Featured Mark on gilt silver hinged bangle

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  1. drg642

    drg642 Well-Known Member

    I believe this is gold wash over silver based on scratch test on my testing stone. It had a slow fade with 10K acid, and left behind a milky white result with 18K acid.
    Does anyone recognize the tiny mark that is stamped on the clasp? Something in an oval. Thanks!

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  2. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Egptian, I think.
     
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  3. KikoBlueEyes

    KikoBlueEyes Well-Known Member

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    A little bigger
     
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  4. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Neither the mark nor the bracelet looks Egyptian to me. Looks like a table lamp & a J. Nice piece. I would consider high end costume.
     
  5. drg642

    drg642 Well-Known Member

    Thanks everyone. Very helpful enlargement, Kiko.
     
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  6. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Middle East someplace,the whole piece is coated with solder like most filigree pieces.
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    An attractive garter bracelet, those were fashionable during different periods. Maybe 30s-40s, but others can probably pinpoint the period better.
    I agree. Mesh and cannetille, could be southern Europe.
    It does, a 1930s table lamp with long fringe. It is vaguely reminiscent of a Slovak import mark for gold, but that was a more convincing palm tree with the fineness below the roots of the tree.

    Maybe one of the costume joolies knows of a maker J who marks with a table lamp/tree?:)

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    If all filigree, mesh, and cannetille came from the Middle East, most of Europe would be left without traditional jewellery.;) The J makes a case for a country with Latin script.
     
  8. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Not convinced it's a J or that it's the right way up.
     
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    A potted plant and a walking stick maybe?
     
  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Not convinced that it isn't............ hehehe!!!
     
  11. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

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    A shepherd's crook & a crucifix rising out of a crown - Good Shepherd? A candy cane & a fountain?
     
  12. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Water pump?
     
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    All of the above.:)
     
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  14. Fid

    Fid Well-Known Member

    Jerusalem ?
     
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  15. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Maybe a caduceus instead of a crucifix?
     
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  16. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

  17. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Interesting clasp/closure on the bracelet. Lots of good guesses on what the mark right be!
     
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  18. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I've a couple of mesh costume bracelets with similar fold over clasps like that.
     
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  19. Christmasjoy

    Christmasjoy Well-Known Member

    Large wine glass (goblet) with a swizzle stick in it and a walking stick to help you home .. :hungover:
     
  20. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    That's it! Gold star and another drink for Joy!:joyful:
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