I'd almost bet on this being half of something. Sweater guard maybe.
Welcome! Look up the instructions and post some pix of that 18k piece so we joolies can have a good drool.
I still prefer the cat to the trunk. :cat::cat::cat:
Once upon a time I found gold mine, literally, lots on eBay. Those days are gone - too many eyeballs looking for too little treasure. I also used...
WHOO! Nice job! My eyes went straight to the bangle and the lavalier, but I'm an old Art Nouveau addict. My prejudices are showing.
These days that $500 item is selling for $400, but otherwise I agree. The nice but relatively common pieces are tough to move and have been...
Or classmates? I remember something like that. Maybe those guys kept her letters, but she ended up marrying the mailman! (LOL) There were...
The "kids" grew up with Mom and Dad who grew up in the 70s and later. Into the 90s in some cases. Their parents didn't have fancy glass, or if...
The shell beads in the necklace are called "dagger beads", for what good the info does. The pin hardware looks old, but I think it's an assembled...
It does look a bit odd, but if this was made by an amateur or made for one guy for his girl you never can tell. The maker did what he was asked.
Five links, so it looks good right off the bat.
Bali is one of the silver jewelry capitals of the world.
Maybe he's the other dude? Or was she a serial letter writer? Maybe she just likes guys.
A proper repair might cost a fortune. So there's that.
Some jewelry especially can fool people. Companies like J Crew have begun making "inspired-by" pieces, and companies like 1928 Jewelry Company...
I found one in a similar shape once, but not made from that clay. IIRC Bakers has it now - Secret Santa struck again.
He got dear-Johnned and still wants her to keep writing because he still likes getting the letters. Beats finding out the hard way later, I guess.
:chicken::chicken::chicken::chicken::chicken::chicken::chicken::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::D
I'd have figured it for a classic 50s black glass necklace, but hematite/hemalyke glass fits too. Not sure of the bracelet. The pin has a 30s...
It's funny that they'd do that sort of killer metalwork and not bother to mark it anywhere. Makes you want to go back and kick the metalsmith.
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