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Surprise your favorite collector (or treat yourself) with this extraordinary piece of fraternal history.
This exquisite Art Deco-era 14 karat solid yellow gold Kappa Nu fraternal pin, dating to 1932, features a classic navette form centered with a black onyx or enamel plaque bearing the ΚΝ (Kappa Nu) insignia and Hebrew characters in gold. The pin is set with 16 natural seed pearls, each measuring approximately 1.5 millimeters in diameter and weighing an estimated 0.026 carats each, for an estimated total pearl weight of 0.416 carats. Accenting the design are four round-cut natural amethysts, each measuring approximately 1.5 millimeters in diameter and weighing an estimated 0.021 carats each, for an estimated total amethyst weight of 0.084 carats.
The pin measures approximately 21.58 millimeters long (just under 7/8 inch) by 12.97 millimeters wide (just over 1/2 inch) and weighs 4.8 grams. It is unmarked, but has acid tested positive as 14 karat gold and shows no reaction to a magnet. The reverse is hand engraved “M / W.K.H. / 1932.” W.K.H. was William Kingdon Harris (1912-1970).
Kappa Nu (ΚΝ) was an American college fraternity founded in 1911, later merging with Phi Epsilon Pi in 1961, making this a wonderful piece of early 20th-century collegiate and fraternal memorabilia.
This pin comes from the estate of Dr. Jacqueline Cato Hijmans Harris (1922–2019), sister-in-law of the original owner. Dr. Harris was a remarkable physician, U.S. Army Medical Corps officer, and Holocaust survivor whose life story adds exceptional provenance to this piece.
Excellent estate condition.
We are listing several pieces of estate jewelry, along with other treasures fresh from fine North Carolina estates. We are happy to combine shipping.
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