Fine Antique American Fourteen-Karat Yellow Gold, Onyx and Seed Pearl Bar Pin, fourth quarter 19th century, in the Aesthetic taste, formed of a rectangular section of polished onyx mounted with a gold scroll-mantled bar with pendant fan, set with twenty-three spilt seed pearls, each 2.5 mm, the back with gold pin and fish-hook catch, 2-1/4" x 1/2", 14.1 total grams, presented in the possibly original cream satin-lined black leather-covered box from Tiffany & Co., Union Square. Provenance: The Estate of James C. Westerfield, Jackson, Mississippi.

The pin in overall excellent condition with very minor wear consistent with age and use. The box worn on the outside. The box in poor condition with significant wear to the exterior and interior. The interior lining frayed.