CELTIC REVIVAL "Shields" Necklace, 2 Amethysts and over 100 tiny River Pearls

CELTIC REVIVAL "Shields" Necklace, two Amethysts & over 100 tiny River Pearls, Sterling Silver

Arts & Crafts / Pre-Raphaelite movement, circa 1900-25,
possibly Scottish or British Isles

Pearls : over 100 drilled tiny river pearls (approximately 110) in concentric patterns, attached by wire, laced through the "shield" pendants

Amethysts : 2, each collet-set : (A) round faceted, 8 x 6 x 6.3mm, est 2.5 carat; (B) oval faceted 9.3 x 6.5 x 4.8mm, est 1.75 carat; the two, 4.25 carats together

Silver work : "Gordion knot" chain links, handmade graceful hook closure; the gem-set "shields" ornamented with concentric applied twisted silver wire & granulation clusters

Length around the neck : 17"
Gross wt : .49 troy ounce
Condition : all-original & fine

# klr 24004.............................................................................. $ 750.