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Ownedbybear replied to the thread Any ideas on this brutalist necklace? All the w’s.
I’ll throw in that I’ve metal pieces like this which were made in South Africa.
Jun 12, 2024 at 5:12 AM -
Boland replied to the thread 1980's(?) Painted Leather Jacket made in England.
Very ‘Starlight dinner’ 80’s. That’s so uniquely terrible it’s actually a bit cool. Must be a full on custom design job!
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:59 AM -
Dessert58 liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Denmark Sterling Brooch or Studio?.
Nothing about it says Denmark to me. I would expect better quality from the Danish. (I'll go and hide now)
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:24 AM -
Dessert58 liked JewelryPicker's post in the thread Denmark Sterling Brooch or Studio?.
This brooch give me a Danish feel, but part of me thinks it’s a student piece from a $20/hr jewelry making session at a studio standard...
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:23 AM
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Dessert58 liked JewelryPicker's post in the thread Can you help identify brooch please..
Absolutely agree, that’s a 750
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:23 AM -
Dessert58 liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Can you help identify brooch please..
The ebay seller's dating is a bit ambitious. The shape of the mark is 1944-68, and the style of the brooches is ca 1950s-60s imo.
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:22 AM -
Dessert58 liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Can you help identify brooch please..
Welcome, Deb. It is an Italian maker's mark, from the province of Alessandria.
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:22 AM -
Dessert58 liked Marote's post in the thread Can you help identify brooch please..
The other mark that, to me, looked like OST, could be 750 upside down, i.e. 18 carat gold
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:22 AM -
Dessert58 liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Baroque and Silver Bracelet I’d help.
These bracelets are recent and still being made, so the mark could also be too recent to be included in the usual lists.;) Maybe a...
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:21 AM -
Dessert58 liked Brubaker50's post in the thread Baroque and Silver Bracelet I’d help.
I have what I think is pink and white baroque Pearls on a sterling silver chain London 2004 and the makers mark is SU in a rectangle...
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:21 AM
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Dessert58 liked evelyb30's post in the thread Anyone else sees antique French jet necklace like I do?.
I'd have figured those for 1950s Czech glass straight off. Maybe as late as the 70s depending on the length. The barrel clasp used...
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:21 AM -
Dessert58 liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Anyone else sees antique French jet necklace like I do?.
Yes, it looks like French jet, aka Bohemian glass. But just to be sure, have you tested it for jet? Age is difficult to say. I had a...
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:20 AM -
Dessert58 liked shamster's post in the thread Anyone else sees antique French jet necklace like I do?.
Another fresh find from charity shop, a French jet necklace to me, the clasp is also same as a Whitby jet necklace of mine, what do you...
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:20 AM
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Dessert58 liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Are these old beads ivory?.
They look like tagua nut beads, also known as 'vegetable ivory'. 15k gold clasp is great.
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:19 AM -
Dessert58 liked evelyb30's post in the thread Are these old beads ivory?.
They sure want to be ivory, but...nope. I'd figure tagua nut too.
Jun 12, 2024 at 4:19 AM
