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AN ANTIQUE PEARL, RUBY, EMERALD, ENAMEL AND GOLD NECKLACE
Suspending a fancy shaped plaque, set with pearls, rubies and emeralds; accented by enamel, from a pearl necklace seperated with red and green enamel rondelles, mounted in gold; square-cut emeralds, light yellowish green, of moderate saturation, with typical inclusions, well-matched, oval-cut rubies, deep purplish red, of moderate saturation, with typical inclusions, pearls, silvery white bodycolor, with typical blemishes, out-of-round, nice luster, well-matched, enamel mostly intact, a few areas of loss, circa 1895, no. 24021800, 14 ins., shows signs of normal wear
Suspending a fancy shaped plaque, set with pearls, rubies and emeralds; accented by enamel, from a pearl necklace seperated with red and green enamel rondelles, mounted in gold; square-cut emeralds, light yellowish green, of moderate saturation, with typical inclusions, well-matched, oval-cut rubies, deep purplish red, of moderate saturation, with typical inclusions, pearls, silvery white bodycolor, with typical blemishes, out-of-round, nice luster, well-matched, enamel mostly intact, a few areas of loss, circa 1895, no. 24021800, 14 ins., shows signs of normal wear
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