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Find Out MoreA really impressive 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold necklace which was retailed by the firm of Murrle Bennett, based in Regent Street, London. They used various designers often collaborating with Theodor Fahrner. Sometimes you find both monograms of the two firms on a piece of jewellery. This necklace carries the Murrle Bennettt mark and is all 15ct gold apart from a later bolt ring which is 9ct37.5% pure gold (or 375 parts pure gold and 625 parts other metals) gold. It has been set with three turquoiseTurquoise is an opaque gem and is often formed in what is called matrix, a black or brown veining derived from the host rock in which the gem forms. In fine jewellery, unblemished sky blue turquoise is the ideal, although regularly patterned matrix turquoise is also sought-after. matrixThe parent or host rock in which a mineral is contained. Most often associated with turquoise or opal. which was a fashionable combination in the Art nouveauA movement within the arts, particularly jewellery, evolving out of a response to mass production and the industrial revolution (1890-1915). Jewellery of this period was heavily influenced by nature and femininity, with its sweeping lines and organic motifs. era. It was made circa 1910.
15ct on pendant
9k on bolt ring
Maker's mark MB Co
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