Featured Victorian? Tassel pendant

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by KSW, Jun 1, 2020.

  1. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    This caught my eye on our local auctioneers online only auction. Usual poor photos from what's meant to be a decent auctioneers :rolleyes:. This is more idle curiosity than anything else but I thought it looked unusual.It's just described as a Victorian yellow metal necklace. What do you think?
    It's with all the other bits shown and there a a few more photos but pretty poor.
    Thanks :)
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  2. Darkwing Manor

    Darkwing Manor Well-Known Member

    Could be, Google shows a lot of Victorian pave' turquoise jewelry . I also just commissioned an estate with a lot of vintage Persian turquoise pave'. They were all high gold content.
     
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  4. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

  5. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Wow! That pendant is sooo nice!
    Is that a whole lot?:woot: I'd jump on it even if I strongly suspect the "Edwardian" opal pendant is a repro with synthetic stones on silver:cyclops:
    The earrings and turquoises pendants are yummy!!!
     
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  6. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    I was drawn to it thinking it was quite special but not really knowing why.
    It is one lot and guide price is £100-£150. Is that fair?. Am I on dangerous ground bidding on what I can't inspect and don't know enough about?. I normally buy cheap and cheerful so it doesn't hurt too much if I booboo.
    Think I've just answered my own question there:hilarious:.
    Photos are so poor it's difficult to know what it all is but there is something about the blue pendant that's luring me!.
     
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  7. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Hm. It mght be decent costume, I've seen 60s stuff like that and own some. The rest is 1930s Czech, other than the repro Edwardian. I'd not go over forty quid, tbh.
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Agree, it is a very nice lot, even though there could be repro in there, or possibly all repro.
    Maybe this will help, I tweaked the photo a bit:

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    The earrings just above the (faux?) opal pendant look interesting too. There seems to be a colour difference in the pink stones. They could be backed with a pink foil, and the side view of the lower one doesn't pick up on the colour?
    Yes.;)
    Well, there you go!:joyful:
    I have taken my chances, still do, sometimes it is iffy, but most of the time I win. If I don't know from a bad photo if it is real or repro, I bid an amount that is reasonable for costume.
     
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Etruscan Revival refers to the fine filigree and cannetille decoration, not the pavé set stones.:)

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  10. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    The rest of the photos. You can see why I didn't share them earlier!.
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  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    :hilarious:
    Corona-free photos!:joyful:

    Why do people insist on unnecessary hands in photos anyway?:rolleyes:
    Dirty fingernails, ugly fingers, chipped nailpolish, fingers hiding essential parts of the jewellery, ugly gloves, gaudy mittens, or all of the above.:eek::yuck: Someone has to stop this!:banghead::inpain::nurse:
     
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  12. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    And breathe......
    I take it that from the lack of comment regarding the actual jewellery that the photos don’t add any information :hilarious:
     
  13. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    The pink stones earrings are very Georgian, not sure if they are pinchbeck or gold heavily oxidized... They appealed me a lot!
    That price announced seems high for a gamble:nailbiting::wideyed:
     
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  14. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Yes, to me too. It's got 22 watchers so doubt it's going for a song. There is a box of random jewellery much more in my price range so I may take a punt on that as looks to have some nice earrings etc.
     
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  15. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    :hilarious:
    They are my favourites of the lot really, and look the most promising. But the guide price would be too high for me, when most of it is possibly costume.
     
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  16. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

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    I'm not going to bid unless they get desperate and stoop to my level!.
    These auctioneers seem to put high guide prices on and often get them. Not that they deserve it with shocking photos. It goes tomorrow so I'll report back.
     
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  17. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Well, all I can say is I've obviously got good taste!. Anyone care to guess how much this lot went for?
     
  18. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    250?:wacky:
     
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  19. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    More than you were willing to pay. ;)
     
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  20. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    And much more than I would be willing to pay.
     
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