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Origin: France, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-9/32” wide; 1-3/8” long (not including chain); 2-1/4” long (including chain). Weight: 4.1 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: ruby, .16 ct; diamond, .10 ct.
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- Origin: America, ca. 1890.
- Dimensions: faces, 3/4" x 1/2".
- Weight: 4.9 grams.
- Condition: excellent; all original.
$435.00
- Origin: England, ca. 1900
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Dimensions: 1-1/8” x 1-1/8” on the diagonal; 7/8" x 7/8" on the square
- Weight: 4.7 grams
- Approximate Amethyst Weight: .68 carat.
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The front of the locket is beautifully worked with a black enameled cypher surmounted by an Earl’s coronet against a bloomed gold finish. The back is similarly decorated with an engraved cypher and coronet. The interior features an area for a portrait on one side, and a glass compartment enclosing a twisted lock of Francis Mary’s hair on the other. The frame surrounding the hair is engraved “Francis Mary Viscountess Forbes/Whom the Lord loveth He chasteneth/b. 21st Oct. 1811/d. Christmas day 1877.”
- Origin: England, 1877
- Condition: excellent, no enamel damage, dings, etc.
- Dimensions: 1-3/8” x 1-5/8” (2-1/4” with bail)
- Weight: 26.2 grams.
$895.00
NOTE: Bloodstone is very difficult to photograph due to its dark coloration. Some of the photos shown here were backlit to show the translucency of the stones, but in normal lighting the appear opaque greenish-black with subtle red mottling.
- Origin: America, ca 1905
- Dimensions: faces, 3/4" x 9/16”
- Weight: 8.8 grams
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Origin: America, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 7/16” x 5/16”. Weight: 4.5 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: 12.0 carats.
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- Origin: America, ca. 1890
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 11/16" x 1/2"
- Weight: 9.8 grams
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- Origin: France, ca. 1860.
- Condition: no enamel damage; three dings on the reverse.
- Dimensions: 1-1/4' x 2-1/8" (including bail).
- Weight: 20.3 grams.
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- America, ca. 1900
- Excellent condition
- Dimensions: 1-1/8” diameter
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: ruby, .08 carat; emerald, .05 carat; sapphire, .05 carat.
- Weight: 7.8 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, all original, no enamel damage. Size: 13/16" x 3/4". Weight: 3.3 gr.
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Origin: France, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 21-3/4" long. Weight: 10.9 gr.
$1,395.00
Origin: America, ca. 1870. Condition: excellent, no dings. Dimensions: 1-1/4” x 2-1/16” long (including jump ring). Weight: 12.9 gr.
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Origin: England or America, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent, all original. Dimensions: 7/8" diameter (excluding bail). Weight: 11.2 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Dimensions: faces, 5/8” x 5/8”. Weight: 8.0 gr.
Origin: France, ca. 1850. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 1-3/8" x 1-7/32". Weight: 5.7 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .37 ct; ruby, .72 ct.
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Origin: America, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, a few pinpoints on the back side, no monogram. Size: 1” diameter. Weight: 5.9 grams.
$495.00
- England, circa 1865
- Excellent condition; clasp replaced; no cracks to shell
- 2-5/32" x 1-3/4"
- 14.25 grams
$595.00
- Origin: England, ca. 1860
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 3/4” x 9/16” x 1-1/4 (excluding jump rings)
- Weight: 5.0 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Dimensions: 3/4" x 5/8” x 1-1/4”. Weight: 9.1 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: citrine, 8.0 cts.
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- Origin: France, ca 1890.
- Condition: excellent; all original; no enamel damage.
- Dimensions: 1-3/32" diameter.
- Weight: 8.4 grams.
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- Origin: France, ca. 1870
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 3/4” x 1-1/8” (excluding the jump ring)
- Total Gemstone Weight: 3.71 carats
- Weight: 6.6 grams
$3,500.00
- Origin: France, ca 1840
- Condition: excellent, all original
- Dimensions: overall length: 13-3/4”; fob, 1” x 3/4"; key, 2”
- Weight: 40.4 grams
- Approximate Total Ruby Weight: 1.44 carats
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Origin: probably America, ca. 1880. Condition: excellent, sharp detail, all original. Dimensions: 40 x 40 mm (1-1/2 x 1-1/2 in). Weight: 13.2 gr. Approximate Total Ruby Weight: .15 ct.
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Origin: America, ca. 1860. Condition: excellent. Size: 13/16" diameter. Weight: 12.4 grams.
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The seal surface is worked in platinum engraved through to the underlying gold. The crest is that of the Scottish clan Irwin (variously spelled Irvine, Irving, etc.) with the first two words of the family motto, "Sub Sole Sub Umbra Virens."
The Albert swivel clasp is stamped with a French goldsmith's mark, but it's likely that fob is English and the swivel clasp is an addition from the 1920s. The metals are tested and guaranteed as 18K gold and platinum.
Origin: probably England, ca. 1875. Condition: excellent, all original with the likely exception of the swivel clasp. Dimensions: fob length, 1-5/8"; overall length (including Albert clasp), 5-3/4". Weight: 48.9 gr.
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- Origin: France, ca. 1880.
- Condition: excellent; sharp detail; all original.
- Dimensions: 1" diameter.
- Weight: 5.0 grams.
- Approximate Gemstone Weight: ruby, .02 carat; diamond, .05 carat.
$295.00
- Origin: America, ca 1880
- Condition: excellent, sharp detail
- Dimensions: head, 9/16” diameter, length, 2-1/2”
- Weight: 2.0 grams
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- Origin: America, ca 1890
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 7-7/8” long; 3/8” wide at center
- Weight: 15.7 grams
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- Origin: America, ca 1895
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 7-1/2” long
- Weight: 19.4 grams
- Approximate Total Amethyst Weight: 5.22 carats
$2,695.00
Ca. 1845. Condition: excellent, no damage to carving, 2 pinpoint dings on the back cover, original frames remaining in interior, no monogram. Tested and guaranteed 18K. Size: 1-3/16” x 1-11/16” (excluding jump ring). Weight: 15.9 grams.
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NOTE: The pendant is shown with an optional 16" 14K gold chain.
- Origin: America, ca. 1900.
- Condition: excellent; sharp details; all original.
- Dimensions: 1-1/8" diameter.
- Weight: 6.0 grams.
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Origin: France, ca. 1890. Condition: excellent, no chips or cracks to crystal. Size: 1-5/16" x 1-5/16" (excluding bail).
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- Origin: America, ca. 1876
- Condition: excellent; replaced wires
- Dimensions: 3/4” x 1-1/8” from top of wire
- Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .52 carat; ruby, .23 carat; sapphire, .23 carat
- Weight: 8.7 grams
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Origin: America, ca. 1870. Condition: excellent, no chips or cracks. Dimensions: 19/32” wide x 1-3/4” long (to top of wire). Weight: 7.5 gr.
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Acrostic jewelry first became popular in early 19th century France and remained popular for decades. Gemstones were used to spell sentiments such as "regard", names, important dates, etc. Rings are, by far, the most common pieces of acrostic jewelry. Brooches are quite uncommon.
Origin: probably America, ca. 1895. Weight: 8.8 grams. Size: 2-5/8" x 3/4".
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- France, ca. 1870
- Excellent condition; monogram removed
- Dimensions: 1/2" x 1/2" x 1-1/4"
- 10.9 grams