Price guide to Georgian garnet brooches. Garnet was a popular gemstone during the Georgian era. Georgian gemstones, including garnet, were often foil backed to enhance the color of the gemstone.
A Georgian garnet brooch/pendant
Of Maltese cross design, set throughout with vari-cut garnets, all to foiled closed-back settings, width 38mm.
Sold for £ 312 inc. premium at Bonhams in 2015
An 18th century garnet and paste pendant brooch
The scrolling foliate openwork panel set throughout with vari-shaped garnets and rose-cut pastes, suspending a central pear shaped garnet single stone in foliate border between rose-cut paste single stone drops, in silver mount with gilded reverse and foiled settings, later brooch fitting.
Sold for GBP 540 at Christies in 2006
Georgian Silver, Gold, Garnet and Diamond Brooch
One round garnet ap. 7.5 mm., 2 rose-cut diamonds ap. 7.2 mm., bar pin fitting added later, ap. 8.2 dwt. Accented by small rose-cut diamonds.
Sold for $2,250 (includes buyer’s premium) at Doyle New York in 2012
A Georgian, Garnet, Enamel and Seed Pearl Brooch,
containing one rectangular cabochon cut garnet measuring approximately 16.69 x 8.82 mm centered on a white enamel plaque surrounded by a row of seed pearls against a blue enamel background within a curvilinear edged frame.
The reverse engraved “Thomas Seddon Born Feb 5th 1771 Married Feb 20th 1821 -A.H.-“.
10.10 dwts. The brooch measures approximately 45.00 x 36.00 mm.
Sold for $500 at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers in 2018
A late Georgian gold foil back garnet cross brooch. The circular foil back garnet cluster, with pear and circular-shape foil back garnet quatrefoil surround. One garnet deficient. Length 3.9cms. Weight 6gms.
CONDITION
Overall condition fair to good. Some surface scratches, slgiht discolouration and minor dents in keeping with general age and wear.
One garnet appears replacement.
One garnet is deficient.
Garnets are foil back and appear a vibrant, deep medium purplish red hue.
Small surmount loop to one end, believed later addition, soft solder visible.
Sold for £400 at Fellows in 2018
Garnet and diamond brooch, Mid 18th Century
Designed as a bird in flight, the body set with foiled back variously shaped garnets, the eye set with a rose diamond, later brooch fitting.
Sold for 2,750 GBP at Sothebys in 2012
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