Yeah well. People hear sapphiret and lose their minds.
It does still seem to attract the ladies, and is preferred to some expensive perfumes.
I bet the eagle is a copy of the Great Seal, or as close as they could get. Clutch of arrows in one set of talons, and the olive branch in the other.
I looked, then looked at the prices already and hit the BACK button. Get thee behind me, Auctioneer!
No idea, never met 'im! I'd suspect rubies or pink sapphires (same stone, different name based on the color) If they match exactly in color and...
I'm no help. Looks like water got onto the top. Federalist style furniture goes for no money here in CT. It may do better elsewhere.
I think I paid about $15 for it. Now what to do with the thing....
Yup - we'd both top out at about 50 quid!
I think Bear nailed it. Mdina. Doesn't turn up here often. Comes from Malta.
That's what I'm thinking. I can see this in someone's marcelled hair pretty easily.
I saw things that would be called sapphiret by those who didn't know, or who knew their audience wouldn't know. No Victorian glass, all post-War.
The OP's pieces.... The cameo looks like it was on a Florenza necklace originally. I'd guess 1880s on the pin. The ring looks like pearl and...
Mc-something is all I've got.
It's not horrible; I've worn a LOT worse!
OTOH synthetic sapphires and rubies were in common use in jewelry by the early 20s. Deco pieces with calibre-cut stones were generally done with...
It's definitely old. I don't think this person was a professional, but he or she did a nice job. Could the last name be Kozt?
Seconded! Nice one, dude! Pretty sweet piece of detective work. Probably easier to find a pile of fen like us. (fen being an old term for a...
He was on a horse. :p:p:p:p
I'd have that packed and out the door soooooo fast....
And they don't stay under either, I'm told. Anesthesia doesn't work well on redheads.
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