{"product_id":"victorian-15ct-gold-silver-diamond-stagecoach-stickpin-c-1860","title":"Victorian 15ct Gold \u0026 Silver Diamond Stagecoach Stickpin, c.1860","description":"\u003cp\u003eA remarkable and exceptionally rare Victorian stickpin, c.1860, modelled as a miniature stagecoach in silver and 15ct gold with diamond chip detail and an engraved window — and, most extraordinarily, with rotating wheels. The engineering required to produce functioning rotating wheels at a scale of 1.1 × 0.8cm is a testament to the extraordinary skill of the Victorian miniaturist goldsmith, for whom the challenge of replicating the world in miniature was as much a demonstration of technical mastery as an artistic one. The stagecoach was a potent symbol of the coaching era — already passing into nostalgia by 1860 as the railways transformed British travel — and its appearance as a stickpin subject may reflect a sentimental attachment to the pre-railway age, or perhaps a gift to mark a connection with the coaching world. Tests as 15ct gold and silver. Head 1.1 × 0.8cm; pin length 5.8cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCirca:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1860\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHead dimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 × 0.8cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePin length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.8cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHallmarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tests as 15ct gold and silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNotable feature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rotating wheels; engraved window detail; diamond chip decoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wildsmith Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55774833344896,"sku":null,"price":995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0273\/2127\/0385\/files\/325BAC4A-C01E-4EED-BF03-CE56327FE351.jpg?v=1742323101","url":"https:\/\/wildsmithjewellery.co.uk\/nl\/products\/victorian-15ct-gold-silver-diamond-stagecoach-stickpin-c-1860","provider":"Wildsmith Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}