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BLACK, STARR & FROST, EDWARDIAN, AQUAMARINE, DIAMOND, AND SEED PEARL BROOCH
Estimate: $3,000-$4,000
Sold
$4,250
Live Auction
Important Jewelry
Description
BLACK, STARR & FROST, EDWARDIAN, AQUAMARINE, DIAMOND, AND SEED PEARL BROOCH
Set with a rectangular faceted aquamarine weighing approximately 35.00 carats by formula, in an openwork frame set with round diamonds and seed pearls. Mounted in platinum with gold pin. 1 1/2 x 1 1/8 inches.
Stamp: B.S.&F.
Gross weight: 14.00 dwt.
Property From the Stuyvesant Fish Family
Condition
Overall Condition: Acid test indicates the brooch platinum, the pin is 14 karat gold. There is a large scratch on the table of the aquamarine, and small chips to a few pavilion facets. Soldier marks on the back of the brooch. The aquamarine is slightly loose in its mounting. A few diamonds are chipped. The aquamarine measures approximately 25.50 x 17.35 x 10.60 mm. Any information appearing in the Condition Report should be treated as opinion and is provided as a courtesy. Freeman’s | Hindman is not responsible for any discrepancies, errors, or errors of omission. Please contact jewelrycr@hindmanauctions.com to request a Condition Report, if none is provided, or to request additional information or photographs of this lot. All lots are sold “AS IS”.
Provenance
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, better known as 'Mamie' earned a distinct reputation among the 'Gilded Age' society of the 1890's. As the wife of Stuyvesant Fish, president of the Illinois Central Railroad and a descendant of the last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam, Mamie was naturally at the center of New York's social scene. In 1915, The New York Times wrote, "Mrs. Fish gave the most original and sparkling entertainments of any New York hostess." She entertained at the still standing Italianate mansion designed by Stanford White at 25 East 78th Street or their Newport, Rhode Island mansion.Current viewers of HBO's Drama 'The Gilded Age' will certainly recognize Mamie Fish as the larger-than-life socialite portrayed by actress, Ashlie Atkinson.