14K Diamond Horse Jockey Pin

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  Attrib. George Headley 14k yellow gold, diamond and enamel horse and jockey pin, containing approximately 58 old European, uncut and rose cut diamonds and 1 cabochon ruby. 3/4"H x 1-7/8"W, 7.8 grams. Note: Headley's account books list a "gold horse pin" made for Mr. Warren Wright, July, 1941, Hollywood. Provenance: the estate of Mrs. Warren (Bertha) Wright Jr., ex-Calumet Farm, Lexington, KY. Biography (courtesy The Headley-Whitney Museum: George W. Headley III (1908-1985) was born in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1908 into a wealthy family. He grew up in Mississippi. Artistically inclined from an early age, Headley studied art at the Art Student's League in New York and l'Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He later apprenticed as a designer with the New York Jeweler Paul Flato in the 1930s. In the 1940s, Headley opened his own jewelry boutique in California at the Hotel Bel-Air. His account books of the time show that he designed for many of the Hollywood elite and their wives, including Douglas Fairbanks, Gary Cooper, the Marx Brothers, Vincent Minelli, Judy Garland, Joan Crawford, and Fanny Brice. After nearly a decade of success on the West Coast, Headley returned to his family farm, La Belle, in Lexington and continued his career designing jewelry and bibelots (decorative curios). In 1960, Headley married Barbara Whitney Henry Peck (d. 1982), sister of noted thoroughbred horseman Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (1899-1992) and daughter of the sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (d. 1942), founder of New York's Whitney Museum of American Art. In 1968, Headley opened his distinctive Jewel Room and Library building on the scenic grounds of La Belle Farm. It became what is now known as the Headley-Whitney Museum. Provenance: the estate of Mrs. Warren (Bertha) Wright, Jr., ex-Calumet Farm, Lexington, KY.

  Condition

  Loss of enamel on rider, specifically to left hand, knee, boot, top of cap and left shoulder; two diamonds missing. Previously repaired using lead solder.
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