Victorian 15ct Solid Gold Necklace Cairngorm Citrine Heart Pendant & Chain c1885

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Finest Victorian 15ct Gold Necklace set with Scottish Cairngorm (Citrine) & Seed Pearls c1885 Fashioned as a Citrine Heart set below a 15ct Solid Gold Bow set with Fine Seed Pearls Complete & Ready to Wear with 15ct Gold Chain - Quite Simply Sublime A stunning & rare antique Victorian 15ct Solid Gold Heart Shaped Pendant / Necklace set with a fine faceted Scottish Cairngorm (Citrine) gemstone dating to c1885, which is complete with it's original 15ct Gold Chain with barrel clasp, which is approx' 18 inches or 45.5cms long (please see the detailed close-upphotographs provided, which form an integral part of the item's description). Queen Victoria was known to love all things Scottish and particularly Scottish Jewellery, which she commissioned during her frequent visits to the Balmoral Estate. Indeed she popularised it by wearing the Stag Tooth Necklace Prince Albert had made for her and by having gems from the Cairngorm Mountains incorporated into a number a number of pieces she commissioned. This finest quality 15ct Gold & Citrine Heart Shaped Pendant dating to c1885 is a fine quality example of the Scottish Jewels that were produced in response to Queen Victoria's example. This fabulous Pendant, which weighs 3.8 grams has been beautifully crafted by hand; it is stamped '15ct' on the reverse confirming that it has been made from read more