An amethyst and seed pearl brooch/pendant, circa 1890
Of openwork design with scroll and foliate motifs, set with a trio of seed pearl, circular and oval-cut amethyst flowerheads, beneath an engraved pierced ribbon bow cresting, accented by an oval-cut amethyst, the whole suspending three pear-shaped amethyst drops, mounted in gold, later brooch fitting, length 8.0cm