ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 9CT GOLD NATURAL ALMANDINE GARNET ENAMEL BROOCH. POISON?

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ANTIQUE VICTORIAN 9CT GOLD NATURAL ALMANDINE GARNET ENAMEL BROOCH. POISON?:
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A FABULOUS RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN BROOCH / PIN WHICH IS MADE FROM UNMARKED YELLOW GOLD WHICH TESTS TO A MINIMUM OF 9 CARAT.
THE BROOCH HAS WHITE ENAMEL AROUND THE CENTRE NATURAL ALMANDINE GARNET CABOCHON.
THE CENTRE PART OF THE BROOCH LIFTS AWAY TO REVEAL A SECRET COMPARTMENT WHICH I AM TOLD POSSIBLY WAS USED FOR HIDING A POISONOUS PILL.
THE BROOCH MEASURES 2.4CM / 1.4CM.
THE GARNET MEASURES 9MM / 6MM.
OVERALL IT IS IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION. THERE IS SOME MINOR WEAR TO THE WHITE ENAMEL AND THE TINIEST LITTLE HOLE IN THE BORDER WHICH IS TO BE EXPECTED FROM SUCH AN OLD BROOCH.
THERE IS A LOOP FOR A SAFETY CHAIN.
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