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This is a fabulous, rare piece of antique jewelry. It is a signed, 14K gold-plated genuine amethyst and pearl gemstone flower pin that has never been removed from its original gold-foiled box. The piece is by AMCO jewels which was the mark used by A. Micallef & Co, founded in 1919. They first used the AMCO mark around 1936 and were known for quality gold, gold-filled and silver jewelry. The name is very scarce today and highly collectible. This pin comes still wired onto the original velvet card in the original gold-foiled velvet lined box. It features a 14K gold overlay filigree setting with a genuine amethyst gemstone and cultured pearl. I don't know the carat weight of the stone but judging from the dimensions of 10mm x 8mm, I would estimate the stone to be in excess of several carats. The pearl is a wonderful luminous creamy pink and measures 6mm.
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| The pin measures 2 inches long by 3/4 inches wide. It is hallmarked 1/20th 12K GF on the pin shaft. The velvet card still has the original AMCO inventory number on the reverse. The box is gold-foiled and measures 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 and is also in MINT condtion. Overall, this is an amazingly rare find. The piece is in perfect, original new condition. |
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