Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marie Forjan, post: 10331040, member: 147&quot;]Just posting 2 pins from a house call I did last week...</p><p><br /></p><p>I assumed these were gold filled but once I cleaned them (they were filthy!), I suspect gold. I checked and they are 14k. The portraits are porcelain with a painted women on each, one facing to the left, the other to the right.</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking at the backs with a loupe it looks like they were earrings converted to pins. I can see where the top part of the earring backs were cut off. I can also see a small indent at the bottom where I think the end of the earring back would snap in to keep them secure while worn.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like they were converted a long time ago from the c-clasp and tube hinge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thy are sweet and I thought they might be interesting to post <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]519603[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]519604[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]519605[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in