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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 560298, member: 2844&quot;]There are also tricky Austro-Hungarian styles.</p><p>First the Gürtler pieces, the direct ancestor of Bohemian costume jewellery.</p><p>The Gürtler were craftspeople who made utilitarian jewellery, things like decorated buckles. They were not real silversmiths and were not allowed to work in precious metals. Gürtler pieces are usually layered pieces, assembled using die stamped elements. </p><p>The central pendant is gilt brass with mop and amethyst glass, the other two are silverplated brass with glass and faux pearls:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]171075[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The next tricky style is the silver, gold, rose-cut garnet combination. It is an old style, but it continued in Austrian regional jewellery, so it can be difficult to date.</p><p>For instance this necklace is antique AH, the earrings are ca 1930s Austrian:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]171085[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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