Georgian Garnet & Turquoise Flower Rivière Necklace French Iron and steel jewellery was

Iron and steel jewellery was popularised in the early 19th Century

and set with a Harlequin rainbow of gemstones around a central shell cameo

acrostic brooch dating from the early 19th Century

Birmingham 1898

Georgian Garnet & Turquoise Flower Rivière Necklace French Iron and steel jewellery wasDATE: Georgian, c. 1800 This stunning piece of Georgian finery was once property of Princess Amelia, King George III's favourite daughter who sadly suffered a premature death. Unlike the majority of her estate, which was left to her illicit lover General Charles FitzRoy, this necklace along with a handful of other jewels was left to her sister Mary, as per the princess's Will. It is mentioned in The Romance of Princess Amelia, by WS Childe Pemberton: