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Victorian 14K Gold & Woven Hair Watch Fob Necklace
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Pre 1900 item# 679826
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$375
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A very nice Victorian watch fob chain of woven hair accented with 14K yellow gold fittings. The weaving is very nicely done from hair in a soft chestnut color. The center of the chain features a paneled gold fitting from which is suspended a gold-mounted pendant drop with acorns and leaves. Hairwork jewelry was a cottage industry and was made both as memorial jewelry and as love tokens. Each end of the chain is finished with gold fittings, as well. A contemporary gold filled chain has been added to the back to transform the fob chain into an 18” long necklace.Origin: America, ca. 1860. Condition: excellent. Size: 18” long (with extension); 12-1/2” long (without extension).
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Victorian 14K Gold Mythological Dragon Locket
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Pre 1900 item# 677665
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$595
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A fine Victorian 14K yellow gold round locket, the cover decorated with a very detailed dragon. The design is crafted in a way that suggests the beast is coiled around the locket with only his head and tail showing on the front. The body is worked with engraved scales and the head and tail are covered in feathers. The dragon’s snarling mouth reveals a coiling tongue. The eye is set with a tiny cabochon emerald. The background is stippled for additional effect. The inside retains the original frame and glass covering. The back is engraved with a lovely period 3-letter monogram “WHS”. The inside is marked “14K”.Origin: America, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent, sharp detail, there may be a ding on the back side or it may just be slightly flattened from the engraved monogram. Size: 15/16” diameter. Weight: 8.0 grams.
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Victorian 14K Amethyst & Pearl Pendant Necklace
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Pre 1910 item# 666275
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A beautifully made Victorian pendant neckalace featuring a pear-shaped amethyst suspended inside a pear-shaped frame set with graduated natural pearls. The amethyst is suspended in a way that allows it to hang and move freely. The top of the outer frame is enhanced with a cluster of small pearls. The amethyst is nicely colored and has fine clarity; the pearls are lustrous and have silvery-white coloring. The back of the pendant is marked 14K.Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: pendant, 1-3/8" x 5/8"; chain length, 16-3/4". Weight: 6.0 grams. Approximate Amethyst Weight: 3.0 carats.
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Victorian 14K Gold Diamond Sapphire Pearl Mesh Purse
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Pre 1910 item# 661783
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$1250
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A stunning late Victorian coin purse made of 14K yellow gold mesh. The hinged frame is studded with gypsy-set cushion-cut blue sapphires alternating with old European cut diamonds in star-engraved settings. The dual thumbpiece is set with two blue sapphire cabochons. All the gemstones are of the very finest quality. The sapphires, especially, have stunning color saturation and superb clarity. The bottom edge of the purse is fringed with three small natural pearls in a slightly oval shape. The meshwork is very well done. The frame is marked with imperial Austrian hallmarks used only between 1891 and 1901. The back side of the frame has a small bale so the purse can be suspended from a silk cord or a chatelaine. Hanging from a cord, the purse could be worn around the neck or wrist. Small bags of this sort were used for coins, but also to discreetly tuck away things a proper, but still lively, Victorian lady might need.Origin: Austria, 1891-1901. Condition: excellent, all original, no monogram. Size: 3-1/2” x 2”. Weight: 26.0 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .3 carat; sapphire, 2.16 carats.
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Victorian 14K Gold Diamond & Cat’s Eye Chrysoberyl Ring
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Pre 1900 item# 659927
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$495
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This lovely ring features a beautiful gray-green chrysoberyl surrounded by rose cut diamonds. The chrysoberyl has a very clear cat’s eye effect that compliments the stone’s strong coloring. The cabochon is cut with a very high dome. The simple arrangement of diamonds surrounding the central stone is a classic Victorian style. The inside of the shank bears imperial Austrian hallmarks for 14K gold.Origin: Austria, ca. 1890. Condition: the chrysoberyl has a flake on the back surface that is probably original to the cutting (these stones are difficult to cut are usually set with a closed back that hides cutting imperfections); otherwise excellent. Finger Size: 6-1/2. Weight: 2.5 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: chrysoberyl, 1.22 carats; diamond, .25 carat.
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Victorian 14K Gold, Diamond & Ruby Ring
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Pre 1920 item# 657305
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Elegant late Victorian ring composed of a 14 karat white gold slightly scallop-edged, navette-shaped plaque bead-set with a central brilliant, round-cut Burmese ruby surrounded at compass points with four bead-set, brilliant-cut diamonds. The shoulders are set with four additional round-cut rubies. The shank is 14 karat yellow gold. The rubies are of excellent color and clarity, with fine silk, and are most likely from the Mogok region of Burma. The diamonds are also of good color and clarity. The shank is stamped "14K".
Origin: American, circa 1900. Condition: excellent. Size: 5-1/4. Weight: total ruby weight, approximately 1/3 carat; total diamon weight, approximately 1/4 carat.
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Victorian 14K Gold Micro Mosaic Floral Bouquet Brooch
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Pre 1900 item# 648393
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$525
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A lovely mid-Victorian micromosaic brooch, the black plaque inset with delicately shaded glass tesserae to form a bouquet of multi-colored roses. The shading is very finely done. The plaque is surrounded in a simple 14K yellow gold border. The style and quality indicates this piece is Roman in origin and was undoubtedly a souvenir of the Grand Tour. The back retains the original extended pinstem and c-clasp.Origin: Italy, ca. 1850. Condition: excellent, there may be one tessera missing in one of the leaves, but it may also just be a porous spot in the glass. Size: 2-1/16” x 1-11/16”.
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18K & 22K Gold French 20-Franc Coin Bracelet
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Pre 1910 item# 636555
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An extraordinary bracelet constructed from nine 20-franc gold coins, representing each French government from the First Empire (1804-05) to the Second Republic (1906). Each coin is set in a pronged frame that allows the entire front and back surfaces, as well as the rims to be viewed. The frames are joined by double heavy 18K gold foxtail chains. The clasp bears French hallmarks for 18K gold (the setting only) and an unidentified maker’s mark.The coins, even the oldest, are in fine condition with sharp detail. Each is 22K gold. L-R: 1st Empire 1804-05 [Emperor Napoléon I (obverse); laurel wreath (reverse)]; 1st Empire 1806 [Emperor Napoléon I (obverse); laurel wreath (reverse)]; 1st Empire 1808 [Emperor Napoléon I crowned (obverse); laurel wreath (reverse)]; Restauration 1824 [King Louis XVIII (obverse); crowned shield with fleurs-de-lis (reverse)]; Restauration 1825 [King Charles X (obverse); crowned shield with fleurs-de-lis (reverse)]; Restauration 1847 [King Louis Philippe (obverse); laurel wreath (reverse)]; 1st Republic 1849 [Céres (obverse); laurel wreath (reverse)]; 2nd Empire 1855 [Emperor Napoléon III (obverse); laurel wreath (reverse)]; 2nd Republic 1906 [Ceres (obverse); Gallic cock (reverse)]. Origin: France, ca. 1906 (coins 1804-1906). Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1” wide; 8-1/4” long. Weight: 87.5 grams.
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