Featured Amazing 15k Turquoise chain bracelet!! Victorian?

I bought this earlier and thought it was just a magnificent piece!! It is 15k gold and weighs 20 grams. I fully intend on wearing and enjoying it. The turquoise pieces are a wonderful addition and it is in very good condition. It was bought as a Victorian bracelet ca. 1890s but looking online I think it might be more 1900-1915 or so. Thoughts? And always thank you and Merry Christmas!

 

Is the colour in the photo true to life?. It’s a beautiful deep gold if it is. Very nice, classy and you could dress up or down wearing it.
Purchase definitely approved!

 

Looks like pink gold in the photo.

 

Yes it is a rose gold and very nice in real life!

 

I like the way the clasp carries through the linkage.

 

Gorgeous!

 

What a gorgeous mix of colors - the turquoise accents the rose color of the links. Congratulations.

 

It's wonderful!!
Can we see a photo on the wrist, please?

 

It is beautiful.

Going off the fourth image.. The mark on the rear of the clasp looks like a Georgian Duty Mark.



The fact that it does no hold a hallmark indicates that it is likely pre-1950 as that is when the law changed to require one

 

Not familiar with this type of jewelry, but it is beautiful.

Have to say, whenever I see a "safety chain" I take a 2nd look at a piece. Usually find safety chains with better pieces.

Thanks for sharing!

 

Thanks everyone! I will take a wrist shot, however, unfortunately it is a bit big... but I still couldn't pass it up.

 

You'd not ever have a duty head on its own. The whole point of including a duty mark on an assay stamp was to indicate both compliances - the assay offices strick the duty mark. And the compulsory hallmark law applied well before 1950. (Although it was often ignored.)

 

If your jewelry is as beautiful as in your photo, I am very happy to buy it. This kind of thing is very valuable, I would keep it as a relic if I were you.

 

I see the head look, but think it may just say 15.

 

That is beautiful!

 

That's a much better view

 

As said, wouldn't have a duty mark without assay, and even if Georgian in style, 15 carat wasn't accepted until 1854, and 15 carat, along with 12C, was replaced with 14C in 1932 - not sure where the '1950' comment came from, perhaps thinking of the exemption for legally selling un-hallmarked precious metal if it dates before 1950? Similar large link bracelets are found in late 19th century catalogs as well as early 20th century, sometimes with heart-padlock closures, but also with box clasps, and usually with safety chains - the turquoise sets are a bit unusual, but somewhere in the back of my head, believe I've seen similar in one of my books or catalogs, will check later...

~Cheryl

 

Had a little time to check a few references for some similar bracelets...


This one, set with diamonds and rubies, is from an 1889 American catalog:




Rolled gold with heart padlocks, from the same 1889 catalog:




One here, from a 1901 British catalog, found in Flower's 'Victorian Jewellery' (1951/2002 ed.), has pearls and turquoise:




These, one set with turquoise and pearls, the other with diamonds, are from a 1904 Canadian catalog:




And a couple here, from a circa 1905 French catalog:




~Cheryl

 

Yes, that is what I was thinking of (misunderstanding or not I am not sure) and reference to it can be found here theassayoffice.com/legislation/