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!
Could be. Seems odd to have glass with gold and diamonds, but it is a great look.
Great, thank you!
This is 14k, unmarked, and the stones test as glass. What time period do you think this is from, and is it odd to have glass stones in a gold...
These are 14k with small diamonds. What is the center stone? From the back it looks kind of like abalone or even glass. Thanks! [ATTACH]...
Further testing says NOT sterling.
Gorgeous!
J Dagger, I do the same thing with items I'm unsure of. I agree, starting auctions at a high price I think is a turnoff for bidders, but I do...
Looks like the stuff in their current catalog is mostly "silver finished" and quite pricey for that. I found my necklace sold in 2017 and they...
Thank you! You know I looked at it upside down, and didn't look like anything to me that way either.
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