Antique Victorian Gold Filigree Garnet Necklace

Antique jewellery object group: necklace

Condition: excellent condition

Country of origin: Netherlands

Style: Early-Victorian – Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. The Victorian era is known for its eclectic revival and interpretation of historic styles and the introduction of cross-cultural influences from the middle east and Asia in furniture, fittings, and Interior decoration. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a regrettable excess of ornament. The Arts and Crafts movement, the aesthetic movement, Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveau style have their beginnings in the late Victorian era.

Style specifics:

Period: ca. 1822

Material: 14ct bi-colour gold (yellow and red)

Technique: Filigree (formerly written filigrann or filigrane) is a delicate kind of jewel work made with twisted threads usually of gold and silver or stitching of the same curving motifs. It often suggests lace and French from 1660 to the late 19th century. It should not be confused with ajoure jewellery work; while both have many open areas, filigree involves threads being soldered together to form an object and ajoure involves holes being punched, drilled, or cut through an existing piece of metal. (from: Wikipedia)

Extra information: We think that the garnet beads of this piece are paste – to resemble garnets. We did not check this as it doesn’t influence the value of the piece. And we chose not to change them into real garnets in order to leave the piece original. The big rectangular rose cut garnet in the centre of the stone is a real garnet.

Precious stones: One garnet

Birthstones: Garnet is the birthstone (or month stone) for January.

Hallmarks: Dutch hallmark for small gold works of 1st, 2nd and 3rd alloy, used from 1813. And the makers mark IB with spur, for Johannes Brorens from ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, 1822 (master number 10773)

Dimensions: closure 2,37 cm (0,93 inch) x 2,50 cm (0,98 inch), length necklace 35,60 cm (14,02 inch)

Weight: 58,60 gram (37,68 dwt)