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Belcher chain and ball necklace
£160.00
Antique 9ct gold belcher chain and ball necklace, circa 1900
This lovely 19 inch necklace will look beautiful with other chains and charms! Equally great by itself. It comprises chunky belcher links, with an ornate ball to the centre and double bar links to each side of that. It is fitted with a barrel clasp.
Hallmarked: 9C mark to clasp along with maker’s mark
Length: 19in
Gross weight: 5.1g
Condition: okay; two replacement links, visible solder to jump rings
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Vintage garnet and pearl ring
Heavy vintage garnet cabochon and seed pearl 9ct gold ring
A fine vintage ring made in the Antique taste, the domed centre set with an open-backed garnet carbuncle, encircled by a halo of wonderful ivory seed pearls. The elaborate shoulders depict posies of little carved flowers accented by beads. The oval top of the ring measures 16.8mm north to south, and 12.8mm in width. It rises by around 6.5mm. The garnet in its gold setting is around 9mm, with a width of 7.6mm. The ring is 19.2mm across both shoulders. The band is a good 2.4mm in width. This is a lovely solid piece of jewellery with an ornate and feminine aspect on the hand.
Size: O (UK) / 7 (US)
Hallmarked: yes
Composition of gold: 9ct
Assay office: London
Maker's mark: HB
Date letter: indistinct; possibly S (1971)
Gross weight: 5g
Condition: as original; please see photos
Size: O (UK) / 7 (US)
Hallmarked: yes
Composition of gold: 9ct
Assay office: London
Maker's mark: HB
Date letter: indistinct; possibly S (1971)
Gross weight: 5g
Condition: as original; please see photos
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Garnet and seed pearl conversion ring
Georgian flat cut garnet and seed pearl lace pin conversion ring
This special, one of a kind piece has been made from the sweetest original 15ct gold lace pin of circa 1800. It is set with three foiled, flat cut garnets all tipped with tiny natural seed pearls in a fascinating historical style. Charmingly the seed pearls vary in colour, being more ivory in tone to one end and more of a warm, light champagne hue to the other. One has a very sweet little 'beauty mark' to its centre - this, we believe, occurred naturally in the pearl and has been set in the piece for interest. The garnets do show a bit of age-related wear in their foils, but this is just a delightful piece all round. The former brooch has been beautifully smoothed to the reverse and precision set to an unmarked 9ct gold band of 2.7mm width. The top of the ring measures around 18.7 x 11.9mm, and sits with a flat, low profile on the hand.
Size: L (UK) / 5.5 (US)
Unmarked
Gross weight: 2g
Care advice: do not submerge ring in water as this will degrade the foils
Condition: some light wear to pearls, including a small chip to one; overall good - please see photos
Size: L (UK) / 5.5 (US)
Unmarked
Gross weight: 2g
Care advice: do not submerge ring in water as this will degrade the foils
Condition: some light wear to pearls, including a small chip to one; overall good - please see photos 
Dove of peace gold fob seal
Antique dove of peace green hardstone gold fob seal
Our ancestors loved their intaglio fobs! They would wear them at the the end of their watch chain or as an appendage to a chatelaine as part of their every day wear. This lovely tiny example is set with a nice green stone to its terminal carved with a highly detailed, classical dove carrying an olive branch in its beak beneath the word Peace. It really is beautiful. The top of the fob is comprised of finely worked gold, lovely naturalistic scrolls and flourishes. A bail allows for it to placed on your chain, charm holder or split ring. There are no markings but we can certainly date it to the 19th century, likely Victorian, possibly a little earlier. It measures 21.9mm in length, and the stone set terminal measures 14 x 14.8mm. The bail has an inner diameter of 3.4mm and a width of 3.75mm from the outside. It appears to be solid gold but possibly had some base metal added to its core for inner strength.
Acid tested as gold of at least 9ct
Gross weight: 3g
Condition: a little visible lead solder; good overall
Acid tested as gold of at least 9ct
Gross weight: 3g
Condition: a little visible lead solder; good overall 
Heavy keeper ring
Antique Victorian 18ct gold keeper ring, circa 1900
A beautifully weighty carved gold keeper ring featuring a triple band that graduates out to intertwining knots engraved with floral motifs. The top of the ring is approximately 11mm at widest, down to 6.4mm at the back of the band. Gross weight 8.77g.
Size: J 1/2 / 5 (US) - please see how it fits my ring size to get an idea of its fit
Hallmarked: yes
Maker's mark: S Bros
Assay office: Birmingham
Date letter: a (1900)
Condition: old resize marks; lots of patina/wear
Size: J 1/2 / 5 (US) - please see how it fits my ring size to get an idea of its fit
Hallmarked: yes
Maker's mark: S Bros
Assay office: Birmingham
Date letter: a (1900)
Condition: old resize marks; lots of patina/wear