Hmm, the green beads are very similar to those I've seen in earlier 20th C jewelry and the mesh looks much more like 1920-30's to me. (Note that...
I'm trying to ID the maker of this gilt brass mesh and glass bead necklace. The large opaque blue drops with gilt accents remind me of Neiger...
Yes, as AJ said, the Czech "beads" may have been imported but there are actually clasps, the insert parts are missing.
The mesh necklace looks Middle-Eastern and the dangles are Czechosolovakia metal clasps--note the holes on the bottom of each one. It's an odd...
Interesting thoughts! I think it will remain in my mysteries box until I decide to release it back to the world. Thanks!
Yes, 'tis a shame. Back then, makers didn't think there would be such rabid collectors decades later.
Thanks all for your input. WWII period would be in line with the use of sterling though I understand that during the war the US mfgrs. had...
Yes! The stones are exceptional. So want to place a name to it but it could be a mystery. Hopefully, other antiquers will have some ideas!
This sterling brooch once had a rose gold wash, mostly worn/polished off on the front. It is marked "Sterling" on the very bottom of the basket....
Looks like brass? What is the little flap of metal on the upper left? One of the "stone settings" on right seems to be double-punched or just...
What does IIRC mean?
The molded glass red stones are referred to as tutti frutti and Coro and Trifari used them. Perhaps others, too. Have you done an image search?...
Thanks! I didn't like the fact that seller did not disclose the damage marcasites. A fanatic cross collector (I mean she buys dozens a week!)...
Thanks, I was wondering what hollyblue thought. I was suggesting the piece was sterling with gold plating with a recent age, like you, Debora. I...
So, can you suggest an age for the piece?
Hmm, I'm surprised no one has answered yet. I'm not an expert but I'd say that the Sterling mark and lack of any mention of gold means the gold...
I was watching an online sale and seller presented this cross as A-H. The marcasites didn't seem to make sense to me and I just didn't agree....
I'm late to this thread--without the daily notifications of the past I have to remind myself to check the forum every few weeks or more often if...
My guess would be white quartz. So much white quartz is dyed that we rarely see the natural form (or perhaps that is bleached?). No expert, but...
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