A gold and steel reverse painted crystal intaglio charm/pendant, c.1890
A gold and steel reverse painted crystal intaglio charm/pendant, c.1890,
the charm/pendant with a reverse painted crystal intaglio, depicting a polychrome swallow in flight, to a gold ground. A cabochon rock crystal cover enclosed in a curved steel nail, hand engraved verso in script 'revue toujours' 25 Août 1892. Tested as approximately 14ct gold and steel. 29.00 x 17.20mm, 6.05g,
together with a diamond set silhouette bar brooch,
the bar brooch with the circular silhouette of a boy holding a flower with a glass cover to a border of rose cut diamonds, mounted to a flat section bar. Tested as approximately 14ct gold and platinum. 66 x 14mm, 6.59g (2)
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A gold and steel reverse painted crystal intaglio charm/pendant, c.1890,
the charm/pendant with a reverse painted crystal intaglio, depicting a polychrome swallow in flight, to a gold ground. A cabochon rock crystal cover enclosed in a curved steel nail, hand engraved verso in script 'revue toujours' 25 Août 1892. Tested as approximately 14ct gold and steel. 29.00 x 17.20mm, 6.05g,
together with a diamond set silhouette bar brooch,
the bar brooch with the circular silhouette of a boy holding a flower with a glass cover to a border of rose cut diamonds, mounted to a flat section bar. Tested as approximately 14ct gold and platinum. 66 x 14mm, 6.59g (2)