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<p>[QUOTE="Darkwing Manor, post: 565862, member: 738"]Hello again my Jewelers of Wisdom! I have a really quick question, please, if anyone can help?</p><p>I'm compiling a last-minute auction house inventory and failed to find the origins of these ethnic pieces. I haven't bothered to measure them, hoping it won't be necessary to determine place of origin. Did I say "Last minute"? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie81" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The first (apparently from the bottom up, sorry!) is a set of three: two bracelets and a collar, of heavy , linked mixed metal pieces. No Marks. It feels African to me. The first photo was before I took the time to lay one out properly. They end up like Slinkys when you pick them up.</p><p>The second is a bracelet and clip earring set with a green stone wired and mounted on top of silver "pop-over pans". Again, no marks!</p><p>The third is a group of Tourist ware. No marks! I'm guessing Egypt?</p><p>And the last, begging your patience, are three bracelets that I'm calling Italian damascene. All that skill and craftwork and yet, no marks! Thanks all![ATTACH=full]172432[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172433[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172434[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172431[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172430[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172428[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172429[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Darkwing Manor, post: 565862, member: 738"]Hello again my Jewelers of Wisdom! I have a really quick question, please, if anyone can help? I'm compiling a last-minute auction house inventory and failed to find the origins of these ethnic pieces. I haven't bothered to measure them, hoping it won't be necessary to determine place of origin. Did I say "Last minute"? :shy: The first (apparently from the bottom up, sorry!) is a set of three: two bracelets and a collar, of heavy , linked mixed metal pieces. No Marks. It feels African to me. The first photo was before I took the time to lay one out properly. They end up like Slinkys when you pick them up. The second is a bracelet and clip earring set with a green stone wired and mounted on top of silver "pop-over pans". Again, no marks! The third is a group of Tourist ware. No marks! I'm guessing Egypt? And the last, begging your patience, are three bracelets that I'm calling Italian damascene. All that skill and craftwork and yet, no marks! Thanks all![ATTACH=full]172432[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172433[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172434[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172431[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172430[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172428[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]172429[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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