Featured Unidentified Brooch (Help please)

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Selkie, Mar 3, 2019.

  1. Selkie

    Selkie New Member

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    Hi, I'm having a lot of trouble identifying this brooch.
    It has a C clasp and has a decent weight to it with, no identifiable markings.

    It looks somewhat handmade but I am unsure as to what it is and am extremely curious to find out. I found it years ago and never found out what it was supposed to be.

    Any help would be much appreciated!
     
    Selkie, Mar 3, 2019
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Welcome to the forum, Selkie.
    A beautiful brooch. Could you please show us the back as well, preferably on a plain background, and click on 'full image' when you post the photo?

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    It reminds me of 'Flemish Heart' jewellery, which is always a heart suspended from some other decoration of roughly similar width to the heart. Maybe a take on the originals, like this one:
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    http://www.divaantwerp.be/nl/collection/zoek-in-de-collectie/s75181/search/material:diamant
     
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  3. judy

    judy Well-Known Member

    Hi Selkie!

    Welcome to Antiquers!
     
    judy, Mar 3, 2019
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  4. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    KSW, Mar 3, 2019
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is!:happy: And did you notice that the Antwerp diamond museum is called Diva?:cool:
     
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  6. Selkie

    Selkie New Member

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    Sorry about that!
    And you're right it does look very similar.
    As you can see it has a very plain backing and slightly wonky craftmanship haha.
    It's a very odd brooch.

    Thank you for your help :)
     
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  7. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    WOW!!!!! Now it sure POPS!!!!! Lovely!!! And now I see why with the link......
     
    Aquitaine, Mar 3, 2019
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Pleasure. I think it is 20th century costume inspired by 19th century heart brooches, possibly the Flemish Heart style. It is a pretty brooch.
     
    Any Jewelry, Mar 4, 2019
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  9. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    I agree based on the clasp :shame:
     
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  10. Selkie

    Selkie New Member

    Thank you very much :D
     
    Selkie, Mar 4, 2019
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