A late Victorian diamond-set duck stick pin

A late Victorian diamond-set duck stick pin

Description

A late Victorian diamond-set duck stick pin, the polychrome enamelled head with a cabochon ruby-set eye, the body set with fifteen small rose-cut diamonds, all mounted in silver and yellow gold, with gold pin fitting, circa 1890, measuring 1.2 x 0.8cm, the pin measuring 5.5cm long, gross weight 1.6 grams.

This very elegant and sweet Victorian diamond-set duck stickpin. This charming duck’s head is delicately enamelled and embellished with a ruby at the place of the eye. The body is encrusted in shimmering rose-cut diamonds which gives luminosity and allure