Antique Victorian Earrings Brooch Set Gold Gems Crl Boxed w Appraisal(5132)

Antique Victorian earrings and brooch / pendant set in original, fitted box. 14k Gold, pink foil-backed quartz and carved white coral. Made circa 1860.

Measurements: Brooch approximately 1 7/8 long; Earrings approximately 1 1/8inches long, not including the wires. Combined weight 24.3 grams.

Earrings: Full leaf-shaped surmount attached with an unusual hinge / loop to the drop. Oval with concentric rings of twisted gold wire, carved coral globes with pyramid-shaped gold pins, a gold base with a gold twisted wire above and finally, in the center, a marvellous oval quartz gem, foiled to look like pink topaz. Exquisitely made and fabulous look. Rich gold backing. Brooch: top design is identical to that of earrings with a series of concentric rings in pink, white and gold. Backs have a glass-enclosed compartment, presumably held a locket of hair or a portrait. Besides the c-clasp pin, there is a small loop which might have held a security chain and which could be used to suspend the brooch as a pendant. Original shaped fitted box. The domed outside of the shaped box in leather with gold embossed detail; silk-lined upper lid and velvet lined bottom.

Like most Victorian jewellery, there are no hallmarks. Acid tested as 14k gold.

Condition: good with minor wear commensurate with age. Independent appraisal available to new owner upon request.