$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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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.
$250.00
Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, very minor flakes to enamel when viewed under 10x magnification. Dimensions: 1-7/8" long. Weight: 3.1 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Size: 1/2" x 3/4". Weight: 4.1 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent. Size: 17/32" and 16/32". Weight: 6.4 gr.
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Finger Size: 6-1/2 (can easily be sized). Dimensions: crown, 7/16" x 7/16" (11x11mm). Weight: 2.1 gr. Approximate Gesmtone Weight: sapphire, .28 ct; diamond, .04 ct.
- Origin: America, ca. 1900
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 13/16” x 7/8” (excluding bail)
- Weight: 6.3 grams
$525.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1900.
- Condition: excellent, all original, no enamel damage, sharp detail.
- Dimensions: overall length, 2-9/16”; eagle, 1-3/16” x 7/8.
- Weight: 7.9 grams.
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Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent, sharp detail. Dimensions: head, 1/2" x 1/2"; overall length, 2-1/2". Weight: 1.9 gr.
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Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent; no enamel damage; replaced pinstem. Dimensions: 1-3/4 x 11/16". Weight: 5.7 gr.
$795.00
- Origin: America, ca 1900
- Condition: excellent; no enamel damage; all original
- Dimensions: 15/16" diameter
- Weight: 3.5 grams
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Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: very good, no dings to gold; one opal has a small chip that is only visible under very close inspection in raking light. Dimeions: faces, 3/4 x 7/16 in. Weight: 6.7 grams.
$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
$1,450.00
Origin: America, ca. 1900. Condition: excellent; a few pinpoints on the back cover; no monogram. Dimensions: 1-1/4" diameter. Weight: 7.5 gr.
$400.00
- Origin: America, ca. 1910
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 1-9/16” x 3/8” x 1-1/4” Weight: 11.2 grams
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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. 1910. Condition: good; a few expert touch-ups along the edges. Dimensions: 1" x 1". Weight: 7.5 gr.
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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.