Georgian Coral Bead Necklace lost heirlooms Pollio's Ancient Rings: An Illustrated

Pollio's Ancient Rings: An Illustrated Collector's Guide (2018)

Italian assay stamp for 9ct gold (375)

Excellent 1920s signet ring with an intaglio carved heraldic crest and Latin motto

Weight: 145 grams

Georgian Coral Bead Necklace lost heirlooms Pollio's Ancient Rings: An IllustratedStriking Georgian coral necklace dating from the early 1800s. Bright, warm and joyful, the coral beads are strung to form three large spheres hung on a three dimensional beaded 'chain'. Their colour is a vivid reddish orange and they almost certainly originate from the bay of Naples. Coral was everywhere during the Georgian Regency period, just take a look at portraits from the era (indeed, even through to the Pre Raphaelites later in the century).