$695.00
- Origin: America, ca 1900
- Condition: excellent, sharp detail
- Dimensions: faces, 3/4" x 9/16”
- Weight: 4.4 grams
- Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .06 carat
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NOTE: The pin could be worn as a pendant with the addition of a bail to the back.
- Origin: France, ca. 1905.
- Condition: excellent; all original.
- Dimensions: 1” diameter.
- Weight: 5.4 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage. Size: 1-1/4” x 1-1/2”. Weight: 7.6 grams.
$595.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1900.
- Condition: converted from a brooch; excellent enamel.
- Dimensions: pendant, 7/8" x 7/8"; overall necklace length, 16".
- Weight: 3.0 grams.
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Origin: England, 1908. Condition: excellent, all original including pearl-set bail. Dimensions: 15/16" x 2". Weight: 4.8 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: aquamarine, 5.02 cts; pink tourmaline, .93.
$1,450.00
Origin: Continental Europe, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, no enamel damage, all original. Dimensions: 1-3/16” x 1-1/8”. Weight: 7.6 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .20 ct.
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Origin: Continental Europe, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent. Dimensions: 9/16” diameter. Weight: 8.2 gr. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: diamond, .08 ct; ruby, .62 ct.
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Origin: Continental Europe, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Finger Size: 6-3/4. Weight: 5.7 grams. Approximate Total Gemstone Weight: citrine, 2.18 cts.
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The back is ornately engraved “EBP From the Armour Boys/Sioux City, IA/June 1907.” Our research suggests that the “Armour Boys” were the owners of the meatpacking company Armour, and that “EBP” was Elizabeth Ann Brasker Plankinton, daughter of their partner in the company. One of Armour’s largest factories opened in Sioux City in 1907.
NOTE: The pendant is shown with a 16" 14K gold chain that is available for an additional $125.
- Origin: America, 1907.
- Condition: excellent condition.
- Dimensions: 1 3/32” wide x 1 1/8” tall (excluding bail and jump ring).
- Weight: 11.5 grams.
- Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .15 carat.
$1,195.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1905
- Dimensions: 1" diameter
- Condition: excellent; sharp detail; a couple of pinpoint dings to the back cover hidden among the monogram
- Weight: 5.0 grams
- Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .05 carat.
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Origin: China, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent; no cracks or chips; the cord, pearls and bead are original. Dimensions: Pi diameter, 1"; overall length, 2-3/16" from top of bail.
NOTE: Other pieces created from the original antique necklace include Items #1350547, #1344595, and #1350553.
At the turn of the century, cockfighting was considered a gentleman's sport and images from fights appeared on a variety of gentlemen's accessories and barware. The images tell the story of the whole match. One crystal shows the roosters meeting for the first time; the second shows one rooster attacking; the third shows the counter-attack; and the final crystal shows the winning rooster crowing over his vanquished enemy.
Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent; one face has very faint moisture marks on the mother-of-pearl, but no paint loss. Size: faces, 11/16" x 9/16". Weight: 13.3 grams.
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- America, ca. 1900.
- Excellent condition; no water damage or scratches.
- Dimensions: 7 1/2” long; 15/16” maximum width.
- Weight: 26.9 grams.
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The back of the piece has a pinstem that can be unscrewed and removed for wear as a pendant with the folding bail. The shape of the bail suggests that there was probably an optional comb fitting so that the piece could be worn as a hair ornament. The very finest quality and most expensive jewels of the era sometimes had various fittings so the owner could get as much use from a piece as possible.
The caduceus is the herald's wand carried by the Greek messenger god Hermes (and his Roman counterpart Mercury). It is sometimes topped with spread wings echoing the god's winged sandals. In contemporary usage it is the symbol of the medical profession. This linkage likely stems from the myth of the god Apollo sending Hermes to deliver his half-mortal son Aesculapius from the body of his dead mortal mother as her body was consumed by the fire of her funeral pyre. Aesculapius went on to become a healer and founded the cult of which Hippocrates, the founder of western medicine, was a follower.
Origin: France, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, all original. Size: 2-3/8" x 2-3/8". Weight: 12.7 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: 2.90 cts.
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- Origin: America, ca. 1900.
- Condition: converted; a miniscule fleabite to the enamel at the edge of one petal.
- Dimensions: crown, 3/4" x 11/16".
- Finger Size: 7.
- Weight: 5.8 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1900. Dimensions: 3/4 x 3/8". Weight: 10.4 grams.
$1,495.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1900
- Condition: excellent, no enamel damage
- Dimensions: 1-3/16” x 1-3/16”
- Weight: 11.6 grams
- Approximate Diamond Weight: .16 carat.
$695.00
Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, all original, a very small enamel flake at the upper tip of the top leaf just beneath the pearl flower. Dimensions: 1-1/13" x 7/8". Weight: 4.3 grams. Approximate Total Diamond Weight: .06 ct.