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Victorian garnet and pearl necklace  

Victorian garnet and pearl necklace. Necklace is rose gold and has large rose cut bohemian garnets and pearls in it.

Reference #: 9229

Status: sold

Dimensions: necklace is 15.5 inches long; click here for more size information

Condition: excellent, nice safety chain on clasp

Year: 1870-90

Price: 

Description: Distinctive, one of a kind, garnet and pearl necklace of exceptional quality.  Rose cut garnets and pearls are set in a low karat gold.  Garnets are unusually large; gorgeous color. 

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Garnet is the birth stone for January. It received its name from the Latin word for pomegranate, "granatum", because it reminded early scientists of pomegranate seeds. The Persians considered garnet a royal stone. Primitive cultures believed that garnets could be used to stop bleeding and cure inflammation. Asian and North American tribes used garnets as bullets, believing the stone would inflict fatal wounds. During the Victorian era, Western cultures believed that garnets would enrich the blood and provide the wearer with a long, healthy life.