Beautiful Antique Victorian Carved Coral Gold Brooch Flowers Rare Piece

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Up for sale here is a beautiful antique brooch, most probably Victorian, but it could date from anywhere between about 1850 and 1880 most probably.Made of salmon coral, it has a series of carved flowers, stamens, pods etc. and is really exquisite. The mount is not hallmarked and there is some darkening at the edges, so this could be solder and a gold mount, or it could be that this brooch is not solid gold but gold cased.I haven't had it tested so to be on the safe side I will say it's gold cased, but it could well be 14ct or 18ct gold.The pin is a tube hinge type, quite long, with a simple "C" clasp, in good order, and there is a small loop at the top where the metal has been curved so it could be worn on a chain, thought this is only a top loop, not a modern bail. The flowers are set onto stamens, and there are approximately six flowers missing I would say, but this is a really old, rare piece, and this kind of wear is normal I think due to its age. It doesn't detract at all and the brooch is still a very wearable piece, as can be seen from the photos.I have made no attempt to clean it, so the coral is a little dusty.It could well be Continental, possibly French. It measures just under 6 cm or 2.5 inches at the base, the widest part. Height is approximately 1 5 inches or just under 4cm. In generally very good vintage condition, read more

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