Unknown brooches

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by dude, Dec 21, 2019.

  1. dude

    dude Well-Known Member

    Anyone have any info on these? I'm more curious about the enamel on copper piece since it came from a nice collection of antiques. IMG_20191221_050003.jpg IMG_20191221_050037.jpg IMG_20191221_050300.jpg IMG_20191221_050145.jpg IMG_20191221_050132.jpg IMG_20191221_050055.jpg IMG_20191221_050047.jpg IMG_20191221_050043.jpg
     
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The pretty calligraphy? brooch with the swirls looks costume to me. The enamel one is a home craft piece. It probably ended up among the antiques for sentimental reasons, maybe made by one of the (grand)children.
     
  3. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I think it might be worth at least putting a magnet on the silver one.
     
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  4. dude

    dude Well-Known Member

    I did as you suggested. There is enough magnetism that the molybdenum magnet stuck (it did not slide down slowly), but it is not highly magnetic.
     
  5. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Not silver then - or if it is, not high grade.
     
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  6. patd8643

    patd8643 Well-Known Member

    It was the style during the 1950s to have almost everything with fancy initials. Think I still have a couple of pieces someplace.
     
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  7. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    The copper enamel was popular in the 1960s. Some were home crafted others were commercial sold.

    Are these family pieces? The second picture shows the initials correctly. I see
    E L and can't tell the third letter -could it be "Z".
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  8. dude

    dude Well-Known Member

    I'm not sure where that one came from. Somewhere around I do have some inscribed/dedicated jewelry I bought from a guy whose elderly mother passed. When I come across the pieces, I'll check the initials and see if the first and middle are E & L. By the way, it's impressive how you deciphered those letters. Looked like a ball of writhing snakes to me.
     
  9. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    The photo of the swirled piece is too out of focus.It looks like a cast production piece and not engraved.
     
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