A late 19th/early 20th century gold mounted gem set pendant, the giardinetto-style pendant with green enamelled basket supporting a ruby, emerald and pearl set floral bouquet, within a scalloped seed pearl surround suspending a single ruby and pearl drop, beneath a corresponding floral motif and fine belcher-link back chain, reverse stamped ‘18C’, pendant length 41mm, gross length 37.3cm. £500-£700------For more information, additional images and to bid on this lot please go to the auctioneers website, www.dnw.co.uk

There is general light surface wear to the mount and settings commensurate with wear, there is some abrasion to the emerald and ruby facet edges, and many of the pearls have surface blemishes, the ‘18C’ mark to the reverse of the pendant has been double struck, in overall very good wearable condition, gross weight 11.3gm.