A group of jewels, comprising: a malachite bead necklace; a gold and seed pearl stick pin, length 4.8cm, pearls untested, fitted case stamped Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company; a 9ct gold twisted wire bangle, inner circumference 18.4cm, British hallmarks, gross weight 8.4 grams; an agate and gold fob seal engraved with MAG beneath a crest of an arm holding a wheat sheaf, seal matrix 2.0 x 1.4cm, height 1.6cm; a pearl and smoky quartz necklace, to a gold clasp set with two brilliant-cut diamonds, length 50cm. stamped 750; a pair of 9ct gold studs of knotted design, 1.1cm diameter each, post fittings, British hallmarks; a silver and smoky quartz button; a silver and paste bracelet; and a silver and garnet ring

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