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<p>[QUOTE="George Chaney, post: 4455012, member: 19137"]Nice pieces. Unusual to find a pair of earrings finished on both sides. It is always possible they are gold, color is hard to make out with your darker photographs. I would expect them to be marked though they could be custom - which are usually signed as well. Given the rudimentary (heavy) of the screw back, it would not shock me if these were early. I would look closely for marks and file out a bit on the screw back brace to test for gold if not marks are found. I am leaning 1940's but could be older but not much later. Good quality however. A lot of detail went into these for costume bits. </p><p><br /></p><p>Love the necklace as well. As [USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER] noted, the balls look to be polished rough turquoise caged in sterling. I am not familiar with the style, however when I see a barrel clasp with safety chain I think old. Again, I am not familiar with the design, but I would not put these as mid century, I would see them as 1920's or so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="George Chaney, post: 4455012, member: 19137"]Nice pieces. Unusual to find a pair of earrings finished on both sides. It is always possible they are gold, color is hard to make out with your darker photographs. I would expect them to be marked though they could be custom - which are usually signed as well. Given the rudimentary (heavy) of the screw back, it would not shock me if these were early. I would look closely for marks and file out a bit on the screw back brace to test for gold if not marks are found. I am leaning 1940's but could be older but not much later. Good quality however. A lot of detail went into these for costume bits. Love the necklace as well. As [USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER] noted, the balls look to be polished rough turquoise caged in sterling. I am not familiar with the style, however when I see a barrel clasp with safety chain I think old. Again, I am not familiar with the design, but I would not put these as mid century, I would see them as 1920's or so. Cheers[/QUOTE]
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