Late 19th century French gold gothic revival long chain necklace by Louis Wiese, Paris c.1890, spaced by fourteen principal lozenge shaped links, each with a different portrait head modelled in high Medieval style,
the characterful sculptural heads of men and women wearing caps, hoods, coifs and other headwear, all upon a chain of smaller quatrefoil links, signed 'WIESE' and with workshop mark to one end lozenge, chain end with French assaymarks Length 138cm / 54''
Width at widest links 1.5cm / 5/8'' Weight: 164g
Gold and diamond snowflake pendant necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels, the central cluster of branching star form, on a flexible chevron collar of fishbone style baton fringes,
Late 19th century French gold gothic revival long chain necklace by Louis Wiese, Paris c.1890, spaced by fourteen principal lozenge shaped links, each with a different portrait head modelled in high Medieval style,