This stunning, fine and impressive antique pendant has been crafted in 18ct yellow gold.
The impressive navette-shaped antique pendant is embellished with a stunning feature oval cabochon cut garnet to the centre, surmounted with an impressive yellow gold stellate setting incorporating a single claw set seed pearl to the centre.
The elevated feature stone is encompassed with an impressive band of white hot enamel, accented with yellow gold scrolling leaf designs and encompassed with a scalloped shaped border.
This stunning horizontal navette setting is further ornamented with bands of rope twist decoration paralleling the central sunken portion and the outer rim; these borders flank graduating curvilinear bead arrays to the cardinal points.
This feature setting supports an articulated vertical navette-shaped drop, bearing identical aforementioned ornamentation.
The detachable pendant drop features an impressive articulated tassel design to the lower border, completing the design.
This stunning pendant is suspended from an associated 9ct yellow gold belcher chain from a similar period.
The chain catch is hallmarked with the fineness mark for 9ct yellow gold (9ct).
This stunning antique pendant can also be worn as a brooch via a hinged pin and clasp fastening to the reverse of the apex setting.
The reverse of the brooch is inset with a push fit panel, which allows a personal memento or keepsake to be displayed.
This impressive antique brooch / pendant is fitted to the original hinged leatherette presentation case with a satin and velvet lined interior, securing with a push fit catch.
This antique garnet pendant in yellow gold has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as 18 carat gold.
This impressive antique pendant is supplied with an independent diamond grading report card.
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Date: Circa 1880