Anyway to date pendant?

[gary s fl]

Not sure but I think I found it in the ocean off S Fl some years ago. I hadn't given it much thought until I viewed an old pendant recently that had been found at the beach. The casing on that pendant was also oval but different and tested 22kt yet had some greenish resin looking stuff that was pushing out between the stone and casing, very similar to this one. I assume the stone is onyx. It only has a few very light scratches whereas the gold is quite scratched up. The hoop at the top looks solid. Unfortunately I can't find the gold testing kit. There was probably something painted on it. An ebay search came up empty. Is there anyway to date it even if it was determined to be solid and not plated?

 

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[coin1921]

nice find,

Looking at the wear on the ring at the top, I would guess 18K or else worn for a very long time before it was lost.

 

[jimmy uk]

looks old 18th century is there any marks on it?

 

[gary s fl]

Unfortunately there aren't any markings. The amount of scratching could have been caused from shells, or possibly a higher karat gold, or just from a lot of use. Hard to tell. Thanks for the input.

 

[timekiller]

I agree it does have a late 18th century look about it.These are some late 18th century glass intaglio that are simular to your mount in style.These are made with copper.Just using for the look of the mount.
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[gary s fl]

Pete, thanks for the examples. How did you determine the dates on yours? Do you think yours were made in the U.S.?

 

[timekiller]

Pete, thanks for the examples. How did you determine the dates on yours? Do you think yours were made in the U.S.?

Not mine buddy,they can be found here with info on them.I'm not sure of your date but it could be possible that it could date that early was my point from how these are made.Sorry for the wait just got back up here.I've found right much early stuff but not to many jewlery items. Just has not been something common at my early sites These Intaglio jewlery pieces were also common in pendant forms in the 19th century as well.
http://www.finds.org.uk/database/search/results/objecttype/intaglio/broadperiod/POST+MEDIEVAL
Take Care,
Pete,

 

[gary s fl]

Thanks for the link. As a Floridian and Roman history buff I really enjoyed this link http://metaldetectingtours.com/htm/artifact_coin_finds_celtic_roman_02.shtml that you posted on the thread about the Roman coins found in NE Fl a couple of weeks ago. Great info.

 

[Breezie]

First of all, very nice find. I'm not sure if this is Victorian or not because it is way too plain. Most Vic. jewelry had nooks, grannys, and everything else to hold dirt and dust. BUT, since it is oxny,(or black whatever) I'm thinking 'mourning jewelry,' which was most popular during the Vickie era. Breezie

PS: To answer your original question: Anyway to date a pendant .. . .I'd take her our to eat first, then to a movie.

 

[gary s fl]

Thanks Breezie. I hadn't thought about the purpose of the pendant but the plainness would be indicative of mourning. If I remembered correctly about where I had found it, the chances of it being more than 100 years old would be slim, though items from the many shipwrecks along Florida's treasure and gold coasts are still found. A dealer in antique jewelry will be my best bet of dating it. As for referring to a woman as a pendant....that's a new one.