This antique gold bar brooch/pin has the most stunning opal cabochon set in the centre, with wonderful colour flashes of blues, greens and oranges. These are such fun pieces to add to your jewellery box as you can wear them as intended as a brooch on a chunky knit or jacket lapel, or you can add them onto chains as fun necklace extenders or pendants.
The brooch is made of 9ct gold with British hallmarks for the maker 'JC&S', 9ct gold, Birmingham and the date letter 'X' for 1922.
The brooch has a simple safety pin style mechanism which hooks and unhooks to open and close.
The brooch weighs approx 2.9g in total and measures approx 44.7mm wide. The opal measures approx 8.7mm in diameter
Condition - The brooch is in good antique condition but does show some light signs of age and wear to the gold and opal. The opal is in overall good condition with some surface scratches that can be seen on close inspection The hinge still works well, the pin is slightly misshapen but this does not alter it closing. Please see photos.
*Please note the antique boxes and antique gold chain pictured are not included in the sale but the brooch will be shipped in a new presentation box and pouch.*
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Antique 1922 opal and 9ct gold bar brooch/pin/chain extender
All items are carefully wrapped and packaged in a gift pouch. In the UK, we always post items via Royal Mail's Special Delivery service which is fully tracked and insured. Items sent outside of the UK are sent via Royal Mail's International signed for service, which offers insurance for up to £250 and tracking.