Help to ID mark on earrings please

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  1. Donna HA

    Donna HA Pleasestayhome

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    Donna HA, May 19, 2020
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  2. i need help

    i need help Well-Known Member

    It probably says Ges. Geschutzt
    Which is German for Protected, registered.
     
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  3. Donna HA

    Donna HA Pleasestayhome

    thank you so much
     
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  4. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    1970s gypsy inspired West German with semi precious stone chips.
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Agree. The complete stamp is 'Ges Gesch', short for Gesetzlich Geschützt, literally 'legally protected'.

    The chips could be jade. Germany has nephrite jade, Italy has both nephrite and jadeite jade.
    Several Eastern European countries mine jade as well, but I suspect these earrings were made during a time when trade between east and west was limited.
     
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  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Or even Canadian jaed, eh? ;)
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    :playful:
    We didn't get Canadian jade here on the Continent. It was either European or Asian jade. The only Canadian jade we get now is through Chinese jewellery, but that is a recent thing.
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Forgot to say, the 'Ges Gesch' stamp is probably only for the earhooks, not for the rest.
     
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  9. lizjewel

    lizjewel Well-Known Member

    Ges Gesch. German cousin of Pat Pend, Pat Reg in USA, Marc Deposé in France. Beware: These guys' names are very often mistaken for famous [read valuable] designer signatures by novices to vintage costume jewelry.:smug::arghh::joyful:
     
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  10. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Good point on the earhooks.
     
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  11. Donna HA

    Donna HA Pleasestayhome

    Thank you for replying and helping, appreciate it
     
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