Featured Sterling brooch, mark?

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  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I have this sterling brooch which I think is diamonds rather than glass but I have yet to test them.

    On the reverse is just 925 and the mark which I can only see as a squid.

    The pin is brass.

    Its box is from a local jeweller and watchmaker who I can only find records from 1892.

    Apologies for the pics but I have used 3 cameras and my phone to try and snap this mark, it was quite elusive.

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    daveydempsey, Nov 29, 2021
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  2. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Yep, that’s a squid :hilarious:
     
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  3. janettekay

    janettekay Well-Known Member

    Isn't that another "mark" opposite side..under pin? "A " and more..? Its upside down in photo.
     
    janettekay, Nov 29, 2021
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  4. Aznathalie

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    Aznathalie, Nov 29, 2021
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  5. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Hi Janette, that is a jewellers repair or cleaning mark, like they put inside watch cases.
     
    daveydempsey, Nov 29, 2021
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  6. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    It's hard to see in the photos,do the setting beads actually hold the stones in place?
     
    Hollyblue, Nov 29, 2021
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

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    Any Jewelry, Nov 29, 2021
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  8. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Scooped by AJ. This mark is an obsession of kyratango's.
     
    Bronwen, Nov 29, 2021
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  9. Aznathalie

    Aznathalie Well-Known Member

    The Parisian diamond company.
     
    Aznathalie, Nov 29, 2021
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  10. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Bronwen, Nov 29, 2021
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  11. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I think they do.
    So, Parisian Diamond Company ?
     
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  12. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes, the Parisian Diamond Company, which isn't Parisian.
    @Bronwen posted a link to the thread in which @Ownedbybear found the country where it was manufactured: England!

    https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Parisian_Diamond_Co

    I'm having trouble with my internet connection, so replies are slow or non-existent.:inpain:
     
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Any Jewelry, Nov 29, 2021
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  14. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    daveydempsey, Nov 29, 2021
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  15. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Whatever they are whispering in your ear, they are certainly beautiful, as is the brooch.;)
     
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  16. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    All this messing about with cameras and phones when I had a USB microscope all the time.

    One shot.

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    daveydempsey, Nov 29, 2021
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  17. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Beautiful squid, Davey.:D Yes, that's the Parisian etc mark.

    Looking at the brooch again, I have to say, it is really elegant.
     
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  18. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Yup, British retailer. And Edwardian too. Gives the lie to the nonsense spouted in other places that 925 is a modern mark. (!)
     
    Ownedbybear, Nov 29, 2021
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  19. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Pretty little thing. I guess the "diamond company" mark is like USA-ian "silver" companies. If you see silver in the park, it's always plated ware from what I've seen.
     
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  20. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Exactly.
     
    Any Jewelry, Nov 30, 2021
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