Spinels were common in Georgian jewellery.
The quality of the painting just shouts out.
I’m with aj on the age. That bead setting.
Thanks honey. Total brain fart!
Thank you! And how on earth I posted this in PPG is beyond me. ;)
I posted this ages ago, and @evelyb30 identified the maker, but I've forgotten who it was. Arg! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Hmmm…. Have a look at Isle of Wight glass.
Aha! Many thanks, Kanawha it is. It’s a nice little thing, well made.
Pop it in a drop of gin or vodka for a few minutes, then an old toothbrush.
You should have seen us. Daytimes were jeans and t shirts, running shoes. But, oh, the bling at the evening disco!
I’m still a geek! I ran SF cons as a fan, not for commercial profit. Any proceeds went to charity or back into the next one. It was in the days...
I love it. Cheap as anything, but it’s very me.
It was a real mix. My uncle, born in the 1910s, not only took photos but developed them. His family images are a conglomeration of his own...
These are fascinating. However, I can't find much on the maker. There's also an engraved surname on the base, Hodson - and I found an American...
You'd need to find an appraiser who understood what it is. My gut feel would be look at the sale value of undamaged ones and maybe halve that?
Nice little thing, hand applied handle and what looks like an American eagle. Thoughts please? It's about three inches high. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'd say that solves it. It also explains why it rang bells in my head, too, I did some work back then on systems related to airline bookings!...
Ta. I’d think post war. They’re very popular, used as planters.
That’s graduated rather than cased though.
Unless you can find someone who really understands very antique jewels, I’d leave it be. You’d need old cut diamonds too.
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