Heavy 14k, 16k Antique Gold Bracelet or Necklace Clasp 14.67 Grams plus Ruby or Garnets, Georgian to Victorian Louis XVIII era Portrait 14k gold

14k  gold

The silversmith marks are for the world renowned Maison Puiforcat (EP for Emile Puiforcat) and they date to the late 1800s

nor within the USA to California

even to the steam-formed spine which is also shell

There are 'loops' on the outside of the ivory page that would hold a pencil

Heavy 14k, 16k Antique Gold Bracelet or Necklace Clasp 14.67 Grams plus Ruby or Garnets, Georgian to Victorian Louis XVIII era Portrait 14k goldHeavy 14k 16k multicolor gold bracelet clasp, or necklace clasp, would have been strung with 9 strands of seed or larger pearls, rubies or garnets. Large at 36 mm x 20 mm plus tongue insert, the clasp weighs 14. 67 grams as you see it. Dates c. 1780 1850. Georgian to Victorian era, the main body of heavy gauge bespoke clasp acid tests at 14k and the entire heavy cast into which gems are set acid tests at 16k. As of today, 1. 12. 2026, this gold is