Antique 1800 Georgian 18k Gold Intricate Elegant Blonde Mourning Pin Brooch

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Antique 1800 Georgian 18k Gold Intricate Elegant Blonde Mourning Pin Brooch 6.6 Grams total weight, 18k Gold is selling for market melt price today at 32.00 dollars a gram. This pin is worth way more than the melt market gold price! Any transaction over 200.00 will be invoiced for insurance Size and Measurements: The pin measures just under 1 and 1/2 inches by 1 and 1/4 inches. The pin protrudes a tad further out of the side of the pin, this was traditional during this time period. The hair design on one corner has came off of the mounting it was weaved inside the pin too, not very noticeable and still very wearable. The backside of the pin is made of 14k Rose Gold and the topside is made of 18k Yellow Gold. Details of Style & or Stones(s): This is an amazing ANTIQUE pin! This beautiful antique Mourning brooch is absolutely flawless as far as condition goes! It looks like somebody put it away for 150+ years! Hair jewelry has been around since the mid Georgian Period, it was first used as a lover momento or given to a loved one well before a loved one has passed on. During the Victorian Period Queen Victoria made this type of jewelry famous and coined the term Mourning jewelry when she used Mourning jewelry to mourn the death of her husband Albert. This beautiful pin features completely hand braided hair in a unique and intricate design, most likely done by the person that gave the hair. The person would then take the braid design to a gold smith to fashion a beautiful bezel or encasing for the hair. Stunning ornate and elegant gold work featuring beautiful Romanesque arch like designs! Words cannot do this pin justice, it truly is stunning! Antique 1800's gold is some of the most difficult gold jewelry to get your hands on, due to it being melted over the years and lost, truly a special pin. If one desired a jeweler could easily make a bale to make this a pendant. This amazing pin would of been custom made by a very rich and wealthy lady of the day, most likely to be worn to very special evenings. This pin would not of been cheap to make and would of taken the jeweler weeks of hand crafting this amazing pieces of jewelry! Georgian jewelry is some of the rarest jewelry to find and some of the most sought after jewelry! You see, most people during the 1800's could not afford to purchase precious metal jewelry such as this. That being the case it was almost always custom ordered by a rich and wealthy family and hand made. Because of the selective amounts made during this time, not much has survived the years of being broken, melted, and just simply lost with time. This is a true rarity! Markings : The pin is not stamped, however it has also been tested and guaranteed to be 18k Gold. Please read below as how we test all of our items in a non-harmful way with our XRF-Spectrometer gun. Summary : This is a beautiful and antique item! Georgian jewelry as stated above is very rare to find with this quality of gold work! Again stated this type of jewelry was reserved for the rich and wealthy and few examples have stood the test of time of being melted, broken, and just lost with time. Please don't hesitate to bid on this truly one of a kind and once in a life time brooch. You will never see another brooch like this with this quality of gold work again! This brooch will truly be the staple of anybody's collection and be an excellent conversation piece! Remember this is one of a kind! This is truly a one of a kind custom made brooch that is a heirloom museum quality brooch! XRF-Spectrometer Gun: All of our jewelry is guaranteed to be as stated above through an X-Ray Florescent-Spectrometer test that reads the alloys of the metal without damaging the piece like nasty acid and scratch tests. This tells us the purity of many precious metals and the alloy of an unknown metal or element. Rest assured that we are 100% positive that you are receiving the real deal! *Please be committed to your purchase, Ask questions regarding anything. ... read more

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