Antique Victorian French Jet Opera Bead Necklace Edwardian (1901-1914)

Antique Victorian French Jet Opera Bead Necklace Edwardian (1901-1914)A glamorous antique Victorian opera necklace made up of black French jet beads which are lovely and smooth with scaly facets that flicker when they catch the light. French Jet is a beautiful black glass that was used in the Victorian era to simulate real Jet which had become increasingly hard to find after it was popularised by Queen Victoria who wore the pieces as part of her mourning attire. The beads are knotted together securely and held by a new

brown and red stripes

loop) x Width 17mm x Depth 9mm – Chain Length 22 inches x Width 2mm

WEIGHT: 33

Each link and ball is crafted in silver and has been gilded in 18ct yellow gold

healing and grounding

representing tears and twelve flat cut garnets

complete with London hallmarks which date it to 1985

The key is set with a small round bloodstone seal on one side and a carnelian on the reverse with an additional carnelian on the bottom of one jug and a clear rock crystal on the other with a violet foil back

complete with a strong pin at the back to fasten it securely to your lapel

Guard chains were at the height of popularity in the 18th & 19th Century

A fabulous antique Victorian pendant depicting a bow with long twirling ribbons that wrap around a leafy branch in the centre

70ct in the centre