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Posted 9 years ago
lentilka11
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I visited antiques market and saw this beauty and I always liked half-moons so it went home with me :DDD I saw similar ones on internet saying cca 1900. Pretty little thing.
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Beautifully cut stones.
Really beautiful. ...love it!
I also love crescent moon shapes in jewelry. I can't see the hinge in your photos, so here is a tutorial video on identifying the era of antique brooches:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Hcvrqa4kA
Thank you so much guys!
Efesgirl, it does not look like one of the hinges pictured. I have to take a photo of it.
You are right Efesgirl - I took pictures of the hinge:
http://postimg.org/image/6670hdqqz/
http://postimg.org/image/auvqkodrf/dcc7a146/
I noticed now that the brooch pin is in silver color, but the brooch in gold color. So my brooch was repaired, right?
Not necessarily. Pins are often made of steel to ensure durability if the rest of the piece is soft/thin brass; yours has a stop (the little extra triangle shaped edge sticking out right over the hinge) to help prevent it from opening on its own; can't see any traces of repair work at this angle.
Thank you! Very interesting !
Do you have any idea how old is the pin then?
You're right on the date: 1910-1920.
Karen called my attention to the cut of the stones, they are unusual. The three center ones look different from the others as well. It's a striking brooch, nice find! :)
Thank you Dave so much!
Glad you like it Katherine!