Posted 8 years ago
SaraCS
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Napier Necklace??? Stamp has A in triangle and I think it has IL or II next to it... Also, 925 stamp. Both stamps are on clasp. Silver beaded chain. Three strands of what appear to be glass beads. Very heavy and in great condition
The clasp doesn't look like it belongs to that necklace.
I haven't found anything similar... It's a beautiful necklace! Is that style beaded chain common to 1920's jewelry?
Sorry to disappoint you, but that lobster clasp is modern.
http://junkboxtreasures.com/blog/the-lobster-claw/
The Lobster Claw
This needs to be put to bed once and for all….and that is the Lobster Claw found on what often appears to be vintage jewelry. Let me say right off, if it has a Lobster Claw, it is NOT vintage.
I understand that there are pieces that look SO vintage. The right look, the right feel, etc. but the lobster claw as we know it was not patented until 1996. That’s right…NOT vintage!
There were other clasps that were the predecessors of the modern day lobster claw and even one that I would consider a lobster claw patented in 1992. In other words lobster claws were not invented until the 1990’s. Take a look at the following diagrams that are straight from the patent office. (see patent info on the webpage with diagrams).
The necklace may very well be vintage, but without any manufacturer identification in it it will be next to impossible to say who made it unless someone here knows of an identical necklace with the original clasp.
It may also have been someone's craft project, which would account for the modern clasp.
Does anyone know who has an a in a triangle and possibly the letters I L in their Mark?
You need to edit your post and add photos of these marks. Just a description isn't really helpful. There is space for four photos.
Wow ???? Efesgirl how Rude breath it's ok main thing is don't get excited lol.... Lobster claws were used before the 90's so... Chill and most every Pat. Is put into use whilst it's Pending as we All ( apparently not you) know. The girl asked for advice not a verbal thrashing. Yes I'm fully aware this mess happened 6 years ago but why act like that chickie?!
Ok as for the IL and the triangle with you say it's a 'A' and it's Only ever on the clasp right? And let me guess only seen on the gunmetal colored clasps right? Because I've run across them too on pieces in my collection and those I sell ( that's what I do is sell jewelry) but I've Only Ever seen the marks on the lobster claw clasp No where else on Any piece of jewelry. I'm not attributing the mark to a jewelry designer at all. I'm attributing it to the lobster claw itself. That's my opinion for the time being until proven otherwise. No one is claiming it and there's not a single piece of information as to it being related to a designer. It's the mark of whomever is actually making those gunmetal colored 925 clasps. If you have seen them ( lobster claw) in another metal tone then please share ;) I have not spoken to anyone else who's seen them in any other tone only gunmetal gray.