Antique French Perpignan Garnet Navette ring turquoise_diamond Circumference (at smallest): 7

Circumference (at smallest): 7

they hail from the first half of the 19th century

It is a very shiny and refined necklace which can be mixed and matched with other chains or which is impressive enough to stand alone

surrounded by a halo of ten half seed pearls

this beautiful floral ring features a navette shape filled with a climbing floral design

Antique French Perpignan Garnet Navette ring turquoise_diamond Circumference (at smallest): 7This lovely marquise ring is crafted from high carat gold and foil backed garnets. Known as "Perpignan garnets" or "Catalan garnets" these are regional jewels crafted near Perpignan, in the Pyrenes foothills close to the the Spanish border. A popular style from the late 18th to early 19th centuries, these jewels were often passed down from mother to daughter. The garnets are rose cuts, which are artfully foiled and set in gold to achieve a distinctive