This bracelet is made from 14k gold and fitted six different panels of various of attractive varieties of opaque to semi-translucent agates.
The design of this bracelet is typical for Scottish jewellery of the 19th Century, which consisted of either silver or gold pieces set with semi-precious gemstones such as agates, malachite, and jasper, which were often carved or faceted into intricate shapes.
However, it is not certain that this bracelet was indeed made in Scotland. After Queen Victoria fell in love with Scottish jewels, and started wearing them frequently from the 1850s onwards, the general public also wanted to wear Scottish-inspired jewels. This prompted the making of similar-looking jewels in the whole of the United Kingdom.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Size: 18.5 cm long. Each panel measures 35 x 24 mm.
Weight: 50.35 grams.
Age: 19th Century, also known as the Victorian era, circa 1850s.
Material: Acid tested as at least 14k gold.
Condition: In good antique condition with some wear, consistent with its age. The mottled semi-translucent agate has a breakage line: I carefully examined this under my microscope and it is not a breakage of the panel, but an internal fracture inside the mineral.
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