A handsome classical stick pin with a carved shell cameo of a laurel-wreathed female profile, crisp white relief against a warm honey-brown ground within an engraved oval gold tone mount. A well-preserved example of the sustained Victorian and Edwardian fascination with Greco-Roman imagery, worn to secure a cravat, tie, or lapel.
Product Specifications
Estimated Era: Antique, Victorian to Edwardian (c.1870s-1910s)
Material: Carved Shell with Gold Tone Mount and Silver Tone Pin
Colour: Cream and Gold Tone
Maker: Unsigned
Condition & Measurements
Good antique condition with age-related wear throughout. The cameo is intact with minor surface wear and small areas of natural toning to the shell ground, the gold tone mount shows general wear and light patination with engraved foliate detail present, and the silver tone pin shaft has light wear with a functional point.
Length: 85mm
Head Width: 20mm
Weight: 3.3g
Boxes are not included and are for display purposes only.
