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Elephant & Tortoise Sûreté Pin

13/A
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A great 18ct white gold sûreté pin with a diamond set elephant on one end and a diamond set tortoise on the other. They both have ruby eyes. A sûreté is a stick pin with a fixed ornament on one end and a detachable ornament on the other. There was a fashion for these pins in the early 1900s. They come in all shapes and sizes from Chinese influenced ones to animals such as this one.

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Item Number:
13/A
Materials:
Measurements:
Length 7 cm
Elephant 2.3 cm by 1 cm
Tortoise 1.5 cm by 7 mm
Rose diamonds approx total weight 35 points
Rubies 2 points
Place of Origin:
France
Discovered:
9 years ago

Hallmarks

Design Number:
21556
French Poinçons:
  • Eagle's head

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