Late 18th century garnet collet suite, c.1800, comprising a necklace with pendant; pair of bracelets; pair of pendant earrings; a coronet shaped brooch converting to hair comb; three line brooches; a round cluster brooch and a twin circular cluster fastener jewel,
the graduated riviere necklace set with twenty-eight oval facetted garnets, with a bail to suspend an oval garnet cluster locket with central glazed locket compartment, hinged opening to one side, the bracelets with fourteen uniform oval facetted garnets for wear separately or combined as a smaller necklace or used to extend the riviere, the earrings with pear shaped garnet below twin foliate motifs and hung from cushion garnet tops, the tops detachable for wear as simple single stone earrings, the three-row coronet brooch-haircomb with central line of inverted pear shaped stones with circular and cushion stones above and below, the brooch fitting attaching to the gilt metal hair comb, the matching line brooches each with four main stones and smaller stones in between, the round cluster brooch pendant with octagonal centre stone, and a twin flowerhead cluster buckle fastener with pear shaped drop pendant between, all close cut down collet set in gold, all in fitted leather box with lift out upper tray and space beneath accomodating the comb fittingNecklace length 39.5cm
Pendant length 5.5cm
Bracelet length 17.5cm each
Earrings length 5.4cm
Coronet length 12.5cm
Matching brooches length 3.4cm
Round cluster brooch 2.4cmWeight: 180.5g gross
Early 20th century pearl and longchain necklace, c.1910, the tracelink chain spaced by 55 small white pearls, accompanied by GIA report no. 1132083383 giving the origin opinion of natural saltwater for the randomly tested pearls
Late 18th century garnet collet suite, c.1800, comprising a necklace with pendant; pair of bracelets; pair of pendant earrings; a coronet shaped brooch converting to hair comb; three line brooches; a round cluster brooch and a twin circular cluster fastener jewel,