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Unusual Tiffany pin

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Posted 22 months, 24 days ago

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wolcott1
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This is a very old Tiffany pin. Probably mid 1800's? The large stone is chrysoberyl and smaller three are diamonds of slightly different sizes. It has a sharp hook attached.
It looks as if there should be a diamond on the other end; the design and choice of stones is odd. If anyone has seen anything like it or has any ideas about the age, type of pin it might be, etc. would love to hear from you.

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  1. ggmsmolly ggmsmolly, 22 months, 3 days ago
    Gorgeous bar pin. I have a Chrysoberyl Art Deco ring and just love that stone.
  2. wolcott1 wolcott1, 22 months, 1 day ago
    Thanks so much for your comment, I would love to see the ring! You almost never see Chrosoberyl jewelry nowadays.
  3. rachael thom, 12 months, 27 days ago
    i came across a rose pin with a note, the note says: ROSE PIN The vibrant color's in Tiffany's stained glass windows inspired this rose. Tiffany believed "glass is the most beautiful of jewels." This pin reproduces his jewel-like effects with plique a jour enameling. His masterpieces are in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY. Enameled bronze. The Museum Company 100-71824. I was wondering if this is a real Tiffany piece and, how much it could be worth?
  4. AR8Jason AR8Jason, 11 months, 23 days ago
    Tiffany Jewelry and Tiffany Stain Glass are tied together through father and son, but were different companies and people.

    The father, Charles Lewis Tiffany was behind "Tiffany and Co." (1853) and Lewis Comfort Tiffany the son was behind "Tiffany Glass Company" (starting Dec. 1, 1885) "Tiffany Studios" (from 1902).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiffany_%26_Co.

    vs ...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Comfort_Tiffany


    Is this a marked piece? If so what is the mark? "LCT" would be the son and the son did do some jewelry but it would have been later 1800s to early 1900s.
  5. wolcott1 wolcott1, 11 months, 5 days ago
    Okay AR8 andRachael, sorry it took me so long to get back to you. The piece is marked Tiffany&co.
    The design of the brooch was a mystery to me but more recently I've spotted other Haley's comet designs. The comet reappeared in the earlier part of the 1800's and was a popular jewelry design of that period. Thanks for your input!
  6. AR8Jason AR8Jason, 11 months, 4 days ago
    Haley's Comet appeared on 16 November 1835.

    Tiffany and Co. was not founded until 1853 so it has to date to the mid or later 1800s not early.
  7. wolcott1 wolcott1, 11 months, 3 days ago
    I stand corrected AR, it was also visible in 1910 as well. Thanks!
  8. AR8Jason AR8Jason, 11 months, 3 days ago
    Every 75 to 76 years. The last opportunity was well played up but was a bust.
  9. Hedgewalker, 8 months, 24 days ago
    Diamonds don't impress me.Anything you need to magnify or test to tell the difference between it and clear glass isn't very impressive to me.And I have minerals that are rarer by far that I'd be lucky to get a hundred bucks for.That chrysoberyl on the other hand is a beauty of a stone !!!Very pretty piece !!
  10. wolcott1 wolcott1, 8 months, 23 days ago
    Hedgewalker, thanks so much! I know what you mean, there is something nice about appreciating something at face value and not having to define it's beauty based on further inspection. Those fluorescent mineral stones you have are spectacular!
  11. wolcott1 wolcott1, 8 months, 23 days ago
    Thanks everyone for your interest and loves!
  12. scandinavian_pieces scandinavian_pieces, 7 months, 12 days ago
    Very beautiful Wolcott, do you wear it?
  13. wolcott1 wolcott1, 7 months, 12 days ago
    Scandi_ P, I haven't worn it! It was my grandmother's who had a very interesting collection. I wouldn't know what to wear it with. Any ideas Scandi?
  14. wolcott1 wolcott1, 7 months, 12 days ago
    Thanks Scandi_P and ThriftStoreA!!
  15. scandinavian_pieces scandinavian_pieces, 7 months, 12 days ago
    Oh yes for me I would wear it on a white or whiteish simple ish blouse/shirt or my fav over a chunky ish cardi : ) - I wear my dragonfly pin on black it looks gorg and sometimes and eve dress!!

    See if you can find a way to wear it that suits you and you feel comfortable, I would just have to get it out into the light : )
  16. wolcott1 wolcott1, 7 months, 12 days ago
    Thanks Scandi, love the idea of actually wearing it now! The cardigan sounds right on for me...

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