A CULTURED PEARL NECKLACE WITH VICTORIAN SAPPHIRE AND DIAMON...

Hammer

£800

A CULTURED PEARL NECKLACE WITH VICTORIAN SAPPHIRE AND DIAMOND CLASP, CIRCA 1890 the graduating row of cultured pearls, on an oval gold clasp set with a cushion-cut sapphire between old brilliant-cut diamonds. 
Safety Chain
Total weight 17.5gms
Clasp measures 14mm x 7mm
42cm long

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Cultured pearl necklace
The cultured pearls measure from 7.5mm to 3mm
Attractive cream colour with either rose or slightly silvery overtones.
Good lustre
Some with slightly uneven surface – pits and abrasions
The Clasp
The central sapphire measures approximately 5.1mm x 4.1mm
Outer sapphires measure approximately 4.4mm x 3mm & 3.3mm x 2.5mm
All well matched mid blue. Central sapphire has eye visible window off centre of the stone.
Outer sapphires even colour saturation
Characteristic inclusions not impairing the brilliance of the stone.
Surface abrasions to all stones
Diamonds
Each diamond estimated to weigh 0.03 carats (spread)
Estimated colour J/K
Estimated clarity Pique