This elegant ellipse-shaped brooch is made from 14k yellow gold and silver. The ellipse is studded with twenty-two natural seed pearls of ascending sizes, and set with an old mine-cut diamond of circa 0.40 carats.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Size: 33 x 15 mm.
Weight: 4.45 grams.
Age: Early 20th Century, also known Belle Epoque era, circa 1930s.
Material: Hallmarked with Austrian hallmarks for 14k gold, used after 1925: the little 'W' in the hallmark indicates it was made in Vienna. It also has a maker's mark 'AR', which I could not identify.
Condition: In good antique condition with only minor wear, consistent with age. Traces of glue indicate that some pearls were glued in their settings at some point.
Please note that the antique box is for display purposes.