Description: FANTASTIC OVERSIZED FRENCH BROOCH. A VERY NICE EARLY FRENCH, GEORGIAN PIECE, CREATED AROUND THE 1830'S. IS HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID .830/1000 STERLING SILVER AND SUITED AT THE REVERSE WITH A HINGED HORIZONTAL PIN WITH A HOOK LOCK.IS EMBELLISHED WITH A MIX OF LARGER QUARTZ GEMS CUTS AND SMALL SIMULATED GEMSTONES IN PASTE.EXCELLENT WORKMANSHIP WITH BLACK DOTS AND PRONG SET ON TOP OF THE SILVER WITH OPEN BACKS.PASTE IS A GEM LIKE MATERIAL MADE FROM A SECRET FORMULA OF LEADED GLASS INVENTED BY GEORGE RAVENSCROFT, A 17TH CENTURY LONDON GLASSMAKER AND LATER PERFECTED BY GEORGE STRASS, AN 18TH CENTURY FRENCH JEWELER, DESIGNED TO RESEMBLE PRECIOUS GEMSTONES.THIS PIECE IS PRETTY HEAVY AND LARGE WITH A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 87.4 Grams AND A MEASURES OF 90 mm BY 83 mm (3.52 by 3.28 Inches).STAMPED WITH MULTIPLES FRENCH HALLMARKS; THREE TIMES WITH THE MAKER'S MAITRE CARTOUCHE AND THREE TIMES WITH THE BOAR HEAD, FOR THE ASSAY AND GUARANTY OF THE SILVER.IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION WITH ALL THE ORIGINAL PARTS AND HAVE STUNNING EYE APPEAL. LITERATURE: Antique Paste Jewelry by MDS Lewis (Malcolm David Samuel Lewis). FOR VERY SIMILAR PIECES.AS A NOTE, THIS PIECE HAVE REMAINS OF THE ORIGINAL GILDING IN SOME PARTS OF THE REVERSE.INVENTORY REF: P0000TAEJ/.1111
Price: 1895 USD
Location: Miami, Florida
End Time: 2024-02-18T01:57:08.000Z
Shipping Cost: 39.89 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Antique: Yes
Shape: Asymmetrical
Occasion: ANY
Main Stone Color: White/Colorless
Year Manufactured: Pre-1920
Metal: Sterling Silver
Jewelry Department: Fine
Main Stone: Quartz
Vintage: Yes
Department: Women
Main Stone Shape: MIXED
Gemstone Clarity Grade: Eye Clean
Base Metal: SILVER
Handmade: Yes
Main Stone Creation: Lab-Created
Seller Warranty: Yes
Signed: Yes
Color: White
Cut Grade: Excellent
Material: STERLING SILVER
Total Carat Weight: N/A
Modified Item: No
Certification: FRENCH GEORGIAN 1830
California Prop 65 Warning: NONE
Brand: FRENCH
Setting Style: PRONGS
Type: Brooch
Metal Purity: .830
Era: Georgian (Pre-1837)
Customized: No
Theme: GEORGIAN
Original/Reproduction: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
Country of Origin: France
Wholesale: No
