Featured Wot I did at the weekend

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Ownedbybear, Sep 27, 2022.

  1. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    The bloke who sells stuff at scrap was there again. So the coin brooch was a whole 2.50 and the big filigree a fiver. Different person sold me the fern, circa 1913 for a whole four pounds. The malachite, another seller thought wasn't silver. Duh. Same person sold me the carved pendant and the teeny tiny ring, which I would love @Any Jewelry to look at please. Five quid with a silver hand mirror thrown in.

    Modern "coral" ring was two, and everything else fifty pence a pop. I know how to spend!

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  2. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

  3. Ce BCA

    Ce BCA Well-Known Member

    Nice haul. The 'malachite' cabochon is glass, I did come across who made them but it was a long time ago, if I can recall I will post the name. There's more work in the making of the glass cabochon than would be for polishing a real malachite stone.
     
  4. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Which one is the teeny tiny ring, obb?
    (No promises though, brain malfunction:hungover:)
     
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  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    The ring with the lovely silver swirls? Don't know, can only think of Java meets AH.:playful:
     
  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Yup, you can see the malachite is glass from the back. You do have to wonder why!

    @Any Jewelry - yes, the ring with the silver swirls and the two stones. The front is a decent size but the band is minute. I've no clue. ;)
     
  7. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    If I remember right in the 1970/80's malachite for making jewelry,etc. got scarce do to the mines in Africa sending everything to the refiners for the copper content.
     
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  8. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    That and some German johnnies no doubt took it as a challenge. The ring really does look like it's straight out of Bali.
     
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  9. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    I like the Fern.
    Somewhere I have cufflinks with glass malachite cabochons that are marked Germany. I’d have to dig them out to see how similar they are.
     
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