FINE JEWELLERY, WATCHES, SILVER & COINS 23rd July 2025 at 12pm

4 During the Georgian era spanning just over a hundred years from 1714 – 1830 life changed drastically for the average person, the revolutionisation of agriculture and industry meant that wealth was no longer solely due to social position and birth and privately earned wealth was more abundant, as well as this, the transpor t of goods was becoming easier and faster and as a result fashion items such as jewellery became more accessible to a wider range of people. Jewellery was no longer just for Royalty and the Aristocracy and was becoming widely available, shops sprung up and jewellery became available for purchase on market stalls and circulating ‘libraries’. This wider availability is reflected in some of the less expensive materials used; semi-precious stones were employed such as garnet, turquoise, agates, topaz, and pearls, cut steel was often used and one of the first imitation gold materials known as ‘pinchbeck’ was developed by its namesake Christopher Pinchbeck in 1720, foil backed stones were used to improve the appearance of lesser quality gemstones or as a backing on glass to imitate a more precious material. Much of this jewellery has survived but is rarer than Victorian or 20th Century jewellery, we are pleased to be offering a few surviving pieces from a single vendor collection in our for thcoming auction. GEORGIAN JEWELS LIVE AUCTION OF FINE JEWELLERY, WATCHES, SILVER & COINS • WEDNESDAY, 23rd JULY 2025 AT 12PM Lot 292 Lot 296