A late Victorian 9ct gold mounted agate brooch.
Queen Victoria popularised Scottish ‘pebble’ jewellery, with stones found on the Balmoral estate fashioned into Prince Alberts designs. Together with the 19th century fascination with exploring the natural world, this created a wide range of gems set with beautiful and unusual agates and similar gems at this period. This agate features a section of translucent chalcedony and area of ‘seaweed’ or similar agate that is sometimes included in the gems labelled as ‘landscapes’.
Marks:
Stamped 9ct.
Date:
Circa 1880-1890.
Length:
5.3cms.
Condition:
General surface marks in keeping with wear.
Replacement base metal pin.
Slight acid discolouration to the reverse.
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Our primary concern is that you are pleased with your purchase. Please feel free to ask as many questions as you like about a product before clicking purchase. We appreciate patina and the ‘age’ that older pieces acquire, because of this we do not polish pieces to strip away the age (though your local jeweller may be willing to do this for you for a small fee). Secondhand, vintage and antique pieces will naturally show scratches and small marks, these will often appear more noticeable in the enlarged images that we have made available for you. Our images are as realistic as they can be. Although any appreciable defects/damages will be mentioned please do inspect the images as they do form a part of the condition report.
Antique items may longer not be suitable for everyday wear or may benefit from thoughtful consideration when worn with care.
A late Victorian 9ct gold mounted agate brooch.
Queen Victoria popularised Scottish ‘pebble’ jewellery, with stones found on the Balmoral estate fashioned into Prince Alberts designs. Together with the 19th century fascination with exploring the natural world, this created a wide range of gems set with beautiful and unusual agates and similar gems at this period. This agate features a section of translucent chalcedony and area of ‘seaweed’ or similar agate that is sometimes included in the gems labelled as ‘landscapes’.
Marks:
Stamped 9ct.
Date:
Circa 1880-1890.
Length:
5.3cms.
Condition:
General surface marks in keeping with wear.
Replacement base metal pin.
Slight acid discolouration to the reverse.
By clicking to ‘Purchase’ you agree to having read the Important Information for Purchasers.
Our primary concern is that you are pleased with your purchase. Please feel free to ask as many questions as you like about a product before clicking purchase. We appreciate patina and the ‘age’ that older pieces acquire, because of this we do not polish pieces to strip away the age (though your local jeweller may be willing to do this for you for a small fee). Secondhand, vintage and antique pieces will naturally show scratches and small marks, these will often appear more noticeable in the enlarged images that we have made available for you. Our images are as realistic as they can be. Although any appreciable defects/damages will be mentioned please do inspect the images as they do form a part of the condition report.
Antique items may longer not be suitable for everyday wear or may benefit from thoughtful consideration when worn with care.