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Antique Victorian Gold and Gem-Set Snail and Crab Sea Shell Brooch
About the Item
An antique Victorian scallop shell, gem-set, and gold brooch, comprised of two shells adjoined by a diamond-set spray of flowers, and enclosing a diamond-set crab with ruby eyes, and a diamond-set snail centered by a pearl, in 10k.
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- Metal:Gold,10k Gold
- Stone:Diamond
- Stone Cut:Rose Cut
- Weight:13.9 g
- Dimensions:Width: 1.88 in (47.76 mm)Length: 1.13 in (28.71 mm)
- Style:Victorian
- Period:1880-1889
- Date of Manufacture:Circa 1880
- Condition:
- Seller Location:New York, NY
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