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<p>[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 196482, member: 106"]Hello!</p><p>I am looking for help with the ages of these three beauties I picked up today ... and any other info. you may wish to offer as well, will be appreciated greatly.</p><p>Here's the group shot:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]55854[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Only the cameo has any markings. It is stamped 800 on the pin bar ... so 800 silver. Does it look Italian to you? and ... um .... that <u>is</u> a girl in a cloche, right? What is sticking out of the top of her hat?!? My guess from pin hinge and catch ... mid to late 1800's ... but the hat looks like a later style .... soooo, early 1900's?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]55855[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]55856[/ATTACH] </p><p>I'm guessing (hoping) the one below is a mourning brooch. The center stone is a banded agate (onyx) as far as I can tell. The back frame lifts out (with some effort), and is where a lock of hair would go, right? The decorated band closest to the edge is enamel, black or very dark blue. I would also guess mid to late 1800 on this one .... </p><p>[ATTACH=full]55857[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]55858[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]55859[/ATTACH] </p><p>This last one is my favorite ... love the seed pearls (missing 2 - but hard to notice) ... love the design ... even love the diamond (I think that's what it is - not tested) with its funky cut and its inclusions. I don't think that the pin mechanism is original to the pin .... what do you think?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]55860[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]55861[/ATTACH] </p><p>Thanks for looking, and of course for any comments or input. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 196482, member: 106"]Hello! I am looking for help with the ages of these three beauties I picked up today ... and any other info. you may wish to offer as well, will be appreciated greatly. Here's the group shot: [ATTACH=full]55854[/ATTACH] Only the cameo has any markings. It is stamped 800 on the pin bar ... so 800 silver. Does it look Italian to you? and ... um .... that [U]is[/U] a girl in a cloche, right? What is sticking out of the top of her hat?!? My guess from pin hinge and catch ... mid to late 1800's ... but the hat looks like a later style .... soooo, early 1900's? [ATTACH=full]55855[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]55856[/ATTACH] I'm guessing (hoping) the one below is a mourning brooch. The center stone is a banded agate (onyx) as far as I can tell. The back frame lifts out (with some effort), and is where a lock of hair would go, right? The decorated band closest to the edge is enamel, black or very dark blue. I would also guess mid to late 1800 on this one .... [ATTACH=full]55857[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]55858[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]55859[/ATTACH] This last one is my favorite ... love the seed pearls (missing 2 - but hard to notice) ... love the design ... even love the diamond (I think that's what it is - not tested) with its funky cut and its inclusions. I don't think that the pin mechanism is original to the pin .... what do you think? [ATTACH=full]55860[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]55861[/ATTACH] Thanks for looking, and of course for any comments or input. :)[/QUOTE]
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