Carl Bacher Austrian Egyptian Revival Gold & Enamel Scarab Beetle Stickpin

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A fine, antique Austrian Egyptian Revival gold and enamel stickpin.

By Carl Bacher

With an 18 karat gold head and … Read more A fine, antique Austrian Egyptian Revival gold and enamel stickpin.

By Carl Bacher

With an 18 karat gold head and a 10 karat gold pinstem. (Possibly converted from another piece to a stickpin.)

With a bezel-set blue hardstone cabochon scarab beetle with two small gemstone eyes and two protruding decorative enamel devices (possibly birds).

Simply a wonderful Carl Bacher stickpin!

Date:
Early 20th Century

Overall Condition:
It is in overall fair, as-pictured, used estate condition.

Condition Details:
Possibly converted from another piece to a stickpin. There is a spot of loss to the enamel cells on the birds, a spot of solder to the finial of one bird, and an old, deep file cut at the base of the pin. Otherwise, there is some light edge wear, some fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.

Marks:
With partial marks to the head including an A for Vienna, and a CB for Carl Bacher. No fineness hallmark noted.

Fineness:
Unmarked for gold fineness.

Professionally tests at:
Tests as 18k to the head and 10k to the pinstem.

Gemstone Measurements:
1 lapis scarab beetle: 8.7 x 6.7 mm
2 round cut diamonds: less than 1 mm

Measurements:
Length: ca. 70.4 mm
Width: ca. 12.8 mm
Depth: ca. 9.8 mm

Weight: ca. 3.1 g

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