Parks Bros. & Rogers garnered a large portion of its production line from Howard Silver Co., both firms from Providence, RI, and that is the likely case with this 2 1/2" wide bar pin. It features two Homeric medallion male figures set on irregular disks. Dating from the 1890's, this is very much after a style originated by George Shiebler in the 1880's. The condition is excellent. The bar fits into a sleeve, not a clasp. One link of the chain is not fixed, possibly to allow ...click for details
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