Edwardian 18ct Gold, Red & Black Enamel & Diamond Ladybird Tie Pin

A charming 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) white goldWhite gold is an alloy of gold and at least one other white metal – most often nickel or palladium (both of which act as a bleaching agent to reduce the natural yellow colour of the gold). and platinumDerives from the Spanish word ‘platina’ meaning ‘little silver’. Acknowledged since the 1900s, platinum’s durability and natural brightness has been and still is today highly treasured A metallic element prized for its rarity, whiteness, high tensile strength and insusceptibility to corrosion, platinum first became widely used in jewellery in the late ninete… tie pin of a ladybird that was made circa 1910-1920. It. There is a lot of attention to detail with black and red enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery. and the wings have been set with rose. diamonds. Ladybirds are associated with good luck, abundance and protection.

All our tie pins come with a stopper at the end of the pin.