Flying Duck Tie Pin In Gold, Silver, Enamel & Diamond

A late VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). fine stickpin of a flying snipe carved in silverA metallic element which is malleable and ductile, and white in colour, making it ideal for use in jewellery. It is usually mixed with copper to improve its hardness.
and inlaid with small rose cutThe ‘rose cut’, defined by its rounded outline and multiple triangular facets, is one of the earliest diamond cuts, with its origins in sixteenth century Europe. A rose cut typically has a flat base and anywhere from six to twenty four facets, the latter known as a full rose cut. diamonds. The snipe is gold and enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery. with finely painted eye and beak detail.

Mounted on a 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. Gold pin with a twist detail.