Victorian 18ct Gold, Black Enamel & Banded Onyx Tie Pin

An 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold tie pin set with a banded sardonyx. The trick was when carving the onyxOnyx is an opaque black variety of polycrystalline chalcedony quartz.  bead to get the white bandA type of ring which is an equal width all the way round. They are traditionally used for wedding rings.
equal all the way round! There are four concentric bands of black enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery. around it. This pin was made circa 1880. All our tie pins come with a stopper at the end of the pin.