Strauss & co - 5 March 2018, Cape Town

23 23 24 25 26 20 Victorian cabochon-cut garnet gold locket oval, set to the centre with a collet-set cabochon-cut garnet surrounded by ten cabochon-cut garnets, applied with fine wirework and rope-twist borders, the reverse with a vacant locket compartment, bale, height approximately 35mm ; to a fine gold chain (2) R –  21 Victorian garnet and gold necklace claw-set with twenty-one graduated oval and pear-shaped garnets weighing approximately 48-50 carats, to a herringbone gold chain, later bolt clasp set with four claw-set garnets, length approximately 435mm R –  22 Victorian ruby and diamond crescent- shaped brooch claw-set with graduated oval and round-cut rubies weighing approximately 1.25 carats and twenty-four old-cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.50 carat, width approximately 55mm R –  23 Late Victorian half-pearl and diamond crescent-shaped brooch claw-set with alternating graduated half-pearls and seven old miner cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.75 carat, width approximately 35mm Pearls untested and as such unwarranted R –  24 Georgian diamond and enamel ring set with a blue enamel navette-shaped plaque surrounded by claw-set rose-cut diamonds and enhanced by a spray of diamonds, to pierced foliate shoulders, the reverse of the plaque engraved with flowers, cased, one stone deficient, size Q R –  25 Italian micro mosaic brooch, 19th century rectangular black marble, the micro mosaic depicting St Peter’s Basilica, Rome, to a gilt-metal frame with rope-twist and wave border, width approximately 620mm R –  26 Italian micro mosaic and gold brooch, 19th century circular black marble with malachite border, the micro mosaic depicting a Roman temple, to a wirework and granulated mount, the reverse with a locket compartment, maker’s initials JM, possibly John Monteith, width approximately 40mm R – 