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
Early 20th century Russian diamond scroll collar necklace by Vassily Finikov, St. Petersburg, reputedly by Bolin and gifted in 1905 to Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, converting to a tiara,
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,