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LOT 403:
Antique Victorian niello pinch pinchbeck brooch, engraved
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Sold for: $10
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Antique Victorian niello pinch pinchbeck brooch, engraved. Art craf. Size: 5.3 x 1.1 cm.
Pinchbeck is a form of brass, an alloy of copper and zinc, mixed in proportions so that it closely resembles gold in appearance. It was invented in the 18th century by Christopher Pinchbeck,
a London clockmaker. Since gold was only sold in 18-carat quality at
that time, the development of pinchbeck allowed ordinary people to buy
gold ‘effect’ jewelry on a budget. The inventor allegedly made pinchbeck jewellery clearly labelled as such. Pinchbeck jewellery was used in places like stagecoaches where there was a risk of theft. Later dishonest jewellers passed pinchbeck off as gold; over the years it came to mean a cheap and tawdry imitation of gold.
Pinchbeck typically comprises copper and zinc in ratios between 89% Cu, 11% Zn; and 93% Cu, 7% Zn
