Featured Gold With 9 Opals; Marked 'K' beneath the 14K

It's 1 5/8" by 5/8". This an' the Crown Royal are with all the costume jewelry earlier posted (a very partial sample, I'm led to believe). The marks are on the small disk beneath the pin, behind the large central stone. The opals are much more fiery than this pic shows...I suspect they're bone dry. Thanks for lookin'!

 

Gorgeous.

Are you hoping to ID these, or more of a show and tell?

If you are trying to ID the maker, add a photo of the mark as well. Even different style "K's" can lead to different designers.

It's a beautiful brooch. Even before I noticed you listed it as 14K I was thinking, this has to be gold!

 

Beautiful brooch. My guess is 1950s, but American jools are not my forte.

The fireplay of opals is notoriously difficult to photograph.

 

A little of both...as I'm ignorant about jewelry, any comments are a real plus, Lucille. Any of these that are worthwhile will be sold to benefit the lady who is in memory care...probably by me, on eBay. Thanks...

 

I hope they do well, with a condition like hers she needs good and loving care.

 

Thank you. She is getting what might be called 'the Standard of Care' here in my small (~22000 folks) city...at a staggering $310 a day. It's a real burden...they're not wealthy.

 

I don't know how it is in the US, does Medicare cover that? I hope they don't have to pay that themselves.

 

Sadly, AJ, it does not...an' they do.

 

Found one very similar. It is marked U.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/392227760197

 

That one is a dead-ringer for mine...except for 0.25G heavier (3.8 here). The condition note says “Two small Ruby Stones are missing”...but I can see no place that shows their sockets, nor does mine have them. I'll get a pic of the mark, post it here soon. Thanks!

 

must be from a different auction..

 

'Tis, Komo...mine's not listed.

 

I meant....the stones , comment.....

how could anyone know there are two rubies missing,,,,, unless they had and identical item..... and even then.... there's no place for more stones !!

did ya feel the earthquake?

 

And I find it hard to believe it is Victorian. The pin hinge and clasp look original to the brooch, and they are both well into the 20th century.
It could be 1950s Victorian Revival.

 

Sorry that it took so long to post this pic...but here 'tis.

 

Looks 1960s to my eye.

Debora

 

Yes, it is...an' at that price it ain't moved in almost 3 years, apparently...since Jan 11, 2022.

 

Would it be a good thing to soak this pin in water...in hopes of helping the opals? If not, how else to offer moisture to them? Thanks...

 

Here is a page from Australia on how to care for opals.
https://australianopalcutters.com/pages/opal-care