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FIRST DAY’S SALE

WEDNESDAY 25th JANUARY 2012

Watches &

Commencing not before 12.30pm , and jewellery will be on view on: Saturday 21st January 9.00am to 1.00pm Sunday 22nd January 2.00pm to 4.00pm Monday 23rd January 9.00am to 5.15pm Tuesday 24th January 9.00am to 5.15pm Limited viewing on sale day

Weights and measurements are approximate guidelines only unless stated to the contrary

IMPORTANT Anyone wishing to view the watches and jewellery will be requested to show identification. Coloured Gem Stones Prospective buyers of coloured should be aware that some stones might have been treated to enhance their colour or clarity. and are commonly heat- treated and are commonly oiled. In the case of heat treatment, this is permanent but can affect the durability of the stones. In the case of oiling, this may need to be redone after a period of years. The international jewellery trade has generally accepted these methods. It is not possible for Bearnes, Hampton & Littlewood to obtain gemmological reports on stones offered for sale and so prospective buyers should assume all gemstones may have been enhanced by some method. Enquiries: Lucy Marles Enquiries: Jethro Marles Tel. 01392 413100 =Tel. 01392 413100 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 110. A lady’s 18ct , keywound openface pocket , the foliate engraved gold circular dial with Roman numerals in a foliate engraved gold case. £500-£600. 111. A lady’s 18ct gold key-wound open- face pocket watch, the white enamel dial with Roman numerals in a gold case with vacant cartouche with attached swivel and key and a silver case. £400-£600. 112. A 20th century fob seal depicting St George slaying the dragon, suspended from a rope twist chain . £900-£1300. 113. No Lot

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114. Charles Goode. A late 18th century gold, repousse pair cased open face pocket watch, the verge movement with backplate inscribed Chas Goode, London, the circular white enamel dial, 37mm diameter with Roman numerals in a gold case with hallmarks for London 1796, the outer case decorated in relief with Venus and Cupid within a surround of scrolls, foliage and oval portrait medallions. £2500-£3000. 115. An early 19th century French gold cased automaton repeat pocket watch, the white enamel dial with Arabic numerals, central visible movement incorporating automaton figures striking faux bells, in a case with guilloche engine-turned decoration, circa 1830. £2000-£3000.

115 33 116. 118. to the Admiralty Isaac Hurley, London, a E Wise, Manchester a silver and he made his own type tortoiseshell pair-cased key wound open faced of adjustable detent. pocket watch, the fusee chronograph, the three- After his death on the 18th of movement having a verge quarter plate movement November 1849 his son Gerard with a pierced having a continued the business at 167 and engraved backcock, the with a split bimetallic Duke Street. * Casemaker Henry backplate engraved with floral compensating balance, Fontella is recorded as working decoration and the maker’s engraved backcock and signed at 335, Victoria Park, London. name ‘Isaac Hurley, London, ‘E Wise, Manchester, 24299, 1780’, the plates with Egyptian the white enamel dial with 120. pillars, the white enamel dial black Roman numerals, gold S. Charles, London, a silver with black Roman numerals, spade hands, an outer sweep key-wound open-faced repeat signature and gold chronograph hand and signed pocket watch, the chain ‘beetle & poker’ hands, the ‘Centre Seconds Chronograph, fusee movement having a inner case stamped with an 24299’, the case hallmarked verge escapement with a indistinct mark, the outer for silver, Chester 1888, with plain balance and a pierced case decorated with brown the case maker’s initial’s ‘A.G.’, and engraved backcock, the tortoiseshell, diameter: 48mm. diameter: 58mm. backplate signed ‘S. Charles, £500-£600 £250-£280 London, 11891’, the white * Isaac Hurley was apprenticed * Emmanuel Wise was born enamel dial with black Roman in 1737 and a freeman of the in Orseren, Poland in 1843 numerals and gold spade Company from moving to Manchester where it hands, the case hallmarked 1745 until 1790. is recorded he was working as a for silver, London, 1827 at 33, York Street, and stamped ‘J.W.’ for the 117. Cheetham between 1876 and casemaker, diameter: 50mm John Sherwood, Faversham, 1884 £180-£220. a silver pair-cased pocket * Casemaker Alfred Gurney is 121. watch, the white enamel recorded as working at 3 Mount John Bennett, London, a dial with black Roman Street, Coventry. silver key-wound open-faced numerals and gold spade pocket watch, the chain hands, the chain fusee 119. fusee movement having a movement having a verge Richard Hornby, Liverpool, lever escapement with a plain escapement with a pierced a silver key-wound open- gold balance, the backplate and engraved backcock, the faced pocket watch, the chain signed ‘John Bennett, 65 backplate engraved with the fusee movement having a & 64 Cheapside, London, maker’s name ‘Jno Sherwood, lever escapement with a plain 33794’, the white enamel dial Faversham’, the plates with steel balance and engraved with black Roman numerals, round pillars, the inner case backcock, the backplate signed subsidiary seconds dial, blued hallmarked for silver, London ‘Richd Hornby, Liverpool, steel spade hands and signed 1838, the outer case for 1836, 25451’, the white enamel dial ‘John Bennett, London’, the both with the casemaker’s with black Roman numerals, case hallmarked for silver, initials ‘J.W.’, diameter: 56mm. subsidiary seconds dial and London, 1878 and stamped £150-£180 blued steel spade hands, the ‘P.W.’ for the casemaker, the * John Sherwood is recorded case hallmarked for silver, inner cuvee stamped ‘Maker working in Faversham, Kent Chester, and stamped ‘H.F.’ to the Royal Observatory’ and from 1845 until at least 1855 for the casemaker, diameter: with Bennett’s usual engraved * Casemaker possibly Joseph 50mm. Royal crest, diameter: 50mm. Walton, Upper Charles Street, £100-£150. £100-£150 Clerkenwell, London. * Richard Hornby was a * John Bennett was a fine well known , watch and watch and clockmaker recorded chronometer maker born on the working from 1857 until 1869, 14th of June, 1789 to Gerard when he was knighted, then & Hannah Hornby, originally in continuing to work as Sir John Scotland Road before moving Bennett FRAS until at least to 49 Pool Lane by at least 1883. 1832. Richard Hornby was also

34 * Casemaker Phillip Woodman 123. balance and signed ‘American of Benjamin Woodman & Sons Waltham USA, a 9ct Waltham Traveller, 17694964’ is recorded as working at 33, gold keyless open-faced giving a date of manufacture of Smith Street, Northampton gentleman’s pocket watch, circa 1909, the white enamel Square, Clerkenwell, London. the movement having a lever dial with black Roman numerals, escapement with a split bi- blued steel spade hands and 122. metallic compensating balance a subsidiary seconds dial, the American Waltham Watch and signed ‘A.W.W. Co. case stamped ‘Dennison Watch Co, a gold-plated keyless Waltham, 22960115’ giving a case Co, Moon, Guaranteed 20 open-faced gentleman’s date of manufacture of circa Years, 409656’, diameter pocket watch, the movement 1920, the white enamel dial 50mm. having a lever escapement with black Roman numerals, £100-£150 with a split bi-metallic blued steel spade hands, a * For details of Waltham and compensating balance and subsidiary seconds dial and Dennison see lot no. 122 signed ‘A.W.W. Co. Waltham, signed ‘Waltham USA’, the 6127408’ giving a date of case hallmarked for 9ct gold, 126. manufacture of circa 1892, Birmingham 1921, with the Elgin, a gold-plated, the white enamel dial with case maker’s name & serial engraved hunter keyless black Arabic numerals, blued number ‘Dennison Watch Case pocket watch, the movement steel spade hands, a subsidiary Co. Ltd, 232662’, diameter: having a lever escapement seconds dial and signed 50mm. with a split-bimetallic balance, ‘Waltham Watch Co’, the case £250-£300 overcoil hairspring and stamped ‘Crescent Warranted * For details of Waltham and engraved backcock, signed 20 Years, 693551’, along Dennison see lot no. 122. ‘G.M. Wheeler, Elgin Ill, with a paper certificate of 5116859’ giving a date of guarantee, diameter: 50mm. 124. manufacture of circa 1893, the £100-£150 Waltham USA, a 9ct white enamel dial having black * The American Watch Company gold keyless open-faced Roman numerals, a subsidiary was started in 1859 by former gentleman’s pocket watch, seconds dial and blued partners in the defunct Boston the movement having a lever steel spade hands the gold- Watch Company which was escapement with a split bi- plated case having engraved founded circa 1850, including metallic compensating balance decoration to the front, sides Aaron Dennison, when merging and signed ‘A.W.W. Co. and back, the latter with a stag the Waltham Improvement Co Waltham, Royal, 16020177’ to the centre and stamped with the Tracey, Appleton Watch giving a date of manufacture within ‘Champion, 2632797’, Co, becoming the American of circa 1908, the white diameter: 54mm. in enamel dial with black Arabic £150-£180 1885 and the Waltham Watch numerals, blued steel spade * The Elgin Watch Company Company in 1905. Aaron hands, a subsidiary seconds was founded in Illinois as the Dennison was a founding dial and signed ‘Waltham USA’, National Watch Company in member of the original company the case hallmarked for 9ct 1865 by a number of former but left the firm in 1861 gold, Birmingham 1938, with directors of the American Watch and, after a number of other the case maker’s name & serial Company in Waltham. All the ventures in the watch making number ‘Dennison, A.L.D, workforce were snatched from business, moved to England 648966’, the inner cuvee with the Waltham business by being where he settled in Handsworth, a presentation inscription for offered higher wages and half Birmingham to set-up his case Christmas 1938, diameter: and acre of land each to build making business producing cases 50mm. homesteads on, the land having for many imported watches, £250-£300 been donated by the citizens of including those of Waltham. He * For details of Waltham and Elgin. The first watch coming died in 1895 but the business Dennison see lot no. 122. off the production line in 1867, continued to thrive well into the with the name of the company twentieth century. 125. changing six years later to the Waltham , a gold-plated Elgin National Watch Company. keyless hunter gentleman’s Many of the movements were pocket watch, the movement named after founder members having a lever escapement with including this model named after a split bi-metallic compensating George Wheeler. 35 130 131

127. 129. A 12ct gold keyless open Barraud & Lund, London, an faced chronograph, the 18ct gold key wound open- three-quarter plate movement faced pocket watch, the full having a lever escapement plate chain fusee movement with a split bimetallic having a lever escapement compensating balance, the with a plain balance, signed white enamel dial with black to the backplate ‘Barraud Roman numerals, spade hands, & Lund, Cornhill, London, an outer sweep chronograph 2/4864’, the gold dial having hand and numbered ‘48776’, black Roman numerals and the case marked for 12ct gold, blued steel spade hands with with a London import mark for engraved floral decoration, the 1889, with the case maker’s case hallmarked for 18ct gold, initial’s ‘G.S.’, with a decorative London 1890 and stamped band, diameter: 52mm. with the casemaker’s initial’s £250-£280 ‘J.W’, with engraved engine- * Casemaker George Stockwell turned decoration to the rear, 132 is recorded working at 16/18, diameter: 40mm. 130. Finsbury Street, London where it £350-£400 Amiel. A lady’s 18ct gold was known he was an agent for * In 1838 Frederick Joseph hunting cased fob watch, the foreign goods. Barraud, second son of this white enamel dial with Roman famous clockmaking firms numerals in engraved case. 128. founder Paul Philip Barraud, and £250-£300. Waltham Riverside, a John Richard Lund, horological 131. silver keyless open-faced inventor and apprentice to the Wright, London. A lady’s gentleman’s pocket watch, great chronometer maker John enamelled 18ct gold keyless the movement having a lever Pennington, joined forces and lever half-hunter pocket watch, escapement with a split bi- carried on its fine traditions the circular white enamel dial metallic compensating balance with Lund applying for a with Roman numerals in a and signed ‘A.W.W. Co. number of patents including monogrammed, foliate engraved Waltham, Riverside, 6509413’ for an invention that sought to 18ct gold case with pink and giving a date of manufacture eradicate the problem of middle blue enamelled chapter . of circa 1893, the white temperature compensation by £400-£600. enamel dial with black Roman incorporating a mechanism 132. numerals, blued steel spade to a bi-metallic balance. Rolex. A gentleman’s hands, a subsidiary seconds Frederick Joseph died in 1859 9ct gold ‘Rolex Marconi’ dial and signed ‘Waltham USA’, and John Richard Lund in wristwatch, the cushion- the case with a glass back, 1868 with member’s of both shaped dial with Arabic diameter: 50mm. families continuing the business numerals and subsidiary £100-£150 thereafter. seconds dial in a 9ct gold * For details of Waltham see lot case with import marks for no. 122 Glasgow 1930 and on 9ct gold expanding flexible . £500-£700. 36 133 134 135

133. Omega. A gentleman’s ‘Omega Speedmaster’ manual wristwatch, the black circular dial with three subsidiary dials, centre seconds and baton markers with ‘Tachymetre’ bezel with winder and two buttons in the band on steel bracelet. £500-£700. 134. . A lady’s mounted 18ct gold ‘’ wristwatch, the circular dial with date aperture and diamond markers in a gold case with diamond-set 136 137 bezel, numbered C-49718 and on flexible bracelet together 136. 137. with fitted case and guarantee Rolex. A gentleman’s 9ct Chopard. A lady’s 18ct white dated 23/05/96. gold ‘Shock Resisting’ gold, diamond and black £2000-£3000. wristwatch, the circular dial wristwatch, ‘Happy 135. with Arabic numerals and ’ model, retailed by Cartier. A lady’s stainless centre seconds in a gold case and engraved Kutchinsky on steel `Must De Cartier’ with brown leather strap. the case reverse, numbered wristwatch model number £800-£1000. ‘5089 - 5’, the circular silvered 1340 in case. dial within a black onyx £250-£300. cushion-shaped surround incorporating ten free moving circular diamonds with black onyx markers at the cardinal points and a satin-finish bracelet. £1500-£2000.

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138. the watches into the country Patek Philippe. A gentleman’s under the Wakmann name 18ct gold wristwatch, with cases signed Wakmann the circular satin-finish gold watch Co and the movements dial with slim baton markers in stamped ‘WOG’, an 18ct gold case with integral £600-£800. mesh-link bracelet. 140. No Lot. £3000-£3500. 139. 141. Breitling Wakmann, an Omega. A lady’s diamond 18ct gold gentleman’s mounted stainless steel chronograph wrist watch, ‘Omega Constellation’ the dial with Arabic numerals, wristwatch, the circular dial 143 outer chronograph hand surrounded by brilliant-cut with the outer aspect diamonds in a case numbered showing two telemeter 56430218. readings with a sweep £600-£800. hand, with two subsidiary 142. hands for chronograph Omega. A gentleman’s hours and normal seconds, gold plated and stainless the movement stamped steel ‘Omega Automatic for Wakmann and stamped Chronograph Officially ‘WOG’ being the mark used Certified Constellation’ by Breitling for watches wristwatch on expanding imported into America under flexible bracelet. the Wakmann brand name, the £150-£250. case stamped ‘708410,171’ 143. and within ‘Wakmann Watch Jean d’Eve. A gentleman’s Co. Swiss, 18K 0.750’, made gold plated wristwatch, circa 1949, diameter: 35mm. ‘Sectora’ model on tan 144 * After the Second World War leather strap with fitted case the United States government and guarantee card dated 144. placed restrictions over the 01.02.88. A gentleman’s 18ct gold importing of foreign watches £200-£250. key wound lever open-face in order to protect the home pocket watch, the movement production market. To get over with backplated numbered this Breitling purchased the 60406, the white enamel dial Wakmann watch Company with Roman numerals and with whom they had subsidiary seconds dial in a previously worked and brought guilloche engine-turned case with vacant cartouche. 38 £700-£800. 145 146

145. 146. A pair of cultured and diamond An early 20th century arts and crafts single- mounted trefoil cluster , stamped stone ring, the oval black 14mm x 10mm ‘750’. in setting between gold applied foliate £250-£350. shoulders. £280-£320.

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147. A mid 19th century Continental gold shaped rectangular snuff box, the hinged cover engraved with a view, apparently of Waterloo Bridge, within a frame chased and engraved with scrolls, foliage and scallop shells, the sides and base similarly decorated, 81mm x 45mm, 92.5gms, together with a hand written note stating ‘Gold snuff box engraved with a view of Waterloo Bridge. This box was presented to Sir Charles Napier by HRH The Duke of Sussex, 1840’. £2000-£3000.

39 150. A late 19th century , the circular layered agate depicting a classical female figure within a rose diamond-set frame. £200-£300. 151. An early 20th century silver and pink paste rivierre necklace of linked oval pink pastes in foil-backed cut-down collet settings. £100-£150. 152. 148 152 A late 19th century gold and diamond mounted 148. 149. heart-shaped locket with Charles Horner. An enamelled Murle Bennet. An arts and star and crescent moon motif, silver and coloured crafts silver and mother of suspended from a long gold glass bead on chain. pearl pendant struck with guard chain of plain, circular £150-£200. makers mark `MB Co, 950’ links. £250-£300. £400-£600. 153.No Lot

154. A diamond mounted bow brooch set with baguette-cut and circular-cut diamonds. £600-£800.

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40 155. An early 20th Century gold, seed-pearl and turquoise mounted heart-shaped pendant pave-set with seed and turquoise and on a 15ct gold necklace, a graduated pair of gem-set butterfly pin and a seed-pearl crescent brooch. £150-£250.

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156. An 18ct white gold and diamond mounted half-hoop ring with five principal circular old brilliant-cut diamonds, approximately 0.25cts, 0.5cts, 0.75cts, 0.5cts and 0.25cts respectively, in cut-down collet settings, between of smaller diamonds and foliate shoulders in 18th century style. £3500-£4000.

41 157. A mid 19th century gold, rose diamond and mounted brooch of stylised ribbon design with engraved foliate decoration, central pear-shaped garnet and suspending three drops with chain loops, 68mm wide overall and in fitted case. £2000-£3000.

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158. A and rose diamond mounted scissor brooch. £800-£1200. 159. A late 19th century gold, split pearl and rose diamond mounted pendant cross, 160 161 70mm long overall. £400-£500. 160. A mid 19th century gold and foiled pendant/ brooch cross, 39mm wide overall. £200-£300. 161. A late 19th century and porcelain panel oval portrait pendant. £100-£150. 162. An early 19th century mother of pearl and seed-pearl necklace with ten graduated pierced foliate clusters of seed- pearls bound by horse hair onto mother of pearl frames, a similar leaf-shaped brooch, a tremblant foliate fitting and a simulated seed-pearl brooch. £450-£550.

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165 163. An antique gold and garnet necklace composed of seventeen oval and two pear- shaped rose-cut together with one up- turned oval garnet each in a flat-backed setting. £800-£1000. 164. A late 19th century French gold mesh link purse suspending four circular drops, the clasp with French control marks. £600-£700. 164 165. A George III enamelled gold circular medallion with Royal cypher ‘VIVAT G III R’ below ‘REGI . AMATO.REDVCI’ and above MART.X , MDCCLXXXIX (1789),36mm diameter.10gms and leather case. £250-£350. 44 167

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166. A late 19th century gold, silver, ruby and diamond mounted horseshoe stick-pin. £100-£150. 167. An early 19th century cannetille gold, and diamond padlock brooch with key and heart drop motifs, inset with round old brilliant-cut diamonds, oval and demi-lune emeralds and later cabochon emerald centre- stone, the reverse with hair compartment. £800-£1000. 168. A late 19th century layered hardstone cameo brooch / pendant depicting a classical bust of a young man, carved in high relief, claw-set within a 168 plain gold frame, 56mm long overall £1300-£1600. 45 170

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169. 170. 171. A cultured pearl single- A late 19th century gold and A and diamond string necklace composed shell cameo portrait brooch, single stone ring, the of thirtyfive cultured pearls the oval cameo carved circular old cut diamond each approx 11mm to 12mm depicting a classical female approximately 7.5 x 5.0 mm, diameter with a single oval portrait, her hair adorned estimated to weigh 1.9cts and citrine mounted clasp. with grapes and foliage within set between diamond three £700-£900. a foliate scroll work frame, stone shoulders. overall diameter approximately £2500-£300. 65mm. £250-£300.

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172. A platinum and diamond mounted eternity ring with circular brilliant cut diamonds, ring size N. £700-900 173. A late19th century 18ct gold and diamond single stone ring with round old brilliant- cut stone approximately 0.45cts in claw setting £380-£420. 174. A platinum and diamond single-stone ring with round old brilliant-cut diamond approximately 5.8mm x 3.8mm estimated to weigh 0.75cts in platinum eight claw setting. £700-£900. 175 175. An emerald and diamond mounted domed circular cluster ring with central oval emerald claw-set within a surround of five round old brilliant-cut diamonds, each approximately 0.45cts surrounded by smaller diamonds. £1700-£1800. 176. A diamond mounted five- 176 177 stone ring with graduated round old brilliant-cut 177. diamonds estimated to weigh A diamond mounted square cluster ring with central round old a total of 1.1cts. brilliant-cut diamond approximately 0.25cts within a quatre-foil £600-£700. surround of old brilliant-cut diamonds with rose diamond points in platinum millegrain setting. £500-£700.

47 178. An 18ct white gold and diamond mounted circular target cluster ring with circular brilliant-cut diamonds estimated to weigh a total of 2.0cts. £700-£1000. 179. An 18ct gold and diamond mounted single-stone ring with cushion-shaped old brilliant-cut stone approximately 1.5cts in rex claw setting. £1800-£2000. 178

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180 – 181. No Lot 182. 184. A garnet and diamond A late 19th century gold, mounted oval cluster ring, emerald and diamond the central garnet within a mounted five-stone half surround of old-cut diamonds hoop ring, the central emerald and between single rose approximately 6.2mm long x diamond-set shoulders. 5.2mm wide between round, £250-£300. old, brilliant - cut diamonds, 183. each approximately 0.65cts A platinum and diamond between smaller emeralds in mounted five-stone ring with a scroll pierced setting with graduated round old brilliant- diamond points, the shank cut stones estimated to weigh inscribed with date 22-4-96. a total of 0.8cts in curtain claw £3000-£3500. setting. £400-£500. 49 185 186

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185. 187. 189. A gold and diamond A 19th century gold and A diamond mounted single- mounted circular cluster ring diamond five-stone ring with stone ring with circular with old European brilliant-cut graduated round old brilliant- brilliant--cut diamond stones estimated to weigh a cut diamonds estimated to approximately 6.8mm x total of 0.7cts. weigh a total of 0.6cts in claw 4.3mm estimated to weigh £300-£400. setting. 1.25cts in a rex claw setting. 186. £250-£300. £2200-£2500. A late 18th century-style 188. 190. ruby and diamond mounted An 18ct white gold and An 18ct gold and diamond pear-shaped cluster ring princess-cut diamond single-stone ring with with central pear-shaped ruby, single-stone ring with navette-cut diamond pave-set within a surround of central princess-cut stone approximately 7.7mm x rose-cut diamonds and smaller approximately 0.65cts, 5.1mm x 3.7mm estimated rubies in foil-backed settings. between tapering baguette- to weigh 0.75cts in a rex claw £350-£450. cut diamond single-stone setting between tapering shoulders, the shank stamped baguette-cut diamond single- ‘18k’ stone shoulders. £700-£800. £800-£1000. 50 191

191. A diamond mounted single-stone ring with circular brilliant-cut diamond approximately 8.2mm x 4.9mm estimated to weigh 193 2.0cts between baguette- cut diamond single-stone shoulders. £2500-£3000. 192. No Lot

193. A freeform ‘sugared’ opal and diamond necklace with ‘sugared’ opal approximately 40mm long suspended from a round old brilliant-cut diamond on a diamond-set trace-link necklace. £1500-£2000.

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194. A late 19th century French black enamelled gold and diamond mounted heart shaped pendant with central pear shaped diamond pave-set within a surround of smaller old brilliant cut diamonds and with diamond set suspension loop, estimated to weigh a total of 3.7cts, he reverse with hinged opening glazed compartment and in fitted case, together with a black enamelled chain necklace. £2500-£3500. 51 195

195. An 18ct white gold and diamond single stone ring, the round old European brilliant cut diamond approximately 7.1 x 4.5 mm, estimated to weigh 1.4cts and set between diamond three stone shoulders. £2000-£3000. 196. An early 20th century opal and diamond mounted oval cluster ring with central oval opal approximately 13.5mm x 11.5mm millegrain-set within a surround of old brilliant-cut 196 diamonds estimated to weigh a total of 1.5cts in platinum- faced setting. £500-700

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