Silver Marcasite Hair Slide & Brooch
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Marcasite - Marcasite is a mineral, iron sulphide, but is rarely used in jewellery. Instead marcasite is the name given to iron pyrites, the mineral sold as marcasite which is identical in copmosition to iron sulphide but crystalises as a cube, making it more suitable for jewellery. It is a brassy yellow in colour and is also known as "fool's gold", and sits well with silver rather than gold becasue of its colour.
Marcasite has been used in jewellery since ancient times and became popular again in jewellery in the 18th century, continuing through to the early 20th century, with the settings becoming cheaper as time progressed, eventually earning the sobriquet "costume jewellery" along with other cheap jewellery that was made for a prevailing pattern and meant to be changed with each new outfit.
This item has been included into following indexes:
-
brooches, set with
- marcasite 194
- other materials 1,859
- brooches, silver - silver items 2,539
Visually similar items
A sapphire and silver dress ring with ten marquise and five round sapphires
9ct yellow gold and sapphire gypsy ring, weight: approx 5.4 grams
A sapphire and diamond cluster ring, oval cluster, Australian sapphire centre stone surrounded by ten round brilliant cut diamonds totalling approx 0.50cts, 18ct white gold. Ring size N½. Weight 5.3g.
A diamond cluster ring with a central brilliant cut diamond claw-set within a radiating border with a total of 32 single cut diamonds set in pairs; 18ct white gold. Estimated weight of principal diamond 0.16ct. Weight 7.2g