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Antique bug pin in a most peculiar form. I believe this is poor Gregor, of Kafka's Metamorphosis, first published in 1915. In the story, Gregor wakes up one morning to discover he has metamorphosed into a cockroach. This is one of the strangest and most wonderful old pins I've encountered. An old brass stamping, with hand enameled details, and a simple pinback. Gregor's head is topped with a period appropriate hat. There's a deep patina, and breaks to the lifelike legs, which are even appropriate to the abuse Gregor experiences shortly after waking, and attempting to amble around. Unsigned. An exceptional collector's piece for an avid Kafka reader, or a collector of peculiar bugs.
2.25 inches long
57 mm