Archeological-revival cravat pin, ca. 1880, Italian, Rome, Gold and steel, confirmed: 2 11/16 × 5/16 × 5/16 in. (6.8 × 0.8 × 0.8 cm), Metalwork-Gold and Platinum, Castellani, This cravat pin is formed of a gold shaft ending in a gold finial shaped and decorated to resemble a pine cone, with filigree to suggest the pine cone’s surface. The Castellani firm was the leading producer of archaeological-revival jewelry in the second half of the nineteenth century, and this cravat pin illustrates the scope of Castellani’s production
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