of Latin form, the straight sided arms set with a line cross of half-pearls bordered all around by smaller pearls, trefoil terminals further pearl set, tapering graduated pearl suspension bale, all mounted in gold, workshop mark for Mellerio dits Meller and French gold assaymark to hoop and bale, testing as 18ct Length overall 8cm / 3 1/8''
Width 4.6cm / 1�'' Weight: 11.5g
Late 18th / early 19th century graduated golden topaz collets as a bandeau, c.1800, some of the collets earlier, formerly belonging to Gloria, the late Dowager Countess Bathurst, converted from another jewel,
19th century floral and foliate rose tiara, English c.1840, centred by a tremblant five-petalled bloom in the form of a stylised dog rose, featuring a light yellow cushion cut diamond to centre, approximately 2.50ct,