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Antique Garnet Pendant/Brooch, c. 1860

$1,960
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Antique, American Civil War era, yellow gold pendant/brooch with stylized leaf motifs that appear to open up revealing at the center a cluster of natural vivid pink/red Almandine garnets. Both round and oval cut, these stones are set in classic mid-nineteenth century prongs. Suspending from the top portion is a hanging matching piece also with the foliage motif and matching garnets. Totally, there are 11 round and oval garnets all original and all well matched. The pendant/brooch is all original, including the early 'c' type clasp. This pendant hangs from an 14K, .585 vintage chain, likely made at a later date than the pendant, is 22 inches in length. This chain is marked 14K, .585. This large colorful and unusual pendant/brooch is 3.25 inches in length. There is a slight indentation on the verso, at the bottom, please see the photograph. This slight indentation cannot be seen from the front. Please note our model is a medium to large size. All items sold are accompanied by a detailed description with photographs, as well as all original gemological documentation, if specified in the listing. As always, we guarantee all of pieces to be exactly as represented. Each piece of jewelry arrives in a finely gift-wrapped presentation box. Over the decades of our stewardship as a small but exemplary purveyor of the jeweler's art, we have strived to offer a fine and authentic selection, in excellent condition, of collectible jewels from all highly sought time periods at competitive prices and even lower prices, if possible. In the process we have had the extraordinary good fortune of meeting remarkable people - some collectors, others just extremely interesting individuals who have taken the time and effort to examine their lives and select things that tend to make them smile, or admire, or just wonder at the exciting endlessly creative and nuanced panoply of jeweled artifacts.

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