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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 2208570, member: 5833"]Think you're right that the set has been worked over, rehabilitated, you might say. I am seeing correctly that the decorative panels of the earrings & the ring are a little smaller than those of the bracelet? In that case, it doesn't seem likely they were ever all part of a single necklace. The metal looks like stamped brass & you say the black material that shows through from inside is glass, so I would have to question whether the red cabochons are actually garnet. Not impossible, just something to check very carefully. The toggle clasp could be a replacement, although it does not stand out as glaringly new. This is really outside my area; my surmises may not have much value. My sense is that the original components are European, maybe Czech, that someone updated the earring clips, replaced the ring shank or made a ring from what could have been a little brooch & made needed repairs to the bracelet. Hope some of the others share their thoughts & knowledge.</p><p>[USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] [USER=5006]@kyratango[/USER] [USER=1496]@Hollyblue[/USER] [USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 2208570, member: 5833"]Think you're right that the set has been worked over, rehabilitated, you might say. I am seeing correctly that the decorative panels of the earrings & the ring are a little smaller than those of the bracelet? In that case, it doesn't seem likely they were ever all part of a single necklace. The metal looks like stamped brass & you say the black material that shows through from inside is glass, so I would have to question whether the red cabochons are actually garnet. Not impossible, just something to check very carefully. The toggle clasp could be a replacement, although it does not stand out as glaringly new. This is really outside my area; my surmises may not have much value. My sense is that the original components are European, maybe Czech, that someone updated the earring clips, replaced the ring shank or made a ring from what could have been a little brooch & made needed repairs to the bracelet. Hope some of the others share their thoughts & knowledge. [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] [USER=5006]@kyratango[/USER] [USER=1496]@Hollyblue[/USER] [USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER][/QUOTE]
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