An Early Victorian Gold Turquoise Floral Suite

An Early Victorian Gold Turquoise Floral Suite

Description

An early Victorian gold turquoise floral suite, consisting of a necklace, brooch and a pair of earrings, the necklace with three graduated sections of vine leaves and five forget-me-not flowers to the centre suspended by an open fancy link chain, the brooch consisting of a three vine leaves and two forget-me-not flowers and the pair of earrings, each consisting of a vine leaf drop with six forget-me-not flowers surmounted by a vine leaf tops to continental fittings, all mounted in gold, circa 1837-46, accompanied by original fitted box, the necklace measuring approximately 44 x 4.2cm, the brooch measuring approximately 4.2 x 3.5cm , each of the earrings measuring approximately 6.8 x 2.9cm, gross weight 56.9 grams.
Compare to similar suite, entry Number 630 in ”The Art of the Jeweller – A Catalogue of the Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum”.

A lovely, naturalistic early Victorian suite. This set features a necklace, brooch, and earrings, each decorated with gold ivy leaves and delicate turquoise forget-me-not flowers. The flowers are sweetly symbolic, and the turquoise is striking against the yellow gold. This set exemplifies the nature-inspired designs of the early Victorian period.