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Pair of 15ct Gold Nautical Brooches With Lantern in Original Case

310K
Written by Olly Gerrish

A most unusual cased pair of 15ct gold brooches, each with an anchor. Suspended from them both is a lantern set with a garnet with the word “Port” engraved above it. The term “Port” was derived from the practice of sailors mooring ships on the left side at ports in order to prevent the steering oar from being crushed and a lantern was used which always displayed a red navigation light, hence the use of a foiled garnet in this piece. Who it was made by descends from George Delacour who was a clockmaker and watchmaker from 1823-1855, based in Chatham, Kent. The business continued after his death and became a well known jewellers in the area specialising in nautical pieces. Chatham was one of the most important British dockyards and shipbuilding yards for centuries. In its time, many thousands of men were employed at the dockyard, and many hundreds of vessels were launched there, including HMS Victory which was built there in the 1760s, so it is not surprising that this piece of jewellery was made there and dates from around 1890-1900.

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Item Number:
310K
Materials:
Measurements:
Brooches length 3.5 cm
Anchor 1.5 cm by 1 cm at widest point
Lantern height 1.3 cm by 7 mm
Case 9.5 cm by 9 cm
Provenance:
English
Discovered:
8 years ago

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