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Brooches553 of 917Nouveau Gold Chalcedony BroochAnother big Victorian winged insect brooch!
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    Posted 9 years ago

    NanaM
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    I love the way the edges look like twisted cord. It looks like maybe it's a stone of some sort. I know it is old, as my grandma wore this often.
    There are no obvious markings as to who the jewller may be. Any help is appreciated. Thank you, Nanam

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    1. kyratango kyratango, 9 years ago
      Hi, your beautiful brooch is not costume jewelry!
      Can't see from pic if it is yellow or white, so either gold or silver :-)
      Victorian era, you may check here to see the tube hinge and C clasp:
      http://www.fancy4glass.ca/information-gallery-main-pages/identifying-and-dating-an-antique-or-vintage-jewelry-clasp-or-hinge.htm
      The stone may be a kind of Conemara marble or Scottish stone, very popular then.
    2. NanaM NanaM, 9 years ago
      Thank you Kyratango! It looks like white (ish) stone. Perhaps just a bit dirty,oops.
      The outside tubing looks a bit like copper?! My grandmother did have jewelry from Scotland, and I have ancestors there too.
    3. lemarcheaupuces, 9 years ago
      is there a signature by the C clasp?
      had a similar brooch with the rope design around and a large but different stone.
      it also had a C clasp...
      mine had a gold-tone... it ended up being 10k gold.

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