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Oops.

Ebay. Quick and dirty photos, as they say.

 

Nice lot obb

Is the crucifix gold ?

I like the look of the birds brooch, also the hand painted oval one at the top

 

Crucifix isn't marked, although it might be gold, it needs testing. Something else on the tray is hallmarked gold though.

 

I'll play! A heavy silver link bracelet with toggle clasp? The tiger eye brooch?

Debora

 

Oh, I have to throw a wild guess in....the ring just above the horse pendant?

 

Keep going. It may be that they're a bit small to see. One of the rings - the broad one - is silver I think. Brooches are costume but decent and there's some nice dress clips and buckles.

 

I guess that is not amber? Edit: The stick pin?

 

I see some wide gold bands with marks huddled together.

Debora

 

Love the acorns, I see a few duettes and some possible silver with marcasites

 

Well, I hope you bought it, eh? Bear?

 

I think it is too. Could be interesting.
I love the acorns too, and a couple of duettes are always nice. And I know you like Toledo ware.

But what to do with the poor Chinese baby scorpion that was stuck into hot amber/resin?

 

The duettes are nice old buckles - I'd have shown the backs given more time. I do indeed love Toledo Ware and there's three bits of it.

Yup, of course I bought it. Eighty odd pieces, cost me about twenty pence per bit.

 

‘S all I’ve got for guesses...nice haul, though!!!!!

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Nope!

Although those two top left brooches do have some age. The one right at the top is a scarf clip. Rings are all nice costume.

Clue. Plastic baggie.

 

Does it fluoresce?

 

OK, you've told us where it's hiding -- but I still can't see what it is!


Time to put us out of our misery?

 

I'm mean aren't I. The thing in the baggie is a VERY heavy hallmarked for silver pendant with a gold wash. Just above it is a gold stick pin with 9 carat marks.

Basically, I'll have got the odd bits I'm keeping for free, the rest will make a wee profit. Keping these two rings, and a bit of the bling. There's a couple of reasonable Victorian brooches which will go in a lot I've already got.

Happy days.

 

Looks like you did very well!

 

that was fun to see thanks.

 

The one I'd have checked first was the bracelet sitting above the cross (which isn't worth checking on closer inspection; I can see pot metal poking out from here). I'm wondering what that 1962 piece is all about too. It's probably not precious metal but some of those commemorative pieces from odd spots sell for money. I hit an oddball pin from a short line railroad once. Bought it in a lot I'd picked up because of another piece. Started it on Ebay for $25 and it went for $350.