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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 442627, member: 2844"]Gorgeous pin, spart, and yes, originally worn on, or ideally just below the collar. Now you can wear it however you like, I wear these either on a shawl or more vertically on a lapel.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think it is just pre-1920, sometime between 1910 and 1920. The cut and setting of the sapphires is seen a lot in jewellery of that period, as is the lever safety clasp. That delicate filigree-like work was already used at the time, jewellery generally became heavier during the Art Deco period.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some photos of how they were worn:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5329cd15e4b0d901d03ca293/t/56844adad82d5e479cda8c5d/1451510566112/?format=750w" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/StateLibQld_1_132831_Head_and_shoulders_portrait_of_a_young_woman%2C_1900-1910.jpg/452px-StateLibQld_1_132831_Head_and_shoulders_portrait_of_a_young_woman%2C_1900-1910.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 442627, member: 2844"]Gorgeous pin, spart, and yes, originally worn on, or ideally just below the collar. Now you can wear it however you like, I wear these either on a shawl or more vertically on a lapel. I think it is just pre-1920, sometime between 1910 and 1920. The cut and setting of the sapphires is seen a lot in jewellery of that period, as is the lever safety clasp. That delicate filigree-like work was already used at the time, jewellery generally became heavier during the Art Deco period. Here are some photos of how they were worn: [IMG]https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5329cd15e4b0d901d03ca293/t/56844adad82d5e479cda8c5d/1451510566112/?format=750w[/IMG] [IMG]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/StateLibQld_1_132831_Head_and_shoulders_portrait_of_a_young_woman%2C_1900-1910.jpg/452px-StateLibQld_1_132831_Head_and_shoulders_portrait_of_a_young_woman%2C_1900-1910.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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