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SUITE OF IMPORTANT ANTIQUE YELLOW GOLD AND GEM-SET JEWELRY Comprising a necklace set with oval-cut amethysts, citrines, a cushion-cut aquamarine, and a rectangular-cut pink topaz, spaced by twin half-pearls in beaded yellow gold wirework mounts, alternating with pear-shaped amethyst, citrine, diamond and emerald pansy motifs, suspending a detachable yellow gold wirework brooch set with a square-cut emerald flanked on each side by round rubies, an oval-cut hessonite garnet, and half-pearls suspending three tiered pear-shaped amethyst and citrine drops enhanced by half-pearls --14½ in., one stone missing , a pair of beaded yellow gold ear pendants set with oval-cut aquamarines and half-pearls suspending a pear-shaped pink topaz, the foiled settings enhanced by square-cut emeralds, circular cabochon white opals and half-pearls, two detachable drops, one set with square-cut green beryl, the other with square-cut green glass, enhanced by half-pearls in yellow gold beaded wirework; and a pair of yellow gold wirework hair pins en suite, circa 1815 (6) Cf. Christie's London, Important Jewellery , (14 December 1988), lot 20.