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Dating back to the romantic fervour of the 1860s–1880s, this exquisite antique Victorian Bohemian garnet locket brooch features hundreds of glowing pyrope garnets, famed for their deep blood-red hue and fiery brilliance. Each stone is precision-cut in the traditional "rose cut" style, faceted on the top to catch the flicker of candlelight, and hand-set into a tiered, domed cluster of gold composite, or "Garnet Gold".
Turn the brooch over and you’ll find a secret glass locket compartment. In Victorian symbolism, garnets stood for passion, protection and eternal devotion, so this piece may have once been gifted as a token of undying love, with the locket holding a lock of a lover's hair, a mourning memento, or other keepsake to keep it forever close to their heart.
The piece is in excellent condition, a rarity for garnet clusters of this complexity, with the stones creating a rich sea of red. Its versatile design features both a sturdy pin and a bail, allowing you to wear it as a commanding brooch or suspended as a dramatic pendant. It’s the perfect acquisition for the serious collector or the modern romantic looking for a signature Victorian statement piece.
WEIGHT: 19.3 grams
MEASURES: Height 64mm x Width 40mm x Depth 16mm – Locket Height 30mm x Width 24mm
METAL: Gold Composite/ Garnet Gold
STONES: Pyrope/ Bohemian Garnets
AGE: Victorian. (Circa 1860 – 1880)
MARKS: No marks, typical for items made before hallmarking legislation was introduced
CONDITION: Excellent, commensurate with age
ITEM NUMBER: 26-049
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