Emerald & Pearl Cluster Stick Pin

Curator’s Note: “A small flower in pearls and emeralds. Six pearls gather around a single green stone, and six tiny emeralds sit in the gaps between them like leaves. It is a quiet piece for a lapel, a scarf or a hat, and the pearls have the soft glow of old natural pearls.”

Story of the Period: In the Victorian years, gentlemen and ladies alike wore stick pins in cravats, scarves and hats. Pearl and emerald clusters, shaped like flowers, were a favourite, and small jewels like this one were given as keepsakes.

Details:

N: 015/26

Era: Victorian, c. 1850 to 1880

Material: Gold (tested, unmarked)Gemstones: 7 emeralds (1 cushion-cut at the centre, approx. 2 x 1.5mm, and 6 round, approx. 1mm) and 6 pearls (approx. 2.5mm, believed natural, not laboratory tested)

Length: 5.3cm, head 0.9cmWeight: 1.30g

Condition: ExcellentProvenance: Sourced in the United Kingdom

Gemstones are described from our own examination. Not laboratory tested; stones may be treated.

Ships to Hungary and the EU.

Viewings by appointment in Budapest, Paris, London or online.