which contains multiple micro-layers of metal oxides. This gives the glass reflective optical properties.

Deposee: French for patent.
Diadem: A circular or semi- circular item of jewelry like a tiara that is worn on the head.
Diamanté: The term for a clear rhinestone that looks like a diamond.

Decoration EtchedVery faintly carved surface decoration Deeply CarvedDeeper than average carving Demi ParureTwo or three matching pieces of jewelry, usually consisting of earring, pin, bracelet or necklace DeposeThe French rights or patent granted ...

When the Second Empire fell apart, the now deposed Empress made her way to England, successfully smuggling some of her favorite jewelry - including the Eugénie diamond - out of France.

In 1830, the deposed ruler of Afghanistan, Shah Shuja fled to Lahore where the Koh-i-Noor was given to Ranjit Singh, the Sikh Maharaja of Punjab, ...

Don Pedro the Cruel ruled nearby Seville, and it was to him that Mohammed fled after being deposed by his brother-in-law, Abu Said. Don Pedro's army eventually brought Abu Said to heel.

Aurangzeb in the year 165848 assumed the title Alamgir, and that is the title which appears on these two rubies. Nadir Shah’s ruby is distinctly marked 1069, i.e. A.D. 1658-59, the year of Aurangzeb’s accession, when he deposed his father.

A Folies star who wore it, was killed by a jealous lover. A Greek broker who bought it fell off a cliff with his wife and children. The Turkish Sultan, Selim Habib, was deposed in the 1908 revolution.

See also: Jewel, Diamond, Jewelry, Necklace, Carat