Antique Griffin Brooch or Watch Pin | 10k Gold Griffin leaf jewelry Set in sterling silver

Set in sterling silver

but it was likely originally an antique brooch (circa 1900-1910) transformed with the addition of a 14k gold jump ring bail and diamond dangle

The charm was originally an antique pin transformed with the addition of a 14k gold jump ring bail

An attractive carved carnelian scarab charm created from an antique 14k gold stick pin (circa 1910)

A beautiful coral line pendant created from antique stick pins (circa 1870-1900)

Antique Griffin Brooch or Watch Pin | 10k Gold Griffin leaf jewelry Set in sterling silverChatelaine pins, watch pins, and stick pins featuring chimera or griffin like creatures were quite popular and produced by most of the fine American jewelry manufacturing companies around the turn of the 20th century. This elegant Art Nouveau griffin or griffin dragon pin is finely rendered of 10k gold (unmarked, but acid tested) with tiny half pearl accents on its body. The brooch has a hook at the bottom of the brooch that was once used to hang a