Also a cheapo tester. Same as the other members of this group, I always test it first on a 'for sure' diamond. After that, I test the 'wannabe'...
I have a similar one in the stash somewhere. Could be I even posted it here a while ago
Lovely brooch! Looks like paste with silver foil back. To me it looks old, late Georgian, start of Victorian is what I would say
kyratango, thank you. Yes, I like lots of old jewelry but these Old Flemish ones are what really make my heart sing.:cat:
[ATTACH] Another queen: la belle Paola And there is another juicy gossip about her and the singer of this song, Adamo :hilarious: [MEDIA]
AJ, yes, Astrid did make it as a queen. So this is the gossip about Lilian en King Boudewijn according to our Prime Minister at the time: “Het...
[ATTACH] Well, here is a picture of the crosses that might be easier on the eye. You can also spot a picture of the Belgian 'Wallis Simpson'...
bosko, the crosses are not cheap...I just dont like to pay up for anything. I guess I have some Holland blood running trough my veins. I never...
Shamster, thanks for the advice. l will wait till I get a better fitted middle part, but these crosses never had colored stones, only foiled...
I m sorry for the background, you guys. i had not much time and I saw some Sun, so I just put them on the window sill end went for it. I ll try to...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] So, I bought a lot with some Flemish jewelry a few weeks ago, and these...
I m not sure if I already posted the glass moonface here actually... Since I posted here so many things already, it sure is possible I m very bad...
Thank you everyone for the likes AJ indeed, I just posted the glass pendant to show the two together. Its not saphiret unfortunately. The...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] These are some of my latest finds from this week. So I bought the Czech...
Kyra, thanks for the comment. Yes, Levinger also crossed my mind. Some of his jewelry had that DEPOSÉ mark, and I saw some of his pieces with...
Komokwa, I know. Or an irregular 'dogtooth' pearl. I try to make do with what I have laying around. So it was this giant one or a very tiny...
There were no suffragette s around 1800 :smug: They are all amazing finds but my favorite is the massive brooch!
AJ, yes, that is one fat pearl :hilarious: New Years Eve will be a surprise. I almost always prefer to wear my newest find so we will see :cat:
I will keep looking for a better suited pearl. For now, this will do. And the chain makes is wearable again. [ATTACH]
AJ, thank you, I will look into it. I never really knew Swiss Art Nouveau
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