A late Victorian half pearl set locket pendant, the oval locket applied with a snowflake cluster of half pearls and turquoise-coloured cabochons, suspended from a fancy box-link chain, together with a simulated pearl pendant necklace, stamped '9CT', and a trace-link chain, stamped '9C', (half pearls untested for origin), first pendant length 3.9cm (3)
Sold for £480
Estimated at £100 - £200
A late Victorian half pearl set locket pendant, the oval locket applied with a snowflake cluster of half pearls and turquoise-coloured cabochons, suspended from a fancy box-link chain, together with a simulated pearl pendant necklace, stamped '9CT', and a trace-link chain, stamped '9C', (half pearls untested for origin), first pendant length 3.9cm (3)
Approximate gross weights and lengths only: locket on chain 18.2gm, chain length 41cm (both untested as gold/gilt metal); pendant necklace 3gm, chain length 42cm; trace-link chain 2gm, length 46cm.
Condition for locket pendant only: surface scuffs, scratches and nicks/chips throughout mount and to half pearls/cabochons, commensurate for age and use. Considerable dirt/dust residue and patchy staining to centre of mount, surrounding snowflake motif. The hinge is functioning but the locket doesn't close tightly and has some gapping to the sides. One of the glazed interior panels is fractured. The mount is untested as gold/gilt metal.
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Auction: Jewellery, Watches & Silver, 23rd Mar, 2022