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Sale!Style/Date: 1940's Materials: Sterling silver Description: Hefty circular sterling pin with overlay dragon motif.
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Sale!Style/Date: 1960's Materials: Brass and copper wire Description: Whimsical handcrafted fish pin made by Robert Hogan and Elizabeth Bolas, the original owners, who were both Rhode Island School of Design students together.
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Sale!Style/Date: Late 1940's Materials: Sterling silver Description: Die-stamped sailing ship pin considered his trademark. Franklin Porter's originals were hand made.
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Style/Date: Victorian Materials: 14K yellow gold, variscite Description: 14K yellow gold brooch with twisted wire floral design and large variscite cabochon. Variscite is found in southwestern USA, and is very similar chemically to turquoise (it has no copper!) The pin exhibits "bloomed gold." This was a process in which it was dipped in acid and the alloy would disintegrate and leave behind a matt finish hi carat gold, which was desired at that time. Also called "Romanization."
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Style/Date: Victorian Materials: 15K 3 color gold Description: Stunning English gold brooch with applied flowers, shamrocks (good luck) in the center and forget me nots (true love) interspersed between laurel around the outside. On the reverse, is a 4 leaf clover under glass. A custom brooch given to a gal for courtship. Thankfully in its original box!
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Style/Date: Late 1800's Materials: 14K yellow gold, opal, ruby, seed pearls Description: Gold brooch from the late 1800's with wishbone and fly, which is made up with opal, round faceted ruby and seed pearls. To understand what the significance of this piece is, click here.
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Style/Date: Edwardian Materials: 14K yellow gold, Diamond, opal doublets Description: Edwardian 14K yellow gold knife edge swirl design brooch/pendant, with center diamond and surrounding opal doublets. The diamond is an Old European Cut, 3/4ct approx., H-I color and I1 clarity. There is a hinged bail on the top that can be hidden on the reverse to become a brooch. The pin mechanism has been modernized.