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Bee-shaped gemstone pin with blue and red stones and diamond accents, gold-and-silver setting
Bee-shaped gemstone pin with blue and red stones, worn on chest near V-neck
Bee-shaped gemstone pin with blue and red stones and diamond accents, gold-and-silver setting
Bee-shaped gemstone pin with blue and red stones, worn on chest near V-neck

C. 1970 Vintage 1.28 ct. t.w. Multi-Gemstone Bumblebee Pin with .65 ct. t.w. Diamonds in Sterling Silver and 14kt Gold Over Sterling

$2,895
C. 1970. Watch your personal style take flight when you add this superb bumblebee pin to your wardrobe. From our Estate collection, the stri…

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All weights and measurements are approximate. Most gemstones are treated to enhance their beauty and may require special care.

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A Notable Quality

The revolver clasp is a little heavier than a springring or lobster clasp of the same size, because the barrel is solid. That extra weight is subtle, but it's exactly the kind of detail that makes a piece feel like it costs what it cost.

Stone Story

Unheated rubies carry a premium because they're genuinely rare: most ruby on the market has been heat treated to improve color, which is standard and accepted practice. Rubies that achieved their color entirely through geological processes, certified by a gemological laboratory, command substantially more, particularly from Burmese and Mozambican origins. Treatment status is the difference between fine ruby and exceptional ruby.

A Storied Heritage

The Victorian bee motif is worth understanding in context. The era interpreted it as a symbol of industriousness and domestic virtue, producing bee brooches, hairpins, and lockets as gifts whose coded moral meaning was as important as their decorative appeal.

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