A Collection of Antique Gem-Set Pins

A collection of six antique pins, including a platinum and 14K rose gold pin set with a row of pearls, a silver-topped 14K rose gold pin set with old European-cut, rose-cut, and single-cut diamonds with a square-cut ruby accent, a 10K yellow gold pin set with round-cut garnets and seed pearls, a 14K white gold openwork pin with accents of sapphires and diamonds, a 10K yellow gold crescent brooch set with alternating round-cut sapphires and seed pearls, and a 14K yellow gold pin set throughout with seed pearls.

Weight: 20.8 Gross dwt.

Please note that all information provided such as weight, grade, color, and clarity are approximate and the opinion of the Jewelry Department of Freeman's. All gemstones were measured and graded in their settings unless otherwise noted.

Graduated Pearl Pin: Measures approximately 3 1/2in long, metal not stamped, testing as platinum and 14K rose gold, clasp in working order, set with twenty baroque and near-round pearls measuring from approximately 2.72mm at the smallest to approximately 4.79mm at the largest, with significant damage, discoloration, and pits to pearls.

Diamond and Ruby Pin: Measures approximately 3 1/4in long, significant patina, tarnish, and wear to metal, metal not stamped, testing as silver-topped 14K rose gold, clasp in working order, set with a square-cut ruby measuring approximately 2.29mm x 2.29mm, set with fifty-seven old European-cut and rose-cut diamonds, and one single-cut diamond likely added after market with significant glue visible around the single-cut diamond, diamonds measure from approximately 1.00mm at the smallest to approximately 3.14mm at the largest, near colorless to faint color (G – K), with SI – I clarity. Total estimated weight of diamonds: 1.00 carat.

Garnet Pin: Measures approximately 1 1/2in x 1in, significant damage, discoloration, and wear to metal consistent with age, metal not stamped, testing as 10K, clasp in working order, set with thirty round-cut garnets measuring from approximately 0.82mm at the smallest to approximately 4.00mm at the largest, and thirty seed pearls, with two seed pearls missing.

Sapphire Pin: Measures approximately 2 1/8in long, scratches and wear consistent with age, stamped “14K”, clasp in working order, set with two rectangular-cut sapphires each measuring approximately 1.28mm x 3.24mm, one round-cut sapphire measuring approximately 2.00mm, and two single-cut diamonds each measuring approximately 1.40mm, near colorless (G – J), with SI – I clarity. Total estimated weight of diamonds: 0.03 carat.

Crescent Brooch: Measures approximately 2 1/8in long, light scratches and wear to metal, stamped “10K”, clasp in working order, set with seven round-cut sapphires measuring from approximately 1.80mm at the smallest to approximately 2.35mm at the largest, and eight seed pearls measuring from approximately 1.68mm at the smallest to 2.70mm at the largest.

Seed Pearl Brooch: Measures approximately 2 1/8in long, light scratches and wear to metal, stamped “SHREVE&CO 14K”, clasp in working order, set throughout with seed pearls.

Private collection, Oxford, Pennsylvania.