ANTIQUE 14K GOLD MARKED  HATPIN HAT PIN DETAILED W/CRYSTAL RARE SHAPE

ANTIQUE 14K GOLD MARKED HATPIN HAT PIN DETAILED W/CRYSTAL RARE SHAPE

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@@@@@  BUY MULTIPLE HATPINS AND THEY SHIP FOR ONE SHIPPING CHARGE.   INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS ARE WELCOME TO BID,  PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR YOUR SPECIFIC COUNTRY SHIPPING RATES!!!  CANADA & AUSTRALIA SHIPPING IS: US $8.99   UK – FRANCE SHIPPING IS:  US $10.75  THANKS.

 

 

*****ASK ALL QUESTIONS PRIOR TO BIDDING!!! BE SURE TO READ ALL AUCTION INFO BELOW, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT SO YOU KNOW ALL THE AUCTION RULES AND FULL DESCRIPTION, AND PAYMENT OPTIONS.  I HAVE SAID THIS THROUGHOUT THE AUCTION, BUT WILL SAY IT AGAIN, ALL SALES ARE FINAL, IT IS TOO COSTLY WITH website AND PAYPAL FEES TO DO REFUNDING, IT IS UP TO THE BUYER TO BE SURE IT IS THE ITEM THEY WANT.  I WILL SEND ADDITIONAL PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. 

 

 

 DESCRIPTION: OFFERED FOR AUCTION IS THIS VERY BEAUTIFUL AUTHENTIC VICTORIAN 14K GOLD MARKED HATPIN.  MARKED “14” ON THE SIDE OF THE TOP, WITH ANOTHER MARK AFTER IT THAT I CANNOT MAKE OUT.  POSSIBLY THE MAKERS MARK. STEM IS MARKED “COMP” AND IS GOLDEN IN COLOR, LOOKS TO ME LIKE GOLD FILLED. VERY UNUSUAL “SPACE SHIP” DESIGN, WITH LOTS OF DETAIL ENGRAVING AND A FACETED CRYSTAL SPACER THAT REALLY SETS THIS HATPIN APART FROM MOST 14K HATPINS.   TOP IS FIRMLY ATTACHED TO THE STEM, AND THE REALLY NEAT THING IS THAT THE FACETED CRYSTAL SPINS, WHICH IS WHAT REALLY REMINDS ME OF A SPACESHIP!!!!  CORRECT JEWELERS ATTACHMENT FITTING. A REAL STANDOUT HATPIN IN ANY COLLECTION!!!!  ALL SIDES ARE SHOWN. HOPEFULLY THE PHOTOS SHOW WHAT I AM DESCRIBING. I AM SURE YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!!!  A MUST HAVE FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR.  THE PHOTOS JUST DON’T CAPTURE THE BEAUTY!!!!A GREAT HATPIN TO ADD TO ANY COLLECTION, PLEASE REVIEW ALL PHOTOS AND INFO PRIOR TO BIDDING, PHOTOS ARE PART OF THE OVERALL DESCRIPTION.

 

 DETAILED CONDITON:  EXCELLENT.  NO REPAIRS, NO DAMAGE, NO SPLITS, NO DINGS, NO DENTS, NO CRACKS OR CHIPS. THE ONLY THING WORTH MENTIONING IS THE STEM HAS SOME USAGE WAVES, FROM USE, NOT ABUSE, AND SEVERAL DEEP SCRATCHES (NONE ON THE TOP DECORATION), THEY ARE ONLY ON THE STEM, AND ONLY NEAR THE POINTED TIP, AS IF THE STEM HAS BEEN TESTED SEVERAL TIMES FOR GOLD CONTENT.  SO THE STEM IS NOT FLAWLESS, BUT THE STEM IS NOT COMPROMISED EITHER (JUST MENTIONED FOR ACCURACY). AS FAR AS I CAN SEE, THE TOP HAS NO PROBLEMS AT ALL. SEE ABOVE DESCRIPTION FOR MAKERS MARK AND GOLD MARKINGS.  HAS ORIGINAL JEWELERS FITTING.  SHOWS ONLY NORMAL WEAR AS IS EXPECTED WITH AN ITEM USED AND OF THIS AGE. SOME HATPINS WILL SHOW TARNISH/PATINA, AS MOST COLLECTORS LIKE TO HAVE THIS OPTION TO LEAVE OR TO CLEAN THEMSELVES. ALSO SOME PIN STEMS MAY ALSO HAVE TARNISH/PATINA/OXIDATION/RUST.  ANY MAJOR CORROSION WILL BE MENTIONED. SOME PIN STEMS SHOW SOME SLIGHT “WAVE” SO MAY NOT BE PERFECTLY STRAIGHT.   PHOTOS SHOW ALL ANGLES AND VIEWS OF THIS HATPIN, PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR BEST DESCRIPTION. SHOWS NORMAL VINTAGE WEAR AS EXPECTED WITH THESE GREAT OLD AND USED VICTORIAN JEWELRY PIECES. PLEASE REFER TO PHOTOS FOR FURTHER CONDITION.   NORMAL AGE USE AND WEAR. 

 

 

SIZE (APPROX. TO WITHIN 1/8″): TOTAL LENGTH OF HATPIN IS:  6 1/2″ LONG. TOP MEASURES:  1/2″ LONG.

 

NOTE:  ANY WHITE SPOTS IN PHOTOS ARE NOT ON ACTUAL ITEM AND IS GLARE FROM THE CAMERA.  I WILL BE LISTING MANY MORE HATPINS AND OTHER UNIQUE ITEMS LATER THIS WEEK, SO PLEASE CHECK MY AUCTION PAGE FREQUENTLY. 

 

 PLEASE SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE GREAT AND RARE HATPINS AND OTHER VINTAGE AND HARD TO FIND ITEMS. 

 

 

 

PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE TRANSACTION.  PLEASE ASK ALL QUESTIONS PRIOR TO BIDDING, I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS, AND WILL EMAIL ADDITIONAL PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. THESE HATPINS ARE FROM A LONG TIME HATPIN COLLECTORS COLLECTION, THEREFORE, ALL SALES ARE FINAL, NO REFUNDS.

 

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE ITEMS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR MANY YEARS, AND SHOW SOME SIGNS OF AGE, WEAR, PATINAS, AND OTHER SLIGHT IMPERFECTIONS.  MY DESCRIPTIONS ARE BASED ON WHAT IS SEEN WITH THE NAKED EYE, I DO NOT OWN A MAGNIFIER,  OR LOUPE, AND I AM NOT DISSECTING EACH ITEM, BUT WILL LIST EVERYTHING THAT I DO SEE.  ALL AUCTION TITLES ARE THE OPINION OF THE SELLER, TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE, AND YOUR OPINION MAY DIFFER. TERMS SUCH AS: BEAUTIFUL, STUNNING, RARE, GORGEOUS, ETC. ARE SUBJECTIVE WORDS.  PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR OPINIONS TO ME, BUT ALL QUESTIONS ARE WELCOME.

 

SHIPPING/HANDLING IS PAID BY THE BUYER, I DO COMBINE SHIPPING ON MULTIPLE ITEMS WON, SO IF YOU WIN MORE THAN ONE ITEM, PLEASE WAIT FOR MY INVOICE, SO I CAN COMBINE THE SHIPPING. IF YOU ARE AN INTERNATIONAL BIDDER, PLEASE CONTACT ME TO OBTAIN A SHIPPING CHARGE TO YOUR PARTICULAR LOCATION.  WE ONLY SHIP TWICE A WEEK.  PLEASE KNOW THAT WE USE AS MUCH RECYCLED SHIPPING MATERIALS AS POSSIBLE (BOXES, TISSUE PAPER, BUBBLEWRAP, ETC.),  BECAUSE WE RE-USE MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES OF PACKAGING, YOUR PACKING MATERIAL MAY HAVE AN ODOR OR PET HAIR FROM SOME OTHER PREVIOUS USE,  IF THIS IS A PROBLEM, PLEASE NOTIFY ME FIRST, SO I CAN QUOTE YOU A PRICE FOR ALL NEW BOXES AND PACKAGING.  BY RE-USING SHIPPING MATERIALS, WE ARE ABLE TO KEEP COSTS DOWN, AND HELP THE ENVIRONMENT.  SELLER PREFERS PAYPAL PAYMENT.

 

I WILL BE HAPPY TO SHIP TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, BUT INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS MUST USE PAYPAL ONLY, AND SHIPPING WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON LOCATION DESTINATION.  INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COST IS MORE THAN LISTED ABOVE, CONTACT SELLER TO RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING RATES.

 

INTERNATIONAL BIDDERS ARE WELCOME, BUT THE ABOVE LISTED SHIPPING CHARGE IS FOR US BIDDERS ONLY.

 

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