14k Gold Victorian Etruscan Handpainted Porcelain Cherub Locket Bar Pin Brooch. Offered today is a rare antique Victorian 14k gold Etruscan Revival locket bar brooch, with a sweet, winged handpainted porcelain cherub dropping flower petals as the centerpiece. You don’t see these very often, with the pin actually being a locket. It could symbolize a wedding, and may have been worn for a bridal ceremony way back in the day. The cherub is painted upon an iridescent burgundy-colored background, and becomes the front portion of what is actually a locket, with a glass compartment. The arms of the pin culminate in a fan-shaped design at each end, with Etruscan beadwork, and four scrolls decorate the cherub centerpiece. The brooch closes with an early long C-clasp style, and the gold bead at the end of the pin stem assists in keeping the brooch securely closed when worn. You can pry the back glass portion of the locket open with your fingernail, and it pushes back in easily. This unique brooch-locket has been thoroughly tested and it tests strongly positive for 14k gold (it could be 15k gold), although we could find no hallmarks. It measures 2 1/2″ by 3/4″. It weighs 9.2 grams, and is in excellent vintage condition, especially considering the age. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE ITEMS I SELL ARE “VINTAGE” OR ESTATE ITEMS, AND THEREFORE ARE NOT NEW–SO PLEASE EXPECT NORMAL WEAR. I WILL DO MY BEST TO DESCRIBE ANY DEFECTS/FLAWS IN THE ITEM. PLEASE VIEW THE PHOTOS CAREFULLY AS THE SUPERSIZED PHOTOS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE LISTING. I CANNOT END AUCTIONS EARLY, AND PLEASE DO NOT MAKE AN OFFER. I sell on consignment for jewelers who set the prices on my items. My pricing is UP FRONT–(not inflated just so I can lower)–and I price as low as possible, with no “wiggle room”–in order to meet my consignor’s net price. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING. Please WAIT FOR THE INVOICE! Thanks for your understanding. Get Supersized Images & Free Image Hosting. Create your brand with Auctiva’s. The item “14k Gold Victorian Etruscan Handpainted Porcelain Cherub Locket Bar Pin Brooch” is in sale since Thursday, May 9, 2019. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Fine\Victorian, Edwardian 1837-1910\Pins, Brooches”. The seller is “desdemona1013″ and is located in Cohoes, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Material: Porcelain
- Metal Purity: 14k
- Brand: Antique
- Metal: Yellow Gold
- Antique: Yes
- Jewelry Department: Fine
