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Find Out MoreA most unusual cased pair of 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 brooches, each with an anchor. Suspended from them both is a lantern set with a garnetDescribes a group of several closely related minerals. Garnets come in a variety of colours, however the most common colour is dark red. In descriptions, ‘garnet’ tends to refer to dark red stones unless otherwise specified. with the word “Port” engraved above it. The term “Port” was derived from the practice of sailors mooring ships on the left side at ports in order to prevent the steering oar from being crushed and a lantern was used which always displayed a red navigation light, hence the use of a foiled garnet in this piece. Who it was made by descends from George Delacour who was a clockmaker and watchmaker from 1823-1855, based in Chatham, Kent. The business continued after his death and became a well known jewellers in the area specialising in nautical pieces. Chatham was one of the most important British dockyards and shipbuilding yards for centuries. In its time, many thousands of men were employed at the dockyard, and many hundreds of vessels were launched there, including HMS Victory which was built there in the 1760s, so it is not surprising that this piece of jewellery was made there and dates from around 1890-1900.
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