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Are you interested in this item? This item is up for auction at Catawiki. Please click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the Catawiki website. Catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available. Our weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store. Type of jewel: Genuine vintage 200 year old cross 18K and silver with rose cut stones
Condition: very good
Country of origin: Belgium
Style: Vintage antique
Era: ca. 1820
Material: 18K yellow gold and details in silver (touchstone tested)
Technique: The rose cuts are set on foil. This is a ancient technique that was used to bring the lustre of the diamonds to its best quality. This is being done by placing in the closed mounting under the diamond a highly polished cone of silver foil.
Precious stone(s): Eleven white strass (also called paste) rose cut stones as diamond imitation
Birth and month stones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April.
Hallmarks: The hallmark found (the cornucopia or horn of plenty) in this jewel was used in the former Southern Netherlands (now Belgium) between 1815 and 1832.
Dimensions: height 3,58 cm (1,41 inch) - See picture with a ruler in cm and inches
Weight: 1,90 gram (1,22 dwt)
Adin reference Nº: 23031-0051
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