18K GOLD DIAMOND PIN BLANCHARD AND JEFFERIES
Description: THIS IS ART ON JEWELRY TO BE HOLD. THE STICK PIN RARE COMMEMORATIVE CELEBRATING THE FIRST MANNED BALLOON FLIGHT OF “BLANCHARD AND JEFFERIES” IN 1785 FLYING ACROSS THE ENGLISH CHANNEL. THIS EXCEPTIONAL MEDALLION PIN IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX, FEATURES BLANCHARD AND JEFFERIES, IN RELIEF, FLYING OVER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, A LIGHT HOUSE ON THE CLIFF OF DOVER, IN THE FOREGROUND A SETTING SUN.THE SUNSET IS A MINE CUT DIAMOND WEIGHING 0.10 CT. THE AGE OF THE PIN IS APPROXIMATED AT 103 YEARS OLD IN PRISTINE CONDITION. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS AN ATTRACTIVE AND UNUSUAL TRUE ART FORM, A COLLECTORS PIECE, AND CERTAINLY FOR THE BALLOON LOVER…THE GOLD CANVASS MEASURES ¾ INCHES ROUND WITH THE PIN PORTION IT MEASURES 2 ¼ INCHES LONG…IN ADDITION TO ALL THIS CLOSE UP YOU CAN SEE THE ENGRAVED BIRDS ALOFT..
Reference Item : STP310441E
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