Antique Victorian to Edwardian Era Box and 18k Mourning Stick Pin w Coiled Snake, Sapphire Eye rococo dresser What an elegant form and

What an elegant form and maker for such a utilitarian use

unless with a mother

While the tesserae show no losses

All bear the post-1878 French Minerve or Minerva hallmarks

Perronneau spent a wandering life

Antique Victorian to Edwardian Era Box and 18k Mourning Stick Pin w Coiled Snake, Sapphire Eye rococo dresser What an elegant form andA gentleman's discreet but meaningful mourning stick pin in 18k gold topped by the symbol of eternity, a coiled snake and in this case set with a tiny facet cut sapphire the color of the sky at dusk, both symbols of mourning and loss. The box shown will be included but is much younger than is the stick pin. Not that you'd buy this to melt the gold, but it's 1. 25 grams. Very good to excellent, both gold and sapphire tested and affirmed. No damage nor