Some good deal gold today

[tamrock]

This 14k gold fish has a mark of a F&F Felger, which is a company some info says was a designer of some Tiffany pieces, based in Newark, NJ. It came to a total of $56.20 and weighs 10 grams. I definitely had no problem paying that price for it.

This other piece of interesting 916 silver has Finish hallmarks. About all I know about it is the G7 mark says it was made in 1960. The makers initials are HGL, which I've not found out who that is. Also, I'm not sure what this design is supposed to be. I paid a bit over five dollars for it.

 

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[pepperj]

Congratulations on the $400+ profit.
Both pieces are really nice.

 

[Oregon Viking]

A good thrift store! Not Goodwill....

 

[Red-Coat]

Nice haul.

The Finnish piece with the 'HGL' mark is by Holger Lindström, of Helsinki (active between 1937-1968).

 

[tamrock]

Congratulations on the $400+ profit.
Both pieces are really nice.

I almost feel guilty. I don't know why they priced it so low. They don't always do that in this place. It's often a good deal on gold and silver jeweler at this place, but it does seem they price brooches less per weight than rings, necklaces and earrings. Weights are not a consideration it seems, because I've often found undervalued by weight silver brooches in this store. They seem to stick with higher prices on jewelry they believe people are buying to wear. Brooches just might be popular to consumers in their minds, so they don't ask as much. I've bought gold cufflinks for a great price in this store also. They probably think no one wears cufflinks anymore, so they decide to let them go cheap.

 

[tamrock]

Nice haul.

The Finnish piece with the 'HGL' mark is by Holger Lindström, of Helsinki (active between 1937-1968).

Nice! Thanks RC. You any clue as what this Old Norse looking object might be.

 

[Red-Coat]

Nice! Thanks RC. You any clue as what this Old Norse looking object might be.

You're welcome.

Does it have a pin on the back? If so, I would assume it to be a brooch. Lindström produced modernist items as interpretations of Viking jewellery, ornaments and other cultural items.

 

[tamrock]

You're welcome.

Does it have a pin on the back? If so, I would assume it to be a brooch. Lindström produced modernist items as interpretations of Viking jewellery, ornaments and other cultural items.

It does have a pin back. That's what I thought that it might depict a Viking style.

 

[tamrock]

I went back to this same t-store yesterday and this was there for 50 bucks, plus tax. Total weight is 3 grams. It's less gold than the fish, but hey this thing would cost a lot more than $56.20 at Kay's Jeweller's. The diamond is rather nice, with the exception of two tiny black spots, seen under magnification.

 

[Red-Coat]

Good find. Although sold by Kay, it was made by Weindling International LLC of New York, NY. They registered the ‘WIC’ mark in 1997 and it was cancelled in 2020, having not been renewed within the expiry period.

 

[tamrock]

Good find. Although sold by Kay, it was made by Weindling International LLC of New York, NY. They registered the ‘WIC’ mark in 1997 and it was cancelled in 2020, having not been renewed within the expiry period.

So then it was made between 1997 and 2020. Thanks RC.

 

[Red-Coat]

... The HGL initials could be a clue to the maker's identity, and the design might be a unique piece of Finnish craftsmanship....

As I already said, the 'HGL' mark is for Holger Lindström, of Helsinki (active between 1937-1968).

 

[tamrock]

Your 14k gold fish sounds like a wonderful find, especially with its connection to F&F Felger and Tiffany designs. The price and weight make it a great deal. As for the 916 silver piece, the Finish hallmarks and G7 mark from 1960 add to its intrigue. The HGL initials could be a clue to the maker's identity, and the design might be a unique piece of Finnish craftsmanship. Both items seem like fantastic additions to any collection!

Thank you, but as you can see Red-Coat has solved who the maker of this Finnish piece is. I'm not sure where he obtained this info, because I wasn't seeing anything related to the identity on the normal sites I access. Good that we have treasurenet as an alternative to establish information such as this piece of jewelry. It was that kind of record keeping that lead me to this site in my research of something I was looking into now 10 plus years ago.