Silver with Turquoise?

Bracelet has no markings, but turquoise looks real. Would it be in a base metal bracelet?

 

It's glass, but dumber things have happened.

 

How can u tell?

 

I've seen a lot of both the real thing and glass "stone". That's not turquoise in any way shape or form.

 

Not turquoise, not silver.
Glass and mystery metal.
When you have seen lots and lots of turquoise,
it is easy to tell real from fake.
This looks like 1960s costume jewelry. Possibly made in India or Pakistan, based on that clasp.

 

made to resemble Navajo, I'd think ..

 

Sort of. A ton of similar items were made in India from the 80s onward, as far as I know.

 

Yup, glass. I've had stuff with that blackening, can't for the life of me remember where it's from.

 

I'm with the others, no turquoise and no silver. The pin clasp is traditional in many parts of the world.
Traditional North African style, probably first bought in Egypt, but could have been made in France for the North African tourist trade.
I love this traditional style, but prefer the real deal.
It is not trying to be anything other than North African.

 

One of mine, antique silver, like yours partly blackened, set with rubies. It has the same triangular 'pyramids' and similar wire decorations:




The 'pyramids' are not inspired by actual pyramids, which have a square base, it is just a name.
This style shows influences from the many peoples of North Africa, Berber, Arab, European. It is called 'Citedine' or city style.

 

OK then........ could be confused for Navajo !!! ........ better ?

 

Uhmmmm.....
Ok, for you, yes. But only for you, mind.

 

Actually, the two connect through the Spanish. The North Africans owned most of Spain for centuries, and the two cultures cross-pollenated. The Spanish colonials took the designs to the New World where the southwestern tribes liked them and used them too. Still do. So yes, possibly mistaken for Native American.

 

This style never traveled to Spain, it is not seen in Spanish jewellery of any period.
This is simply because the Citedine style dates from long after the Moorish occupation of Spain (partial).
Besides, it is seen more in Tunisia and Algeria, and some in Libya and Egypt. Not so much in Morocco, where the Moors started their conquest of Spain from.
So, sorry, no link to Spanish colonials in the New World.

There is a 20th century Mexican jewellery designer who was inspired by ethnic jewellery, including the Citedine style. She never influenced NA jewellery makers though.
I keep forgetting her name, but I mentioned her before in another thread. Not that it has anything to do with Spanish colonial jewellery styles in the New World....

 

Is this a mark or a dent? Looks like there's one on each half:

 

Do you mean those things that look like eye shapes?

 

Looks like lumpy soldering.
This bracelet was made quick and cheap for tourists. Maybe Moroccan?

 

Pretty generic North African Citedine style, but some souvenir costume jewellery in the region is made in France.

 

Yes, those. Location is typical of middle eastern marks & that looks like a dot. Would just like a clearer look.

 

Yes, I saw similar ones in the 70's in Turkey