The worthpoint brooch sold for $105.50 in 2010.
Yes, it is a fur clip, meant to say that.
I actually went to the sale for some advertising tins. Imagine my joy when I walked in to see a dining room table covered with jewelry, not even...
And also from the same sale, bakelite bangles, fun copper pins, and a gold filled bracelet, needs a clasp and I don't have the key for the heart,...
The mocha flashes in and out as it is tilted, seems to be moving around in the stone. That cross is lovely. In the same junk bag the gold pendant...
Thanks OBB. It just kind of slowly dawned on me that this was saphiret. Never seen one in person.
Thanks Marko, that looks just like it.
I believe this is a Halley's comet pin, with a saphiret stone. What do you all think? I've not had a saphiret before, and did not at first...
I've seen these called wedding cake beads.
AJ, great information as usual. Thank you!
Excellent Debora, thank you!
I was not familiar with this style of Mexican jewelry until I read AJ's recent thread. Just so happens I picked these up last week at an estate...
This is marked sterling and also has a crescent moon mark which I have not been able to track down with various searches. It is quite big and...
Thank you.
Sheesh, how did I miss that?!
Yes, I had not noticed that. I can see the breaks and there is the ball, on the back side. Is this fixable by a jeweler?
Thanks to all for your ideas. To answer a few questions, marked and tested 14K, I feel sure it is not gold filled. It does not feel cool. it does...
Good find Stracci, thank you! I've just been searching paua pearl and seen quite a few that look like mine in terms of coloration. Haven't seen...
There are little bubble looking things on the back, but it's hard to tell if they are air bubbles, or a surface texture, or bubbles in the glue....
Thanks AJ!
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