Featured Silver or not?

Dear friends in here. I have this small brooch, approx 2,5 cm in diameter, that i believe is English and silver. However, i can find no mark whatsoever, and i am wondering if anyone knows anything about an item like this, and how to determine if it is silver or not. I do not expect it to have any important value at all, but i do like to find out as much as possible about the items i have, and here i am totally in the blue.. Anyone knows?

 

Could very well be silver, the only way to be sure is have it tested.

 

looks like silver......the marks could be very small.....or worn out over the years...

 

It appears to be hand engraved,does the back unscrew or pop off?I don't see a solder seam holding the front and back together.

 

beautiful!

 

it does look thick enough to pop open....
but doesn't look like it's been opened in 100 years..

 

Frankly i have not tested that, but i will - tomorrow- it is getting late here and time for my beauty sleep!

 

It does look like pry marks around the seam,I wonder if its some sort of locket? My very 1st thought was a button someone made into a brooch.

 

I love your questions.

 

Thanks for sharing this sketch, where will you put mine in this, sorry for being so ignorant!

 

I thought it looked like a button to at first, will try to find out tomorrow!

 

He he- i am a true amateur, so please bear with me if i ask so many stupid things. One day i may even share some of the knowledge i got from you guys with others myself! I hope so!

 

You and I come to this from the same direction. Wanting to learn. I love your honesty and sincerity.

 

Welcome to the club, i can not get over how many kind and helpful people are in here, this is truly a forum with value - both on the advisory side and the human side!

 

I agree 100%.

 

circa mid 1800's seems to fit........

 

Small 19th C silver bits and even little gold things were often not marked at all. Front certainly looks silver, the back might not be. The engraving is typically British of that period. mid to late 1800s.

 

Polish it.
You may find the marks as you clean it or you may find pitting if it is silverplate.

 

Hmm
Wonder if it unscrews