Georgian Coral Bead Necklace lost heirlooms Stone: Diamond (1

Stone: Diamond (1

The colours of the pencils denoted by coloured paste gemstones

Italian assay stamp for 9ct gold (375)

Pollio's Ancient Rings: An Illustrated Collector's Guide (2018)

Ear wires are latter additions

Georgian Coral Bead Necklace lost heirlooms Stone: Diamond (1Striking Georgian coral necklace dating from the early 1800s. Bright, warm and joyful, the coral beads are strung to form three large spheres hung on a three dimensional beaded 'chain'. Their colour is a vivid reddish orange and they almost certainly originate from the bay of Naples. Coral was everywhere during the Georgian Regency period, just take a look at portraits from the era (indeed, even through to the Pre Raphaelites later in the century).