Just an update @Ownedbybear @Any Jewelry @flipper , the loose cab on no 1 had glue on the back. I idly started very carefully picking it off and...
And also, I've just tested the stone and it's not glass. Mary Contrary says Aquamarine,Iolite, Nephrite or Tanzanite but we know how unreliable...
Ah you are clever to find that. Thankyou.
Sorry M, one more possibly dim question. Just out of interest, presuming it was imported as we see it now and the hallmark was stamped when it...
I'll test it, Thankyou x
Ah, I thought that's what the T stood for, see I'm clueless about this stuff :confused:. How would you describe it as I'm a bit short of key words...
Maybe!. I've found some fun beads under paint but nothing as nice as these. You must have been very happy to find those :-)
I have to agree it's not my cup of tea either but hopefully someone will love it!.
Some of the ones I've looked at on eBay actually have Ruskin stamped on them but this doesn't. Am I still ok to say it's Ruskin then?:confused:
Sorry I've just realised the triangle is a Birmingham import mark so ignore that part of the question! 1994
Not something I come across very often and I think this is Taxco only from what I’ve read on here. Google is somewhat vague about makers and no...
Yes, it's the same brooch, although possibly broken and as you say repurposed. Hopefully it's rarity will make it sought after :p.
Lots of Kramer brooches but not this one or one using plastic/celluloid. Thanks for looking though :-)
This isn't a brand I've come across much in the UK so hoping those across the pond can help please. My google research tells me they were in...
LTC is probably what these brooches need too :hilarious:
They are really beautiful. Made me want to go and look at spoons!. I love enamel in all it's forms and that top spoon deserves to be on show just...
Thank you :-)
That's great, Thankyou. :)
Brilliant OBB, Thankyou. Are there good key words to use for the others?.
Thankyou- Now you say it they do look like the colours you see in real opals. I just saw them as beautiful glass not what they were trying to...
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