Howard C. Scharfe and Marjorie Scharfe Hatpins Collection, PurplesPurple stones. A starter photo while we look things up.
See reference here to an enamel gilt dore setting - ://www.rubylane.com/shops/theporcelainkingdom/item/VAN-1547.
This site shows colors of various purple stones, ://www.bernardine.com/gemstones/purple.htm
1. 12:00. Triangular setting hatpin near 12:00 in the picture, each side 3/4",with raised pyramid shape purple stone, soft edges, blunted point, rhinestone (we can't tell those from any other sparkly, but these are not diamond, trust me). The triangle shape setting is fixed to a smaller base of now-dark something, rusted on underside, with three points forked like a swallow's tail, sticking out that you can't see here very well. Is that configuration masonic? Anybody know? Rod is 8 3/4". Color looks like jasper or agate, from the bernardine site. Not transparent, but glowy. It looks blue-ish here, but is really purple, and a lightish purple. The stone looks the same as in the mother of pearl round one here.
2. 1:00. Round setting on filigree hexagon, near 1:00 in picture, one missing rhinestone, and look closely- all that part is on a filigree hexagon, 1 1/2" diameter overall, with little shiny rosettes on each. There is some green on one of the six points. There is a solder area at the finding. Rod 9".
3. 3:00 toward center. Circular shell, mother of pearl? Powdery old polish paste on it. Will not try to do anything to rinse it. No stones missing. Overall diameter 1 3/4". Stone looks like the one at #1 here, jasper or agate? The stone looks blue, but is a light purple. Setting has on underside same four forked points, as at #1 here, but these are flat to the shell, not extending as part of the decoration seen from topside. Pin rod 9 7/8".
4. 3:00. Oval faceted purple, filigree setting. Pushed in at one side. Very dirty underside. Bar across back at underside, with finding attached to the bar. Stone about 1" x 3/4". Rod 10 1/2"
Aha - here is a twin, a second oval faceted on filigree, and here undamaged. Not mushed in on one end.
6. 6:00 big one. Pin rod 11". Diameter of whole thing 2 1/4" x 2 1/8, including the setting. Stone, round, 1" diameter. Floral/fruit motif beneath as well as vine superimposed over stone. Underside pressed out, bar across, finding attached to bar.
7. 9:00. Little oval shape amethyst, rhinestones, longest diameter for whole thing is 7/8", underside looks like old silverplate, bar, finding attached to bar. Rod 10 1/4".
3 bags more of purples to come.
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