Hi everyone:
This is my first post to this forum. I hope someone can help me identify this necklace.
A little bit of history on this necklace. My partner's parents were avid collectors of antiques. His father collected Asian artifacts and his mother collected jewelry of all periods. Both parents died about 4 years ago. When my partner and his 3 siblings divided up the jewelry (and there was a TON of very high end stuff), nobody wanted this necklace. Actually, it was discovered in my partner's mother's costume jewelry box.
At first, my partner and I thought it was costume. Just for grins, we took to an appraiser. Here's what the appraiser had to say:
Ladies 9, gold, diamonds and enamel necklace
>> Metal content: 36.2 grams total weight
>> Setting technique: prong set and bead set
>> Condition: good
>> Manufacturing technique: fabricated
>> Manufacturer: unknown
>>
>> The necklace is a fabricated Georgian style necklace with 23 separate
>> parts, each separated from the next by a single knuckle hinge Each
>> link is a geometric style motif with approximately 214 diamond bead
>> and prong set through the piece (Rose cut natural diamonds, 2.1-7mm,
>> I1-I2, I-J, approx. 5.0 cts total weight). On each piece is a blue
>> enamel bar. The entire piece is 18 inches total length with a
>> fabricated chain. Unmarked tested 9k. See photo for design details.
>>
>> Estimated manufacture 1800 based on style and techniques of
>> manufacture and materials used. Estimated to be made in England.
The apprisal was done in October 2009. Since then, I've done everything I could to research the necklace. We believe the chain was added at a later date. Also, insofar as the gold content, I don't remember the appraiser testing anything but the chain.
In my search of Georgian era jewelry, I have not come across anything even remotely resembling this necklace. When someone pointed out to me that it could be Victorian, I started looking at Victorian necklaces. It looks more Victorian to me more than anything else. However, I've been told that it probably is early Victorian, which overlapped the Georgian era.
I'd love to hear anyone's opinion about the necklace, including ideas as to when it was made, etc.
Thanks.
This is my first post to this forum. I hope someone can help me identify this necklace.
A little bit of history on this necklace. My partner's parents were avid collectors of antiques. His father collected Asian artifacts and his mother collected jewelry of all periods. Both parents died about 4 years ago. When my partner and his 3 siblings divided up the jewelry (and there was a TON of very high end stuff), nobody wanted this necklace. Actually, it was discovered in my partner's mother's costume jewelry box.
At first, my partner and I thought it was costume. Just for grins, we took to an appraiser. Here's what the appraiser had to say:
Ladies 9, gold, diamonds and enamel necklace
>> Metal content: 36.2 grams total weight
>> Setting technique: prong set and bead set
>> Condition: good
>> Manufacturing technique: fabricated
>> Manufacturer: unknown
>>
>> The necklace is a fabricated Georgian style necklace with 23 separate
>> parts, each separated from the next by a single knuckle hinge Each
>> link is a geometric style motif with approximately 214 diamond bead
>> and prong set through the piece (Rose cut natural diamonds, 2.1-7mm,
>> I1-I2, I-J, approx. 5.0 cts total weight). On each piece is a blue
>> enamel bar. The entire piece is 18 inches total length with a
>> fabricated chain. Unmarked tested 9k. See photo for design details.
>>
>> Estimated manufacture 1800 based on style and techniques of
>> manufacture and materials used. Estimated to be made in England.
The apprisal was done in October 2009. Since then, I've done everything I could to research the necklace. We believe the chain was added at a later date. Also, insofar as the gold content, I don't remember the appraiser testing anything but the chain.
In my search of Georgian era jewelry, I have not come across anything even remotely resembling this necklace. When someone pointed out to me that it could be Victorian, I started looking at Victorian necklaces. It looks more Victorian to me more than anything else. However, I've been told that it probably is early Victorian, which overlapped the Georgian era.
I'd love to hear anyone's opinion about the necklace, including ideas as to when it was made, etc.
Thanks.