Antique Victorian 4.75" Long Bespoke 16k Brooch w Fresh Water Pearls - in Original Box, c.1850s King of Sweden Her third son

Her third son

and resides in its original 18k gold French locket-mount frame these 220 or more years later

Closed and in display

I remember finding this one decades ago

We've had many of these elegant and impossibly fragile and uniquely sought after sewing sets from the old Palais Royal boutiques which flanked the garden promenade and offered such fine goods to the elite of all over Europe

Antique Victorian 4.75" Long Bespoke 16k Brooch w Fresh Water Pearls - in Original Box, c.1850s King of Sweden Her third sonIt makes me wonder were they pearls gathered by some Victorian Grand Tour traveler, who brought them back to England and commissioned this very unique jewelry item, then closed the box and simply kept it stored? That would be my guess. At nearly 5" long, it's not one that fits into fashion trends then. In any case, a total weight on the brooch at 9. 52 grams, most of it gold, and today's gold prices (Jan 29, 2026), the estimated portion that is gold