tamrock
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Vintage sterling brooch. It has a mark I can't I.D.
I picked this brooch in a thrift store yesterday. I gave $8.95 for it. It has the old trombone pin clasp and I would date it to the 1940's or there abouts. I bought it because it's a very well made piece of jewelry. It says in very small stamp 'Sterling Silver' and has a makers mark in a circle, I just can't identify. It has a two tone gold wash on the silver that transends in to a rhodium plate with diamond looking stones, though under a loop I believe those to be Herkimer diamonds based on how they're cut. I do believe the small cabochon stones are genuine Persian turquoise. This is not just costume jewelry, but a piece made by a skilled jeweler, or so it seems to me. Thank you for any help
I picked this brooch in a thrift store yesterday. I gave $8.95 for it. It has the old trombone pin clasp and I would date it to the 1940's or there abouts. I bought it because it's a very well made piece of jewelry. It says in very small stamp 'Sterling Silver' and has a makers mark in a circle, I just can't identify. It has a two tone gold wash on the silver that transends in to a rhodium plate with diamond looking stones, though under a loop I believe those to be Herkimer diamonds based on how they're cut. I do believe the small cabochon stones are genuine Persian turquoise. This is not just costume jewelry, but a piece made by a skilled jeweler, or so it seems to me. Thank you for any help