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Victorian 14K Gold, Enamel, Diamond Ruby Horse Stickpin
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Pre 1910 item# 1078240
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$395
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A very good Victorian 14K yellow gold stickpin in the Art Nouveau taste. The top of the pin is in the shape of a horse’s head completed with beautiful enameling. The eye is set with a small round cut ruby. The head is superimposed over a gold horseshoe studded with small old European cut diamonds. The gemstones, though small, are very good quality and provide a nice amount of sparkle. The back is marked “14K”.Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage. Size: overall length, 2-13/32”; head, 5/8” x 5/8”. Weight: 2.5 grams.
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Victorian 14K Multicolor Gold Bird Locket Fob
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Pre 1900 item# 1068528
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$695
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A pretty Victorian fob locket, the front cover decorated with a three-dimensional image of bird tending her nest of eggs, all worked in yellow, rose and green gold. The locket is attached to a swinging bail and would originally have been worn on either a fob chain or a chatelaine, rather than as a pendant. The hinged back cover is plain and was never monogrammed. Tested and guaranteed 14K.Origin: America, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent, back cover has a few small dings commensurate with the locket’s age. Size: overall (excluding jump ring), 1-1/4” x 1”; locket only, 3/4” x 3/4”.
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French 18K Gold Diamond Emerald Amethyst Locket
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Pre 1900 item# 1066066
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$895
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A lovely 18K yellow gold locket, the front decorated with an engraved and gem-set pansy. The flower is beautifully engraved, the shiny areas of engraving nicely contrasting with the semi-matte “Russian” finish on the rest of the surface. The flower’s upper petals are set with small amethysts, and the lower three petals with a pair of emeralds and a rose-cut diamond. Another emerald represents a flower bud. The stones, though small, have superbly saturated color. The pansy is an especially appropriate flower to be featured on a locket, as it’s French name “pensee” is also the word used to express “thoughts” or “memories”. The locket’s back is beautifully engraved with a “VC” monogram. The interior retains the original photo frame. The locket is fully hallmarked with the “tete d’aigle” mark for 18K and with the goldsmith’s mark.Origin: France, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent. Size: 15/16” x 1-5/16 (excluding jump ring). Weight: 7.7 grams.
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Victorian Etruscan Revival 18K Gold Bead Bracelet
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Pre 1900 item# 1031563
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A fine 18K yellow gold Victorian bracelet in the Etruscan Revival taste. The bracelet comprises ten 7-mm gold beads ornately decorated in twisted wire- and bead-work. Two 8.5-mm beads flank the clasp. The beads are joined by trace link chains, the larger beads being separated at a greater distance from the others. The placement of the hallmarks on the chain segments indicates this is the original design of the bracelet and that it has not been altered. French 18K hallmarks.Origin: France, ca. 1860. Condition: excellent. Size: 7-1/2". Weight: 6.5 grams.
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French Victorian 18K Gold, Enamel & Diamond Locket
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Pre 1900 item# 1021408
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$1295
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A beautiful Napoleon III period 18K yellow gold locket, the front cover decorated with enamel and set with diamonds. The cover features a colorful enamel portrait of a lady wearing a formal gown. Her hair is entwined with flowers and a pink ostrich feather. Tiny rose-cut diamonds are nestled in the flowers. The portrait is enclosed in a frame of black enamel accented with intricate punchwork engraving. The back cover features an engraved reserve which was never monogrammed. The interior of the locket retains the original glass covers and frames. The engraved jump ring is original to the locket. Stamped with French 18K hallmarks.Origin: France, ca. 1860. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage, two pinpoint dings on the back cover. Size: 1-1/2" long (excluding bale and jump ring) x 1-3/16" wide; 2-1/8" overall length. Weight: 20.3 gr.
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Art Nouveau 14K Indian Chief Diamond Stickpin
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Pre 1900 item# 1020153
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$250
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A wonderful Art Nouveau stickpin depicting a native American warrior chief in 14K yellow gold. The man’s beautifully detailed face is surrounded by long hair and a feather war bonnet, the band centered by a small bead-set old European cut diamond. A quiver of arrows is slung across the chest. The pin is marked “14K” and has the maker’s mark for Krementz.Origin: America, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, sharp details. Size: head, 11/16” x 3/8”; overall length, 2-1/2”. Weight: 1.8 grams.
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Victorian18K Diamond Ruby Emerald Sapphire Floral Pin
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Pre 1900 item# 1016896
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$2450
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A beautiful French silver-topped 18K yellow gold floral pin from the era of Emperor Napoleon III. The pin is designed as a spray of three flower buds, each just about to open into a different color. The flowers are bead-set with rose cut diamonds, and the colors are represented by rows of cushion and round cut sapphires, rubies and emeralds. Each bud is centered by a larger rectangular cushion cut diamond set in prongs. A pair of diamond-set leaves and a small diamond-set bud appear below. The bottom of the sprig is also bead-set with diamonds. The top surfaces of the gold are covered in silver to heighten the appeal of the diamonds, in keeping with the mid-19th century practice. Realistic floral spray jewelry became very popular because of the extraordinary pieces commissioned by the Empress Eugenie from Bapst. The back retains the original c-clasp and extended pinstem (stamped with the French “tete d’aigle” hallmark for 18K gold).Origin: France, ca. 1850. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-3/4” x 1-3/16”. Weight: 7.0 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .981 carat; sapphire, .126 carat; ruby, .147 carat; emerald, .085 carat.
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Victorian 14K Yellow Gold Dolphin Watch Fob Seal
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Pre 1910 item# 1001283
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$525
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A nice Victorian 14K yellow gold watch fob in the form of a pair of dolphin-like fish facing one another. The bodies are scaly and they have ornate flowing gills in the classical manner. The oval seal is engraved with a four-letter monogram and also T. E. Co. 1918. The fob retains its original reeded jump ring. Tested and guaranteed 14K.Origin: America, ca. 1918. Condition: excellent, all original, sharp detail. Weight: 4.7 grams. Size: 1-5/8” x 1”.
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Victorian 14K Gold Diamond Scottish Halberd Locket
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Pre 1900 item# 998187
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$695
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A nice Victorian 14K yellow gold locket, the front cover enhanced with a three-dimensional Scottish halberd (a medieval battle axe) applique set with rose cut diamonds and a Persian turquoise cabochon. The Scottish halberd was a distinctive sort of battle axe developed in Scotland in the late 16th century which eventually came to be associated with ceremonial use by the Scottish nobility. During Queen Victoria’s reign, everything Scottish became very popular, and ancient designs such as this appeared in fashionable jewelry. This is quite an unusual design for a locket and it very rare. The locket retains its original frames and glass covers. The back cover has a period three-letter monogram “LML” (?). Tested and guaranteed 14K.Origin: America, ca. 1870. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1” diameter. Weight: 7.0 grams.
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