Featured Old Silver Brooch?

Hello Again Joolies,

Here is another old piece of jewelry, probably from the 50s-60s i'm guessing?

It appears to be of silver and the stones i think are, a Yellow Sapphire, a couple of Blue sapphires, Pink Spinels, Garnets and a Cat's Eye. two white stones are missing and the pin in the back has also broken off and needs repairing. Just wanted to check with you all and see if this piece has some value?
(Width = 4 cm , Length = 5.8 cm)

Found one that i think looks similar, it's called the 'Sri Lankan flower spray brooch'.. http://queensjewelvault.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-sri-lankan-flower-spray-brooch.html

Thank you for your time...

 

A pretty brooch, Kavinda.
The queen's brooch was given to her in 1981, yours could have been made in the same period.
As far as I know Sri Lanka has a marking system where the manufacturers mark their jewellery. There may have been a mark on the pin. Do you have some way to have it tested for silver content?
Sapphires can be just about any colour. Those bi-colour sapphires occur in Sri Lanka, which makes me think the stones are real, but I can't tell for sure from the photos. I can't see chatoyance in the cat's eye, but you probably can in real life.

 

Thank you for the prompt response, Any Jewelry
apparently my grandmother has used this, so probably custom-made by grandpa, that's why i guessed 50s-60s. The sapphires seem to have some inclusions, so not top quality stones and the cat's eye is opaque and has a weak chatoyancy.
Most antique or vintage Sri Lankan jewelry has no makers marks or even hallmarks.
precious metal standards and hallmarks were made mandatory only after 2006. I don't think i can test it for silver unless i take it to a jeweler.

 

The cat's eye could be a chrysoberyl and, if so, could be more valuable than any of the other stones. Cat's eye chrysoberyls are opaque. Take two flashlights, one on either side of the stone and see if the "eye" opens and closes. All natural sapphires have inclusions, and that's not a bad thing.

 

Thank you for the info Debbie K, this must be a Chrysoberyl cat's eye but has a weak ray that is difficult to capture in a photo..


I also have three Natural Chrysoberyl Cat's eye stones (60 cts, 26 cts, 15 cts), that i think are of low quality too.. @Any Jewelry Could you please take a look? i know it's difficult to judge by just looking at photos.. I was told that stones of this quality (chatoyancy and translucency) have no market value?






Thank you for your time...

 

Are you sure they are chrysoberyl? They look like spectrolite cat's eye.
Spectrolite is beautiful, but not as valuable as chrysoberyl, which is probably why they told you these have no market value. They do have some value.

 

Yes I am sure, as I had one tested at the National Gem and Jewelry Authority, Sri Lanka. These have no market value here in Sri Lanka because there is a good supply of quality stones, was wondering if stones of this quality can be sold in the international market?

 

The international market is full of Indian gem traders, so your chances would be about the same I think. They are nice sizes, they have that going for them. You can give it a try on an international site.

 

Thank you @Any Jewelry .. that's what i wanted to confirm whether these stones are fit for sale or not. Yes i saw some Indian stones on ebay of similar quality but less in size going for reasonable prices.

 

Well, then yours should go for more than reasonably prices.
Good luck!