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Amethyst collet cross pendant necklace and earrings en suite
Amethyst collet cross pendant necklace and earrings en suite
Date c.1850
Period 19th century
Medium Amethyst
The necklace with graduated oval and rounded facetted amethysts, hung to the front with a detachable cross having uniform arms each formed of a single oval facetted stone, similar to centre and a smaller oval amethyst between each arm forming an 'X', the earrings each hung with a pear shaped facetted amethyst with trefoil cluster of smaller circular facetted stones below and a fourth circular stone forming the top, all open cut-down collet set in gold, (the earrings top fittings later), together with a fitted case from Tessiers
Length of necklace 43.5cm / 17''
Length of cross pendant including fitting 6.2cm / 2½''
Length of earrings 5cm / 2''
Weight: 103.5g
Length of necklace 43.5cm / 17''
Length of cross pendant including fitting 6.2cm / 2½''
Length of earrings 5cm / 2''
Weight: 103.5g
Date: c.1850
Period: 19th century
Medium: Amethyst
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