Opal Stick Pin, retailer Love Knot Infinity, Hat Lapel, Gold, Antique Victorian / Edwardian Collectible Fashion Accessory Jewelry, Scottish Gaelic

An Old Opal Hat or Lapel Stick Pin

This old hat or lapel pin measures about 2 inches long.

It is gold tone but I doubt it is gold. It may be gold-filled. I just can't say. There are no marks on the pin, neither maker mark nor gold mark.

I am pretty confident the stone in the middle of the love knot is an opal. It is iridescent and displays a fair amount of color. I'm sorry I am unable to get a good photo. I have tried a variety of background and lighting but the photos just show the opal as white and opaque. Under a magnifier, the opal is quite colorful.

The prongs that hold the opal appear to need tightening before the stone is lost.

This retailer comes from a collection of pins that date from the late 1800s to the early 1900s

The stick pin comes from a US estate of a Scottish family and the piece does seem to have some Gaelic or Celtic influence.

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