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Looking at jewellery from a particualar period? Why not learn a bit more about the characteristics of each period.

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Thomas Glover Antique & Vintage Jewellery Shop in The UK

Name: Grand Tour Swiss Enamel Pin c.1820
SKU: CL087

Grand Tour Swiss Enamel Pin c.1820

SKU: CL087

£675.00

A stylish Regency Swiss enamel stickpin.

The painted enamel panel is a portrait of a Swiss lady, in regional peasant dress, wearing a straw hat, with flowers and holding a rose, on a hand painted enamelled plaque, in a beautiful handmade 18ct gold mount.

Typically Swiss enamels feature peasants in the regional dress of the Swiss cantons, or states. They were often made as tourist pieces for visitors on the Grand Tour.

The plaque is closed to the reverse in gold with a long gold pin with twist detail.

Era: Georgian, 1714 - 1837

Measurements: Panel 2.6cm on length, 1.4cm at widest point.

Pin 8cm in length,

Pin 4.9 grams in weight

Hallmarks: Unmarked - tests as 18ct gold

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All our antique & period items are unique, we do not deal in reproductions & unless stated, all items are in good condition, original and free from enhancements.