Rare 17th C Stuart Crystal Stick Pin
Catalogue:
Estate Jewelry:
Silver:
Pre Victorian:
Pre 1700 item# 923607 (stock# JSM01)
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Granite Pail Collectibles
301-608-3344
$225
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Rare seventeenth century Stuart crystal, in the form of a stickpin. Stuart crystal jewelry came into fashion after the 1649 execution of King Charles (Stuart) I; his followers began to wear objects made of faceted, pink-foiled crystal containing his initials in gold, laid on a bed of hair or fabric. People continued to wear such jewelry, but adapted for personal use, into the 18th century. This pin shows its 300 plus years age: there are traces of foil left; some of the gold wire is loose; th ...click for details
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