[Jewelry making - Article 00352] - [Orchid] Green iridized scarab beetle

[David Ginis]

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    I had a client bring me in a stick pin that she purchased which she
    was told was from the 1920's. It was described as a green iridized
    scarab beetle. The box that contained the stick pin had O.D. Gunn
    Jeweler, Biloxi, Miss on it. The cup shaped base that the "Beetle"
    was prong set into is gold filled. Does anyone have any more
    information about this item? Is it a preserved (now dead) beetle or
    something else? She would like to reset it into gold of another
    design-is it fragile? 

Thanks,
David Ginis
Ginis Goldsmiths
136 Ashman Circle
ginisgoldsmiths AT sbcglobal.net

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