Thank you, I was a bit surprised when I saw the listing as I thought they were more recent too.
I found one like it with red beads on Etsy listed as 1920s, are they right? It's 16 inches long. Still trying to identify stuff from my job lot...
Thank you! Perhaps when I next go into town I could have a look in the hobby shop at paint and see if there's a reasonable match. Then I can worry...
Is it worth trying to restore this? I realise there's nothing I can do about the broken petal but the gold-ish pearly coating on the small flowers...
Thank you AJ :)
The tube hinge with short pin has thrown me with this, just trying to figure out the age of it. The filigree setting is unmarked and tests as 800...
Ok, thank you. I've been looking at world silver marks sites but come up with nothing, one of the marks is a vaguely similar shape to the boars...
Could these be French? I can't make out anything inside the indentations which doesn't help! The bracelet tests as 800 silver. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Thank you :)
@evelyb30 I joined the bead man fb page and asked, as I don't have any tagua items to compare it with. He agrees, the beads are likely to be dyed...
Thank you, I hadn't thought of Afghanistan. Hadn't thought of anywhere really, just "oh look, pretty" and then it was mine. It's always...
I realise these don't have much age, but wondered if anyone's seen anything like them anywhere? The butterfly backs are marked 375, the earrings...
Thank you evelyb, I never pay much for anything so am rarely disappointed :)
The clasp is base metal, the beads seem to be stone, the yellowy ones definitely are. I have been to the local antiques and collectables fair...
Oooo ok thank you I will look up tagua nut :)
I think it might be but as I tend to doubt myself am looking for confirmation please :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thank you!
Thank you, yes it does seem to be coated, resin perhaps?
They look like Turquoise, are cold to the touch, one bead has broken and it's not white inside, tried sticking a hot pin in one and nothing...
In the bottom of my box of goodies was a sad broken little necklace, last night I had an urge to try it with UV light and woohoo, glow in the dark...
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