Gold Stick Pin with Hardstone Cameo

19th century gold stick pin set with hardstone cameo. Cameo of…
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19th century gold stick pin set with hardstone cameo. Cameo of classical female profile. Boxed (Jacobson, Denver). Provenance: Mary Martin and Wilfrid Inman estate. Sir James Martin (1820-1866) Chief Justice and Premier of NSW; thence his daughter, Mary Martin (m. Inman 1897); thence Inman family descendants. W4.74g

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  • Hardstone - Hardstone is not a scientific name for a particular gemstone, but a word used to describe any one or more semi-precious stones used in jewellery and decorative arts, and can include jade, agate, onyx, rock crystal, amber, jet and carnelian. Softer stones and minerals such as soapstone, and alabaster and hard stones used in building such as marble or granite are generally excluded.

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