STLsweetheart314
Tenderfoot
I AM DESPERATE to find someone that would be able to tell me the history behind this pendant bracelet. Over the past 5 months it has lead me to speak with local, nationwide and international historians, and whom all are still scratching their heads. Here is a brief summary of the information I currently have.
I was given this bracelet from a lady selling furniture online, and told me that she had a box of jewelry for sale as well if I was interested. I had told her I was a bit nervous buying anything real because of my year old daughter's destructive obsession with bracelets and necklaces, and how pieces never last long after she gets ahold of them. So, she simply pulled a piece from the box, this bracelet, and told me this was a piece that I could give to my daughter to play with since she had no knowledge of where it had come from (she further explained the box it was pulled from was in her shed before she purchased her home in 1991, and the piece did not personally belong to her, just simply left behind from the previous home owners)
Yes, my daughter did play with this piece for a couple of weeks, until pure curiousity struck me and I began to look at the Pendants on the bracelet. This is what I have found:
Bracelet is approx. 7in in length, very HEAVY, possibly gold material with five (5) pendants on a link chain and no maker's mark or trademark what so ever. When the bracelet is laid straight, unlatched the pendants are:
a heart - with embellished design on the right side (the edge of the heart appears to have a fine line through it, as if two of the same mold were mended together - but solid
A French Coin - One side shows a french franc possibly from the 17th century, one side reading "French Republique" and the other showing the "Arms of France" This coin looks to be gold covered (small chip missing from edge and a darker metal can be seen under neth)
A five point star - again looks to be as if 2 of the same "molds" were mended together (seam along edge) but possibly hallow, unlike the heart pendant
4th pendant - only to be identified as the 17th century GEORGE CALVERT original design of the Baltimore coat of arms, not to be mistaken with Ceicilus Calvert's revised designed after the ORIGINAL was stolen from the family in 1645 by Robert Ingle
Gold Tassel - unable to see how the small chains are attached to the top of the tassel
I am completely dumbfounded and so are many historians from the US, Canada and England. As far as they have all stated, they have never seen anything like this.
I dont know the exact composition of the metal, I am hoping to get that test performed soon. PLEASE HELP !!!
I was given this bracelet from a lady selling furniture online, and told me that she had a box of jewelry for sale as well if I was interested. I had told her I was a bit nervous buying anything real because of my year old daughter's destructive obsession with bracelets and necklaces, and how pieces never last long after she gets ahold of them. So, she simply pulled a piece from the box, this bracelet, and told me this was a piece that I could give to my daughter to play with since she had no knowledge of where it had come from (she further explained the box it was pulled from was in her shed before she purchased her home in 1991, and the piece did not personally belong to her, just simply left behind from the previous home owners)
Yes, my daughter did play with this piece for a couple of weeks, until pure curiousity struck me and I began to look at the Pendants on the bracelet. This is what I have found:
Bracelet is approx. 7in in length, very HEAVY, possibly gold material with five (5) pendants on a link chain and no maker's mark or trademark what so ever. When the bracelet is laid straight, unlatched the pendants are:
a heart - with embellished design on the right side (the edge of the heart appears to have a fine line through it, as if two of the same mold were mended together - but solid
A French Coin - One side shows a french franc possibly from the 17th century, one side reading "French Republique" and the other showing the "Arms of France" This coin looks to be gold covered (small chip missing from edge and a darker metal can be seen under neth)
A five point star - again looks to be as if 2 of the same "molds" were mended together (seam along edge) but possibly hallow, unlike the heart pendant
4th pendant - only to be identified as the 17th century GEORGE CALVERT original design of the Baltimore coat of arms, not to be mistaken with Ceicilus Calvert's revised designed after the ORIGINAL was stolen from the family in 1645 by Robert Ingle
Gold Tassel - unable to see how the small chains are attached to the top of the tassel
I am completely dumbfounded and so are many historians from the US, Canada and England. As far as they have all stated, they have never seen anything like this.
I dont know the exact composition of the metal, I am hoping to get that test performed soon. PLEASE HELP !!!