AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY EGG CHARM NECKLACE

Set with ten smaller egg charms to include four enamel eggs, a lapis lazuli egg, a hawks eye egg, a gypsum egg, a silver egg, a scalloped egg, a chrysoprase egg, with a larger gold central egg charm set with two smaller eggs, all integrated on a unmarked wheat link chain with a base metal barrel clasp, 39cm in length

Three eggs are marked with Russian marks, one with 56 for 14ct gold, and two with 84 for silver, the rest are unmarkedCONDITION REPORTCentral egg charm is missing a seed pearl from its bale and has some surface scratches and dents, solid enamel and hardstone eggs are in good condition, multi-coloured enamel egg has some wear to the enamel, clasp fastens securely Please refer to Bellmans social media to see BBC Antique Roadshow's Geoffrey Munn talking about this necklace. Provenance: The Purple Shop – The Anthony Gardner Collection.See Bellmans website article for further information: https://www.bellmans.co.uk/story/the-purple-shop-the-anthony-gardner-collection