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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;quirkygirl, post: 2087251, member: 106&quot;]Hello!</p><p>I picked up this large-ish (1½&quot; by 2&quot;) brooch/pendant last fall at a thrift shop.&nbsp; The pearls, which feel real on my teeth, dangle inside of holes cut in the curved gold rectangle.&nbsp; The holes are unevenly placed in the rectangle and it has the look of a jewelry class project ... except that it tests as gold.&nbsp; I&#039;ve rubbed it many times on the glass &quot;stone&quot; of the test kit and the scratches are not dissolving at all w/ 14K acid (they disappear w/ 18K acid)&nbsp; You can see how much of the metal was scratched away onto the stone in the close-up pic of the corner.</p><p><br /></p><p>It makes no sense that this is solid 14K, but even if (by some miracle) it were, I&#039;m not sure too many people would find it attractive.&nbsp; I like that someone went to the effort to create this piece, but doubt others will. </p><p><br /></p><p>How would you go about testing whether or not it was a very heavy gold plated piece? Has anyone tested directly on a piece of gold or gold-plated jewelry?&nbsp; </p><p>Do you scratch the back and just drop the acid on the scratch?&nbsp; </p><p>What should I look for?&nbsp; Bubbles?&nbsp; </p><p>If I go this route, will baking soda in water be enough to stop any reaction on the metal?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking and for any suggestions how to proceed.</p><p><br /></p><p>front</p><p>[ATTACH=full]250011[/ATTACH]</p><p>side</p><p>[ATTACH=full]250012[/ATTACH] </p><p>back</p><p>[ATTACH=full]250014[/ATTACH] </p><p>pearls are not drilled, but glued to jump rings</p><p>[ATTACH=full]250015[/ATTACH]</p><p>corner showing how much rubbing took off (also visible in above pic)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]250016[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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