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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 11249985, member: 2844&quot;]First, this is an antiques forum.</p><p>We indulge people who come with non-antique items because we know it can be important on a personal level or to supplement their income. It is a personal favour and I hope it is appreciated as such.</p><p><br /></p><p>Second, I live in Europe, and so do quite a lot of our other &#039;joolies&#039;. The only legal marks we have are assay marks on precious metals.</p><p>Marks on plated base metal are not recogized is having legal status or importance here. They are up to the (foreign) manufacturer. Those marks can be extremely varied and not always truthful.</p><p>So no, as a collector of period and ethnic jewellery I can&#039;t be expected to concern myself with fancy modern marks that have no legal significance.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are not sure about a modern piece, fancy mark or not, it is best to have it tested. This is advice we often give.</p><p><br /></p><p>A person can be the sweetest person on earth and not know about jewellery or precious metals.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Maybe it would feel right for both of you to donate the necklace to charity.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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