Description
French Victorian gold headdress pin in 18 karat pink gold. Pin whose principal design takes the shape of a facetted sphere. It is a recurring motif in the headdress pins of this region. Can be wear as a tie pin. Pin from the 19th century, French regional jewel, Normandy.
Eagle head hallmark
Dimensions : 50 x 6 mm
Condition : scratches from use
Weight : 0.62 gr
Extract from the book written by Michael C. W. Fieggen, Les Bijoux Des Français: “Each province, town or village had its own distinctive costume for women and between 1800 and 1830 a great variety of headdresses emerged. Norman headdresses were attached by pins, usually two in number, sometimes three or four for the larger headdresses.”
