BEAR STICKPIN, circa 1892 - 1905

BEAR STICKPIN, 14k, American, with ruby eye;
signed with 14k mark of maker Geoggroy,
working 1892 - 1915, in New York City

Signed: “14” within stylized “G”

Geoggroy & Company, New York City, advertised in 1892 as manufacturing jewelers making novelties for bridesmaids and groomsmen. Incorporated in 1904, the company closed before 1915.
(Source : Rainwater, D. AMERICAN JEWELRY MANUFACTURERS)

Remarkable detail in miniature -- size of the bear is
3/4" (1.8 cm) long, nose to extended back leg,
height 3/8" (1 cm)

Wt. : .057 troy oz.

# 28031 ..................................................SOLD