Victorian Coral and Pearl Necklace Opal The front is beautifully decorated

The front is beautifully decorated with a central butterfly surrounded by flowers and leaves all picked out in silver and gold inlay or "piqué"

Lenght: 49cm

10 carats with old mine cut and rose cut diamonds totalling approximately 1 carat and two natural pearls

the chain is 40cm long

it would have been both a practical accessory and a symbol of exploration and sentiment during the 19th century

Victorian Coral and Pearl Necklace Opal The front is beautifully decoratedA pretty and very wearable collar necklace made up of batons and beads of coral interspersed with cultured pearls strung with an upper row and a looping lower row to a pretty rectangular engraved gold clasp. Circa 1880 90. The batons and pearls are varied lengths, the necklace measures 40cm