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Rose gold mourning brooch
£135.00
Unusual rose gold Georgian mourning brooch circa 1810
A splendid mourning brooch containing the most beautiful woven hair under a thick panel of glass. It is set in wonderful rose gold and is curved, smooth and chunky. It has its original ‘C’ clasp and a yellow gold pin (very sharp!). The brooch is around 12.1 x 26.3mm; the pin is 30.3mm. The condition is very nice with only minor wear to the surface of the glass. An historical piece of true quality.
Tests as low carat gold (approx. 9ct)
Gross weight: 3g
Condition: surface wear to glass; minor wear to gold
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Green paste half hoop ring
Victorian foiled green paste 15ct gold closed back half hoop ring
It’s a pleasure to offer for sale this super charming - and very collectable - antique stacking band. It presents a uniform row of five foil back hard glass stones of pleasing vivid green colour. Each measures around 3mm. They are brilliant cut and simulate real emeralds very well – but without the hefty price tag! Green paste of the 19th century is in itself relatively hard to find and rather sought after. (See p.97 of Georgian Jewellery, Dawes and Collings, for a wonderful look at Georgian era green paste jewellery.) The middle three stones are quite light and bright in colour, while each outer stone is a deeper moss green. This gives a nice variation and depth as we look upon the ring. The stones are all set closed back in beautiful buttery gold, and joined to a simple bifurcated band which tapers from 3.8mm at the shoulder to 2.85 at the underside. There is no date mark, merely a clear 15ct stamp, but as this composition of gold was only used from 1854 to 1932, at a guess we can date this ring from around the 1850s-60s from its style. We don't recommened getting the ring wet as it would cause the foils to deteriorate .
Size: N 1/2 (UK) / 6.75 (US)
Hallmarked: no
Simply stamped ‘15ct’ inside band
Gross weight: 2g
Condition: resize mark; light abrasions to stones; overall good
Size: N 1/2 (UK) / 6.75 (US)
Hallmarked: no
Simply stamped ‘15ct’ inside band
Gross weight: 2g
Condition: resize mark; light abrasions to stones; overall good 
Silver paste crescent
Antique silver paste crescent pendant on a niello silver bolt ring
For sale is a gorgeous crescent charm made in silver and set with brilliant cut paste stones. It was once a brooch that has professionally made into a pendant, with a small loop and a 9ct gold jump ring added. German hallmarks on the reverse of the piece got slightly rubbed during the conversion process, but these revealed the silver to be .935, and another mark which put it in the 1900-1910 era. We have paired it with a wonderful Imperial Russian niello bolt ring, bought as made in circa 1900 and with a control mark to its pin.
If you wish to buy the crescent without the bolt ring, please get in touch and we can adjust the listing for you.
Gross weight: crescent: 3g; bolt ring: 0-1g
Crescent measures approximately 3cm in length, including jump ring, and 2cm in width
Bolt ring measures approximately 1.2 x 1.64cm; inner diameter of bail 2.4mm
Condition: two of the paste stones are recent replacements; niello stripes on bolt ring are worn in places and it is very lightweight
Gross weight: crescent: 3g; bolt ring: 0-1g
Crescent measures approximately 3cm in length, including jump ring, and 2cm in width
Bolt ring measures approximately 1.2 x 1.64cm; inner diameter of bail 2.4mm
Condition: two of the paste stones are recent replacements; niello stripes on bolt ring are worn in places and it is very lightweight
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Foiled amethyst locket back brooch
Fine Georgian foiled amethyst and gold locket back brooch
Here we have a splendid brooch of circa 1830, comprising foiled amethysts in cut down, closed back gold settings. The stones are all flat cut, with one round cut added as a replacement at a later date. They vary in colour from pale lavender to deep, dark purple. At the centre of the brooch is a vacant domed crystal compartment with a wonderful hinged aperture to verso. The original 'c' clip and pin are in fine working order, together with a later gold safety chain. The piece measures around 23.8mm in length and 18mm in width, with a thickness of approximately 8.1mm. Each stone measures around 4mm in its gold setting.
Hallmarked: no
Acid tested as low carat gold
Gross weight: 6g
Condition: two visible chips to amethysts and one a replacement; small chip to edge of glass locket back
Hallmarked: no
Acid tested as low carat gold
Gross weight: 6g
Condition: two visible chips to amethysts and one a replacement; small chip to edge of glass locket back 
Vintage pearl half hoop ring
Vintage seven stone pearl 9ct gold half hoop ring
A clean line of seven uniform ivory pearls forms the ultra delicate aesthetic of this marvellous ring. The half round pearls are all held in pretty claws, and set open back in an intricate crown-like gallery. The setting between each pearl looks like a little tulip flower from the side. The top of the ring measures approximately 20mm across with a width of 4.4mm and a wise of 4mm; each pearl is around 3.1mm. The shoulders taper to a dainty band of 1.4mm. The ring looks gorgeous all by itself but truly enhances any other band it is stacked against - think turquoise, ruby, emerald - anything vivid will stand out against these creamy white pearls. What is really clever is that it looks like you are wearing a full eternity band, but without any of the discomfort or impracticality that would bring. We don't recommend you getting this ring wet. It will come in a leatherette ring box.
Size: N 1/2 (UK) / 6.75 (US)
Hallmarked: yes
Maker's mark: ...J (indistinct)
Assay office: London
Date letter: indistinct, possibly x (1997)
Composition of gold: 9ct
Gross weight: 1g
Condition: lovely!
Size: N 1/2 (UK) / 6.75 (US)
Hallmarked: yes
Maker's mark: ...J (indistinct)
Assay office: London
Date letter: indistinct, possibly x (1997)
Composition of gold: 9ct
Gross weight: 1g
Condition: lovely!