Featured Can you make out these marks? What country?

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  1. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

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    Hi,
    I just saw the KJ on the last pic when loading it here. Wondering if anyone know what this is. I swear the other mark is a bird on a branch.
    Thank you for any help
     
    gauntlettgems, May 31, 2024
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  2. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    I'm swearing the same thing :) To me it looks like a falcon on a branch.

    Similar brooches can be found with Google Lens. So far I only found descriptions with mahreb, berber or Northern Africa, and no info re hallmark or maker
     
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    Marote, May 31, 2024
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes, it is, it is a vulture on a branch.;) A Moroccan import mark, introduced in 1925. It could have been made in a neighbouring country, Algeria or Tunisia.
     
    Any Jewelry, May 31, 2024
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  4. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    Could it be this Moroccan mark?
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    Marote, May 31, 2024
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Mahreb and North Africa are both correct (and both refer to roughly the same region). Not Berber style, but Moorish style, so a mix of Berber and Arabic.
     
    Any Jewelry, May 31, 2024
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  6. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    That's what I said in post #3, and yes it is.
     
    Any Jewelry, May 31, 2024
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  7. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    :rolleyes: I only saw that post after finding and posting the image :)
     
    Marote, May 31, 2024
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    ;)
     
    Any Jewelry, May 31, 2024
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  9. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

    Thank you! The ones I found online said French and I wasn’t sure that was right
     
    gauntlettgems, May 31, 2024
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