{"product_id":"vintage-9ct-rose-gold-turquoise-set-dress-pin","title":"Vintage 9ct Rose Gold Turquoise-Set Dress Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Vintage 1920s dress pin is crafted in warm 9ct rose gold and measures 67mm long, with a delicate cluster of five turquoise cabochons (each 4-5mm) arranged in a compact quatrefoil at its head. It retains its original fitted case from Martin W. Chrimble's, jeweller of Ashton-under-Lyne, complete with the maker's satin-lined label, a wonderful mark of provenance for a piece over a century old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStick pins like this one were a practical staple of dress between roughly 1830 and 1920, originally designed to secure a gentleman's cravat before the style crossed over into women's fashion by the 1890s. Turquoise itself carries a rich symbolic history stretching back over 5,000 years, prized by ancient Egyptians, Persians and Native American cultures alike as a stone of protection, wisdom and good fortune, its name deriving from the French for \"Turkish stone\" after early European trade routes. By the 1920s, pins such as this one were already becoming a fading accessory as fashions streamlined and mass-produced fasteners took over, making a well-preserved, cased example like this a particularly charming survivor of that era's craftsmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurquoise Size: 4mm-5mm\u003cbr\u003eDress Pin Length: 67mm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is an estate item and comes with a one year guarantee\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44631824662616,"sku":"027-00316","price":1189.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1319\/9109\/files\/027-00316_VINTAGE_SP1.jpg?v=1787287166","url":"https:\/\/walkerandhall.com.au\/products\/vintage-9ct-rose-gold-turquoise-set-dress-pin","provider":"Walker \u0026 Hall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}