Antique Brooch with Portrait & Transparent Enamel, Diamonds & Natural Pearls
Antique portrait and transparent enamel brooch with rose cut diamonds and natural pearls. This charming antique piece is both gold and silver, it is 1.5 inches long and .5 inches high. The back of the brooch is highly engraved which includes the original "c" clasp. The old rose cut diamonds also appear to be original to the piece.
There are no marks on this piece. It has been tested for its gold content and it acid tests to be approximately 18K, 750. Please note, we have not tests the gold around the enamel portrait of the charming lady, as we do not any damage to be done to the enamel. The silver, which the rose cut diamonds are set in, is estimated to be approximately 800 silver.
All items sold are accompanied by a detailed description with a photograph and cleaning instructions. 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.