French Plique-à-Jour Antique Enamel Necklace 5 stone ring could be polished but this

could be polished but this is not recommended

to follow) 9 carat gold butterflies are later replacements

its possible that one has been replaced

This is an actual work by William Essex and its signed on the back to prove it

4cm inc bail x 2

French Plique-à-Jour Antique Enamel Necklace 5 stone ring could be polished but thisDescription: A really enigmatic and beautiful plique a jour enamel pendant. Plique a jour translating loosely to "let in the day" its a tricky process, similar to cloisonne but requiring the molten glass to set with no back to hold it. This would have been made 100 times trickier given that tiny, individual foils have all been laid precisely and the correct way round inside each section remarkable really, we don't know how they've done it. Quite hard