Posted 10 years ago
Agram.m
(762 items)
3 Micro Mosaic stick pins. One (already showed on CW some times ago) a 18 K stickpin in a rather modern style. The other two very tiny, one made vermeil the other silver, both marked F.A.P.
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Posted 10 years ago
Agram.m
(762 items)
3 Micro Mosaic stick pins. One (already showed on CW some times ago) a 18 K stickpin in a rather modern style. The other two very tiny, one made vermeil the other silver, both marked F.A.P.
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aghcollect, kyratango and Peasejean55 thank you for interest and love.
Lovely they are!
Do you know what FAP is? Also, I am very interested in micromosaic jewelry and wonder if you have tips for dating pieces?
Baylou I appreciate your love and interest in micro mosaic. F.A.P. on the back of Micro Mosaic jewelry was a major studio or company in Italy that made many later (end 19s first part 20th century) micro-mosaic pieces.
Please read my little story about micro mosaic history on:
Baylou I appreciate your love and interest in micro mosaic. F.A.P. on the back of Micro Mosaic jewelry was a major studio or company in Italy that made many later micro-mosaic pieces.
There is a simple way to discover the age of micro mosaic. The smaller (surface) and smooth the surface of the mosaic, the older the piece of jewelry.
Hunter, Zowie, Newtimes and Elisabethan thanks you all for looking and love.
Agram.m: I think you meant to put a link to something you wrote in your response to me.
F A P answer is on this link, where F A P was the question of the poster...
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/156759-micro-mosaic-dagger-brooch?in=solved-mysteries
Baylou, you are right I forgot the link. Here is my complete answer again:
Baylou I appreciate your love and interest in micro mosaic. F.A.P. on the back of Micro Mosaic jewelry was a major studio or company in Italy that made many later (end 19s first part 20th century) micro-mosaic pieces.
Please read my little story about micro mosaic history on:http://www.collectorsweekly.com/user/Agram.m/micro-mosaic-jewelry
Baylou I appreciate your love and interest in micro mosaic. F.A.P. on the back of Micro Mosaic jewelry was a major studio or company in Italy that made many later micro-mosaic pieces.
There is a simple way to discover the age of micro mosaic. The smaller (surface) and smooth the surface of the mosaic, the older the piece of jewelry.
vintagelamp thanks for interest and love
Hi Marga, I just found F A P is for Fabbrica Angelo Pessar!
Not found yet the history of it....
Kyra you're fantastic thanks, nice sunny day!
Always a pleasure to share an information, Marga!
Thanks for the thanks ;-) and yes, it was a very sunny day, summer is coming!