Onyx Cross Decorated With Diamonds And Fine Pearls

Ancient cross made from flat onyx and presents geometric lines.
It is decorated in applique on silver with old cushion-cut diamonds, held in claws. 4 fine half pearls, also held in silver claws, adorn the interior corners of the cross. The bail is in yellow gold, it is large black enameled and decorated in the center with a line of chiselled falling motifs. The back is appliqued with a yellow gold cross delicately chiseled with acanthus leaf motifs.

Period: 19th century
Main material: yellow gold, 750 thousandths, 18 carats.
Total weight of diamonds: approximately 1.10 carats.
Proportions: Height: approximately 7 cm, width: approximately 3.7 cm, thickness: approximately 8.2 mm.
Net weight: approximately 14g.
Authentic old jewelry - French work from the second half of the 19th century. Tiny little missing onyx on one of the branches.
Our opinion: A sublime period piece of jewelry, voluminous and in exceptional condition. The history of this jewel: This cross was offered for the engagement of a young woman from a famous family of doctors in the Savoy region.

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