Featured Garnets Galore

This is a bit of a show and tell but I am thrilled with this! Bit of a splurge for me at 5 euros but I know that's a steal. The seller provided zero info, so I had to guess. I thought 40s garnet or Czech glass. Amazingly all 132 stones are intact and in stunning condition.

Got it home and fiddled with it for pictures, and found 3 sneaky marks! 1 for G1 (garnets yay!) and both a 900 stamp and a Czech 1957-62 hare mark for 900 silver!

Vintage Bohemian garnets and silver bracelet and earrings. I didn't get a photo of the earring backs but they're screw threaded with fancy backs. I'm pleased my guess wasn't far off this time. These will stay in my collection for quite a while!



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I am so jealous I could spit.

Debora

 

Hey I could use some of that for those earrings! They need some serious attention haha

 

There is nothing I don't like about your garnets! I love the fact that the earrings have the same shape as the bracelet, but are different.

And I adore garnets! Especially in clusters.

SIGH...

 

Great find. Very pretty.

 

Yay!!!

 

Lovely. Nice find and great price.

 

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!

 

5 euro's...............????
you can't afford......... not , to throw 5 euros at this bracelet !!!!

it's a great find !!

 

Is 5 euros a splurge ? I need to find a new pickin' territory,or another planet !

 

Thank you one and all! I'm chuffed. I feel very lucky that my recent purchases have turned out to be quite rewarding, which in turn made me feel comfortable to spend more than I normally would.

It is for me! I grew up on vide greniers (carboot sales) where everything is 2 euros and 4 is a lot. That doesn't always work when it comes to vintage/antiques but I think this is the most I've paid for any one item in my collection haha! But the last few weeks' purchases will give me some great returns when I sell what I'm selling so I 'splurged' on this!

 

That's a great find! Congrats!

 

Your a buyer after my own heart. It physically pains me to part with over $5 ! Lovely stuff,youve got a great eye.

 

Here's to sneaky marks!

 

I’m with Debora and spitting!

 

And can we use my new word parure to describe this set or does it have to have more pieces. If i use a new vocabulary word it is more likely to stick with me. Lovely set. My daughter's birthstone so I too am jealous.

 

Fabulous! What a wonderful find!!!

 

Rachel congrats-You've got a superb eye ! I'd guess a few of our 'Joolies' have been doing this a few weeks longer than you,but your young instincts are great.
As a yank antiquer the British Carboot experience goes into my UK 'bucket list'. Haven't seen prices like this in the US since the late 70's.I just found a Lalique at a Garage Sale for $15,but the 30p to 5 euro finds are gone-least where I live.
Of course I've never picked Alabama or Mississippi so who knows ?.
The lowest cash layout good finds seem to generally be these Boots finds(yea/nay?).

 

We never see things at that price in Florida either.

 

It happens here in Connecticut, but not nearly as often as it used to. Too many episodes of the Roadshow have aired.