Do you have an antique jewelry dealer near you? I have to wonder why someone would set a piece of black glass in 14k gold, but I have seen strange...
I think it may be too, it would look wonderful with a baroque pearl hanging from it. Don't scrap it!!!
Wheel cut designs are very hard to ID. There were many decorating companies who bought the undecorated glass from the glass manufacturers and did...
Yes, the black and white is a fur clip :)
Try a magnet, if it is iron it will stick :)
She is sweet, I would keep her in my china cabinet!
Agree, not enough characters to be a patent number :shame:
What does the whole piece look like?
They will want to see a photo of the bottom also, marked or not :)
I gave it a try, the first one really looks like Cherry, I can't make out the second one: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
You and my sister Fig, she saw them live at Shea Stadium :D
You have Depression era Elegant Glass stems with a "Minton" border, a gold encrusted etch. Many companies made them, this link is to a great web...
It could be a flower vase, maybe florist ware?
Looks like costume to me. The large stone looks like glass, the small ones probably are also. You are missing a small one above the large one :sorry:
Maybe post it in the Textiles and Needle Arts section???
Happy days are hear again... Paid for it yesterday, it is going to go in my hutch next to a gorgeous Loetz vase with silver overlay :D Thank you...
Thank you very much Bronwen :)
Hi Browen, someone on the eBoo boards posted a question about this cameo and I offered to repost it here to see if you can answer their question....
OOHH, I like that take on it ;)
Polish that puppy, you never know what marks are lingering under tarnish!
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