Oh okay! Are there paste terms as opposed to diamond terms? I've only ever heard the diamonds. Thanks so much for that graphic, that's super helpful.
Thank you I'll try this if I dare to go further with it!
I'd love to see that haha, good to know! I'll have to try it next time.
I cleaned as instructed and its looking a little better. A little of the casing/foil from the missing stone came out but I saved it in case its...
Spent last night and this morning going over it with a slightly damp cloth and a q-tip, I think its come up really nicely! Its got a couple of...
Oh I see, I did have a look at various cuts but I've zero clue when it comes to that. Are these rose or old mine cut? Or something else entirely?...
Is the metal pinchbeck or just a base metal? The pinchbeck I'm seeing looks more gold tone then mine...
That's music to my ears let me tell you! I was reading that the longer pin and the pronged fastening of the stones was more of a victorian thing,...
Yep that's why I pounced on it! Its definitely the oldest piece in my collection now :woot:
Any ideas as to the age of this, or is Victorian as close as we're gonna get? I've seen different similar pieces spanning over 100 years haha
Ah okay good to know, thanks!
Unfortunately I don't have one, does it being brand name matter at all? I can't find them on french amazon, but there are similar ones.
Oh goodness really? I did have a quick search but the ones I saw had more obvious dots, and set in silver. My euro is feeling more of a steal by...
I'm in France, so that's most likely. It does look like its on metal, but the whole disk is raised from the base, there's a space in between....
This is the second of the two brooches I picked up this morning. Unfortunately missing a stone, but it'll will stay in my repair pile! This one is...
Very excited with today's finds! I've not seen the tube hinge in the flesh yet, and this morning brought me two (for a euro each)! The other one...
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