How do I wear a bar pin safely?

Push the pin through a firm weave of fabric, such as a lapel or heavy scarf, rather than delicate silk. Ensure the safety catch or C-clasp is securely engaged behind the bar. For added security on valuable antique pieces, slide a small silicone stopper onto the sharp tip of the pin behind the fabric before fastening the clasp.

How do I tell Victorian from Edwardian pins?

Victorian pieces tend to feature heavier, warmer rose gold settings, often with bold gemstones like garnets, moonstones, or dark opals in dense cluster arrangements. Edwardian designs shift toward lighter yellow gold or white highlights, favouring airy openwork, garlands, crescents, and pale gems like seed pearls, peridots, and aquamarines.

Were these pins used as closures?

Yes, many of these slender items served practical roles fastening lace collars, cravats, lightweight scarves, and shawls during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While heavier pieces could secure thick woollens, most delicate bar pins functioned primarily as ornamental dress accessories rather than heavy fasteners.

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A 9ct gold bar pin offers a slender sweep of precious metal set with seed pearls, diamonds, and coloured stones, bringing subtle Victorian and Edwardian elegance to a lapel.

Antique 2.80ct Ruby, 0.50ct Diamond and 9ct Rose Gold Crescent Brooch Circa 1910

1900 - 1920

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Antique 2.80ct Ruby, 0.50ct Diamond and 9ct Rose Gold Crescent Brooch Circa 1910

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Antique 2.05ct Emerald and 0.40ct Diamond, 9ct Yellow Gold Bar Brooch Circa 1910

1900 - 1920

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Antique 2.05ct Emerald and 0.40ct Diamond, 9ct Yellow Gold Bar Brooch Circa 1910

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Antique Victorian Peridot and Seed Pearl Cluster Brooch 9ct Gold - C.1900

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Antique Victorian Peridot and Seed Pearl Cluster Brooch 9ct Gold - C.1900

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Original Edwardian 9ct Yellow Gold Sapphire Pearl Crescent Brooch

1900 - 1920

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Original Edwardian 9ct Yellow Gold Sapphire Pearl Crescent Brooch

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Antique 2.80ct Ruby, 0.50ct Diamond and 9ct Rose Gold Crescent Brooch Circa 1910

Antique 2.05ct Emerald and 0.40ct Diamond, 9ct Yellow Gold Bar Brooch Circa 1910

Antique Victorian Peridot and Seed Pearl Cluster Brooch 9ct Gold - C.1900

Original Edwardian 9ct Yellow Gold Sapphire Pearl Crescent Brooch

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