Silver sash pin ID help

[bluedaemon23]

Picked up this brooch because it was stamped Sterling. Size and shape looks like a sash pin, but construction is later than Victorian. I want to think the design is from some French artwork... though I might be thinking of "Rebecca at the well" cameos. Has anybody got a clue?

Looks like I need to clean some old gunky silver polish out of it too.

[sunshine*kisses]

Is that a makers mark above the word sterling?

[bluedaemon23]

No, that's an open space.

[old.crows.nest]

What does the side of the hinge and clasp look like?

To me this looks cast combined with the STERLING Stamp, my guess is early to mid 20th Century.

[mforjan]

JMHO, but I don't think you can call it a sash pin because it is clearly newer than when they were made. That said, it is a sweet silver pin and I am sure you will have no problem selling it 🙂

Also, she looks like she is holding a flat basket of something, Rebecca at the well would have some kind of jug.

She is sweet!

[bluedaemon23]

Didn't think it WAS a sash pin, only the size and shape. And agree with OCN about date; hinge and catch look pretty typical, only the pinstem is a tad on the skinny side. There's a slight bend in it - people WILL try to jam pins through thick wool lapels.

There's just something funny about it - not only does the design give me the feeling I OUGHT to recognize it, but the back doesn't seem to match the front, KWIM? It makes the back of my brain itch.

[mforjan]

Maybe the pin back is a replacement, if so it may well be old enough to be a sash pin.

[bluedaemon23]

Doesn't look replaced, unfortunately. No sign of solder or old findings being removed. Design almost looks like it ought to be a detail from a painting, but it rings no bells.