Antique Victorian Bullseye Agate Bead Necklace Marcasite

Antique Victorian Bullseye Agate Bead Necklace MarcasiteA magnificent antique Victorian necklace consisting of seventeen large bullseye agate beads displaying beautiful, natural bands of black, brown and white. Theyre polished and smooth and graduate in size toward the bottom with a fine sterling silver chain underneath and faceted crystal beads in between. Agate is a stone of the earth, worn throughout the ages for protection, healing and grounding. Bullseye agates are distinct for their dark colouration

The gallery is dotted with alternating blue sapphires and old mine cut diamonds

CAMEO MEASURES: 16mm across x 19mm down

silvery-white mesh collar that drapes elegantly at the neckline

Topaz is the birthstone of November and symbolic of clarity

MEASURES: Length 30 inches x Width 10mm

METAL: Base Metal

Etruscan revival pieces were crafted in the mid 1800s when ancient Etruscan jewellery was unearthed in tombs outside of Rome beginning a fascination with the style and giving birth to these beautiful pieces which were crafted in the same decorative fashion

with a row of additional old cut diamonds flowing down each curve

ITEM NUMBER: 7914

usually depicting Gods and characters from Roman or Greek mythology

Faded London hallmarks and Maker’s initials

rendered with crisp