Hand Pins

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HAND
PINS

This scrap card is friendship greetings
"Friends will meet and friends will sever,
But true friendship lives forever."

"Life bear for you it’s sweetest flowers"
The rose and dove symbolize peace and love.

"May true friends be around you"

HANDS
deliver a message in jewelry, especially for the Victorians
with their love of symbols. A hand made of black vulcanite and holding a
yew branch stood for memory. Clasped hands stood for friendship, and a
hand holding a fan flirtation.

VICTORIAN vulcanite
hand holding key and flowers pin, 2-3/4" .
View #V25281

VICTORIAN vulcanite hand pins.

VICTORIAN "Fede"
or clasped hands pin signifying friendship, dyed horn or vulcanite, 2-5/8". Hallmark
on back.
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View #V25192

VICTORIAN vulcanite
hand with lacy cuff holding basket pin, 2-1/3".
View #V25280

VICTORIAN
hand holding basket of fruit brooch, 3".
View #V25880

VICTORIAN vulcanite
hand with fluted cuff holding basket pin, 2-1/4".
View #V25279

VICTORIAN vulcanite
hand holding key and rose pin, 2-7/8" .
View #V25281

VICTORIAN vulcanite hand holding fan pin, 2-1/3". Fans often
referred to a flirtation.
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View #V25190

VICTORIAN
2" vulcanite hand brooch holding sheaf and wreath of roses, symbolic
of hope and love.
View #V13204

VICTORIAN creamy plastic hand holding fan pin, 1-7/8".
View #V27251

VICTORIAN mother-of-pearl
hand pin, 1-3/4".
View #V25274

MOTHER-OF-PEARL
1-3/4" hand brooch holding a pearl and wearing a gold wire ring and
bracelet.
View #V8500

VICTORIAN ivory hand brooch
with yellow gold band "bracelet" and rod, 2". View #V31786

VICTORIAN sterling hand pin
and clip with tiny Persian turquoise stones, 925/100 mark on back, 1-1/2".
View #V29842

VICTORIAN ivory hand pin with ring and bracelet on it, lovely
detail and amazing mellow color that comes only with age, 1-7/8". #V27847

STERLING silver hand pin/clip
with tiny Persian turquoises in her ring and cuff, marked on the back "925/1000" for
sterling, 1-1/2" by 1/2".
View #N39763

VICTORIAN vulcanite hand holding a rose brooch with a fancy cuff, 2-1/4" by
about 1-1/2". These were very popular and lots of different styles were
made.

HERE is a page of some that we had in the past, all fun to look at.

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View #V36053

VICTORIAN vulcanite
hand holding rose wreath and sheaf brooch, 2-5/8".
View #V32363

VICTORIAN lady
wearing a vulcanite hand brooch.
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HAND BROOCHES
Back view
Top: hand holding wheat and flowers, probably made of horn, circa 1880,
hallmarked on back. View
#V8502
Middle: Width 1-7/8". #V13204
Bottom: Mother-of-pearl. #V8500

DEROSA gold tone hand holding
torch fur clip with clear rhinestone accents, circa 1945, 3".
View #d28488

TRIFARI gold tone with
black enamel, clear rhinestones and artificial pearls hand wearing a
ring fur clip, circa 1944, 2-1/3".
View #T13104

TRIFARI
hand 2-1/4" fur clip circa 1944.
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View #T10982

MB BOUCHER unsigned hand holding torch fur clip circa 1942. It is a hand holding torch of liberty with a
big pink faceted glass flame set in gold- and silver-tone, 3". It is marked only "patn
pend" but the patent is #131,798, Boucher, 3" tall. There is
also an advertisement from that era saying it is by Boucher. There are
very minute
fleabites in the pink flame, barely visible and only under 5x magnification,
with and light finish wear on the gold tone arm. This can be worn as a
patriotic piece or solely for it’s beauty.

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#Y19518

STARET 4-1/4"
hand holding flowers brooch. This is the same piece seen in Christie Romero’s
"Warman’s Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 193.
View #S19508

STARET rare hand holding flowers brooch, a large size at 4-1/2" tall.
It is enameled in pink, aqua, flesh, white and yellow with sparkling clear
rhinestones. There is even a ring on the finger, a wonderful detail.
Staret was based in Chicago, Illinois, and they only made jewelry for a
brief period from about 1940-1947. This is the same piece seen
in Christie Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 193.

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View #S19509

STARET torch
brooch, circa 1940. This is the same piece seen in Christie Romero’s
"Warman’s Jewelry", 3rd Ed, page 193. There is also one in Brunialti’s "Tribute to America" on page 55. #S16458

JOSEFF
hand holding a bouquet brooch, 3-3/4".
View #X23989

LUCITE jelly belly hand holding
pink enameled flower brooch with aqua enameled forget-me-not decorated
wrist, circa 1945, 4". Shown in Brunialti’s Tribute to America on page 139
and in The Best of Bakelite by Battle & Lesser on pages 157-8.
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View #Y27220

HAND pin in enameled pot metal
with a cabochon sunflower center, 2-5/8".
View #Y21020

STERLING vermeil hand brooch
with red and clear rhinestone bracelet and ring and red enameled finger
nails, 2-1/4". View View
#Y64926

GOLD TONE hand holding rhinestone flower bouquet brooch, 4-1/8".
View #Y31216

HAND
pot metal hand holding red and clear rhinestones brooch, 3-5/8".
View #Y27748

HEAD and hand brooch, unsigned 3".
View #Y27831

CORO 3-1/4" hand
holding bouquet brooch, (hand probably repainted).
View #C23890

CORO 1-7/8 inch double pronged
clip, lovely hands holding a heart locket. The detail of the rings and
bracelets she is wearing is terrific! View
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#C19104

CHATELAINE brooch with
2-7/8" umbrella and 2-" hand. #Y21119

CORO hand holding
glass perfume bottle brooch, 2-1/8".
#C23925

CORO 2-1/3" hand pin
with rhinestones. #C21113

HANDS PIN 1-1/4"
hands holding a faux pearl with rhinestone accents. #Y21128

HAND PINS each 1-5/8", each identical
except for colors.
Top #Y21116
Center #Y21117
Bottom #Y21118

HAND PINS, both holding
a faux pearl.
Top is 1-1/2". #Y21129
Bottom #Y21122

HAND PIN holding a faux
pearl, 2-1/2". #Y21122

HAND pins,
identically shaped 2" hands, but one has a heart perfume charm attached to
it.
Top with perfume #Y21120
Bottom #Y21121

HAND PINS, set of 2 with
coral-colored plastic flowers, 1-1/2". #Y21123

HAND PINS all identically formed, all
2-1/8".
Top #Y21124
Center #Y21125
Bottom #Y21126

HAND PIN 2-3/4" silver tone.
#Y21127

HAND PINS chubby baby
hands 1" each. #Y21135

NAPIER HAND PIN 1-1/2"
gold tone with lacy cuff. #X21136

HAND PINS
Top right silver tone 1-1/4". #Y21131
Top left with enameled fingernails, 1-3/16". #Y21132
Middle is a CORO with green rhinestone cuff, 1-1/2". #Y21133
Bottom holding flowers, CORO 2-1/16". #Y21134