Victorian diamond necklace: a luxurious masterpiece in gold and pearls
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This romantic Victorian necklace, dating from around 1850, evokes an elegant necklace adorned with gold, diamonds, and pearls. Crafted in 18-carat red and yellow gold with a 14-carat chain, it features edges lined with natural half-pearls, framing a delicate gold lattice set with old-cut diamonds at each intersection. At the center, a bow-shaped ornament sparkles with an old-cut brilliant, while the locket below, perfect for holding a portrait of a loved one, repeats this motif. With approximately 6.00 carats of F/I color and VS/I clarity diamonds, this jewel captures the essence of Victorian elegance and romance, a true testament to timeless devotion.
Object group of antique jewelry
necklace with locket
Condition
very good condition
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Country of origin
unknown
Style
Victorian - Victorian decorative arts refer to the style of decorative arts from the Victorian era. This era is known for its eclectic revival and interpretation of historical styles, as well as for introducing intercultural influences from the Middle East and Asia into furniture, accessories, and interior decoration. Victorian design is widely seen as having shown a regrettable excess of ornamentation. The Arts and Crafts movement, the Aesthetic movement, the Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveau all have their roots at the end of the Victorian era.
See also: Victorian
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Style specifics
The Romantic Victorian period - Experts divide the reign of Queen Victoria, also called the Victorian era (1837 - 1901), into three periods of about twenty years each: the Romantic Victorian period (1837 - 1860), the Grand Victorian period (1860 - 1880), and the Late or Aesthetic Victorian period (1880 - 1901).
We consider this period to belong to the Romantic Victorian period. This period covers the coronation of Victoria as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, her marriage to King Albert, their love and devotion to their marriage and country, which served as inspiration. The jewelry of this period is made with intricate carvings and special techniques where enamel is subtly worked. These techniques allowed the jewel to have a certain opulence with less precious metal. Precious metals were very rare at this time. The most prized (semi-)precious stones of the time were amethyst, coral, garnets, cultured pearls, and turquoise. The connotation is obviously sentimental, symbolic, and romantic, with motifs recalling Gothic and/or Renaissance styles, and abundant use of motifs such as anchors, birds, branches, crosses, hearts, and snakes.
Period
circa 1850
Events and facts of this time, poetry of this time, fashion of this time.
Material
Pendant in 18-carat red and yellow gold and necklace in 14-carat yellow gold (tested with touchstone)
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Additional information
This is what we call in our profession a “marriage.” It means that parts from several pieces of jewelry, at some point in their lives, have been “married” together to form this piece of jewelry.
Diamonds
An old European-cut diamond with an estimated weight of ± 0.81 ct
An old European-cut diamond with an estimated weight of ± 0.70 ct
50 old brilliant-cut diamonds with an estimated weight of ± 4.50 ct
Two rose-cut diamonds. We do not have the weight for the rose-cut diamonds, which is common in our profession for rose cuts.
Total number of diamonds
excluding rose cuts
52 pieces
Total diamond weight
excluding rose cuts
about 6.00 ct with an average color and clarity of F/I, vs/i
All diamond weights, color grades, and clarity are approximate because the stones are not removed from their settings to preserve the integrity of the mounting.
All the diamonds we offer are checked by the IJGC to determine if they are natural or synthetic, and all the diamonds in this piece are guaranteed 100% natural.
Gemstones
279 half seed pearls
Birthstones
Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April and pearl is for June.
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Characteristics
Dutch control mark for 14-carat gold jewelry delivered to the assay office in their original state. This mark has been used since 1955.
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Dimensions
necklace length 39.00 cm (15.35 inches), height 5.40 cm (2.13 inches), medallion 3.94 cm (1.55 inches) x 3.20 cm (1.26 inches)
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Weight
47.00 grams (30.22 dwt)
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Référence 58 Facettes : 9807268806985
SKU : 24211-0279
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