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Victorian Multi-Gem Harlequin Necklace

655 R
Rare Find
Written by Olly Gerrish

There is a spirit of adventure in this pretty late Victorian necklace, dating to around 1900. The word harlequin means ‘many coloured’, and finds its origins in the vivacious costume of a character of that name from the 16th century commedia del’arte. Invariably, this style of necklace is all about colour. The gold fancy anchor link chain measures 40 cm in length and is suspended with a feast of graduated oval cut graduated gemstones, including colourless rock-crystal quartz, smoky purple spinel, burnt orange and deep red garnets, corn yellow zircon, and pastel blue sapphire. And with twenty-one gems to count, it would make a great gift to mark a very special birthday.

Ollys Pick

This is such an impressive look when worn!

Item Number
655 R
Measurements
Length of chain: 40 cm
Weight of necklace: 13 gms

Gemstones:
Zircon: 0.62 cts
5.4 mm x 4.5 mm
Rose pink garnet: 0.63 cts
5.8 mm x 4.7 mm Zircon: 0.84 cts
5.9 mm x 4.6 mm
Garnet: 1.00 ct
5.6 mm x 6.9 mm
Blue spinel: 1.10 ct
7.1 mm x 6.8 mm
Zircon: 1.60 cts
7.3 mm x 6.9 mm
Garnet: 1.33 cts
7.5 mm x 6.6 mm
Quartz: 1.52 cts
8.3 mm x 7.2 mm
Zircon: 1.45 cts
7.7mm x 7.5 mm
Blue Spinel: 3.43 cts
10.2 mm x 7.7 mm
Zircon: 1.69 cts
8.5 mm x 5.8 mm
Zircon: 1.67 cts
7.7 mm x 7.4 mm
Purple spinel: 1.31 cts
8.1 mm x 7.1mm
Garnet: 1.51 cts
7.7 mm x 6.8 mm
Hessonite: 1.01 cts
6.8 mm x 7.2 mm
Blue sapphire: 1.51 cts
6.9 mm x 6.5 mm
Red garnet: 0.78 cts
6.2 mm x 4.3 mm
Zircon: 0.65 cts
6.0 mm x 4.5 mm
Zircon: 0.79 cts
5.5 mm x 5.0 mm
Zircon: 0.80 cts
6.2 mm x 4.8 mm
Date & Origin
Provenance
English
Hallmarks
Unmarked, tested to 15ct gold
Condition
Very good condition overall, with some minor abrasion to the facet edges on some of the gems. A chip to the culet on the smaller of the spinels. The necklace is secured with original barrel clasp.
Discovered
3 years ago
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