DATE: Georgian, c.1834

A cool Georgian buckle brooch set with foil-backed rose cut garnets. It features an inscription to the reverse: "GC 1834". It's modelled in "garnet gold" which is basically gold with a fineness slightly lower than 9 karat, often used to set semiprecious stones such as garnet.

STONES 

Garnet

MEASUREMENTS 

2.1 x 1.4cm

WEIGHT 

1.8g

MARKS 

No marks present, tests as garnet gold

CONDITION 

Good, an old repair / split to the bottom