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Find Out MoreA well presented 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold cross in the original case. The blonde tortoiseshellAn organic material (not a shell) that is obtained, not from a tortoise, but from the overlapping horny top plates (called 'blades') covering the carapace (upper shell) of certain marine turtles, preferably the hawksbill turtle found of the West Indies and Brazil and the loggerhead turtle found near the Celebes. has been cut with flared edges that fit in to the shaped gold ends. It was retailed in Edinburgh by Mackay, Cunningham & Company. It was made circa 1880.
Unmarked, tested to 18ct gold
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