Quartz Pendant Necklaces

Fantastic Oversized antique French brooch. A very nice early French piece, created during the Georgian period, around the 1810's. Carefully crafted in solid .830/1000 sterling silver and suited at the reverse, with a hinged horizontal pin with a hook lock. Is embellished, with a mix of larger quartz gems cuts and small simulated gemstones in paste. Excellent workmanship with black dots and prong set on top of the silver with open backs. Paste, is a gem like material made from a secret formula of leaded glass invented by George Ravenscroft, a 17th century London glassmaker and later perfected by George Strass, an 18th century French jeweler, designed to resemble precious gemstones. This piece is pretty heavy and large with a total weight of 87.4 grams and a measures of 90 mm by 83 mm (3.52 by 3.28 inches). Stamped, with multiples French hallmarks; three times with the maker's maitre cartouche and three times with the boar head, for the assay and guaranty of the .830 silver. Note: This piece have remains of the original gilding in some parts of the reverse. Literature: Antique Paste jewelry...

Micheline Necklace. Delicate pink tourmaline has been bezel set in oxidized silver and intercepted with marquise cut rose quartz, flanked with seed pearls and crystal rondelles. The beautiful confectionary coloring of the stones repeats the stunning Georgian paste locket...

You can't go wrong with a beautiful antique seal fob, they are such versatile pieces and can be worn in many ways, from pendants to Albert chain fobs...