Details
- Styles
- English
- Period
- Early 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
Shop Sustainably with Chairish
- Materials
- Crystal
- Gold-Plate
- Condition
- Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Gold
- Condition Notes
- With some losses to the foil in the pin and bends to the pin stem. Otherwise, there are some fine … moreWith some losses to the foil in the pin and bends to the pin stem. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age. less
- Description
-
A fine antique Stuart Crystal stick pin.
Set with a faceted rock crystal, traces of pink and red foil, and … more A fine antique Stuart Crystal stick pin.
Set with a faceted rock crystal, traces of pink and red foil, and a gold wire cypher.
The pin is likely adapted from an early 17th or 18th Century button. Stuart Crystals memorialized the slain King Charles I and were most often diminutive pieces that had to be worn secretly.
Mounted with a later gold filled pin.
Simply a wonderful early English historical stick pin!
Date:
Late 17th or Early 18th Century (pin mounting likely late 18th or 19th Century)
Overall Condition:
It is in overall fair, as-pictured, used estate condition.
Condition Details:
With some losses to the foil in the pin and bends to the pin stem. Otherwise, there are some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Fineness:
Gold filled
Marks:
Unmarked
Measurements:
Length: ca. 62 mm
Width: ca. 10 mm
Depth: ca. 8 mm
Weight: ca. 1.5 g less
Questions about the item?
Featured Promoted Listings
Related Collections
- Line Vautrin Brooches
- Silver Finish Brooches
- Brooches in Chicago
- Rustic Brooches
- 1930s Vintage Brooches
- Brooches in Houston
- Matte Gold Finish Brooches
- Belle Epoque Brooches
- Porcelain Brooches
- Ceramic Brooches
- Brutalist Brooches
- Tsavorites Brooches
- Peridot Brooches
- Egyptian Revival Brooches
- Polished Gold Finish Brooches
- Brooches in Charlotte
- Topaz Brooches
- Native American Brooches
- Cultured Pearl Brooches
- Rhinestone Brooches
- 18K White Gold Brooches
- 14K White Gold Brooches
- Tourmaline Brooches
- Etruscan Revival Brooches
- Coastal Brooches