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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9548563, member: 79705"][ATTACH=full]455146[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like she or he is playing with something on the table and is just holding their arm up. I don't specifically collect old photographs, but I keep getting them as tag-alongs in other things. Sandwiched in an antique book, in a lucite jewelry box with a collection of button clip ons... They're making their own collection.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What's the end of the ivory era? 1930s? It looks gold tone to me...it is very rough in construction and the gold is gloopy which is additionally why I thought it was fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>The "G" I was curious about but don't see lines other than ones I thought were from it being cut, along with quite a few pits. Others I can find are listed as "bone" but I understand some list them that way to avoid the illegality issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]455158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455159[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>You are right the bottom 2 are gold filled and marked for it. Not sure what era the locket is of, but I'll wear it regardless. The Wedgwood is one of Van Dell and also marked gold fill. That style of frame is so much earlier to me, but the disc is stamped for 1978 so the more you know! Wedgwood is known for sticking to an antique look forever though so it only makes sense.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'll probably keep a decent number of these, sell a few, and send the Ponytail Girl to my young niece who just expressed an interest in getting jewelry from me for the holiday as she's started to notice what I've gifted her mother. Got to start that kid off on cameos early so she may appreciate mine later! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9548563, member: 79705"][ATTACH=full]455146[/ATTACH] Looks like she or he is playing with something on the table and is just holding their arm up. I don't specifically collect old photographs, but I keep getting them as tag-alongs in other things. Sandwiched in an antique book, in a lucite jewelry box with a collection of button clip ons... They're making their own collection. What's the end of the ivory era? 1930s? It looks gold tone to me...it is very rough in construction and the gold is gloopy which is additionally why I thought it was fake. The "G" I was curious about but don't see lines other than ones I thought were from it being cut, along with quite a few pits. Others I can find are listed as "bone" but I understand some list them that way to avoid the illegality issue. [ATTACH=full]455158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455159[/ATTACH] You are right the bottom 2 are gold filled and marked for it. Not sure what era the locket is of, but I'll wear it regardless. The Wedgwood is one of Van Dell and also marked gold fill. That style of frame is so much earlier to me, but the disc is stamped for 1978 so the more you know! Wedgwood is known for sticking to an antique look forever though so it only makes sense. I'll probably keep a decent number of these, sell a few, and send the Ponytail Girl to my young niece who just expressed an interest in getting jewelry from me for the holiday as she's started to notice what I've gifted her mother. Got to start that kid off on cameos early so she may appreciate mine later! ;)[/QUOTE]
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