Victorian Shell Cameo & Whitby Jet Racing Horse Tie Pin feed-condition-used which has a lustrous pearl

which has a lustrous pearl at at the top and a baroque-like scroll below

Philippe remained at Trifari until his retirement in 1968 and it’s largely due to his ideas and vision that Trifari became a household name with pieces that are still collectible today

Somehow it manages to combine the loveliest aspects of Art Deco jewellery design

(Reality was he could not afford a gemstone one

black onyx

Victorian Shell Cameo & Whitby Jet Racing Horse Tie Pin feed-condition-used which has a lustrous pearlThis tie pin features a a wonderful cameo carving of a horse and its rider galloping past the finish line in a dramatic, stylish manner. It dates from the 1860s 1880s and looks striking on a tie especially as the cameo has been set on Whitby Jet.