Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

A collection of jewels, 19th and 20th century, comprising: a malachite bead necklace with gold spacers, length 56cm; three shell cameo brooches depicting the goddess Diana, William Shakespeare and a Bacchante respectively, each mounted in gold, largest 6.7cm including bail; a gold filigree Maltese cross brooch composed of thistles and clovers, indistinct assay marks; a gold brooch of floral design set with faceted blue glass and seed pearls, diameter 3.8cm, pearls untested; a floral brooch in silver, set with peridot, rock crystal, amethyst and tourmaline in the suffragette colours, fitted case; an amethyst and seed pearl cluster brooch mounted in gold; a gold locket with engine turned engraving within a chased floral border; a similar, larger locket in gilt metal; a pair of opal pendent earrings mounted in 9ct gold, length 3.5cm each, post fittings, British hallmarks; a treated jadeite and cultured pearl necklace; a banded onyx, seed pearl and enamel brooch in low carat gold; and a gilt metal and purple paste brooch