Posted 8 years ago
KarenLR71
(191 items)
My Mom passed in March of this year, as the only daughter I inherited all of hers and her Mother's jewelry. There is a bit of fine jewelry, albeit, inexpensive fine jewelry but more fascinating is the large amount of costume jewelry. 90% of the costume jewelry belonged to my Grandmother.
She was born in early 1900's, so any amount of jewelry that would have been accumulated to my way of thinking/guessing would be from 30's to 70's (late). She died in early 80's. She seemed to LOVE brooches, Canadian Maple leaves, etc. She also either was a fan of jewelry that looked like grapes or it was a fad at some point.
I'm not sure how to "refer" to the shape/parts of this jewelry set. A Necklace, Earrings and Bracelet - silver toned. This one is a bit of a mystery. No clue on time period. I need to study up so I know more of what is Art "Deco" vs."Nuoveau" and other specific period 'terms as I'm sorting through all this jewelry. I realize this set is not from that time period though. I would really like to figure out what it's made of as well.
Thank you valentino97!!
This set is much later than either the Art Nouveau or Art Deco period. Agree with val on the 1950s/1960s era.
Agree it's definitely not from Art Deco or Nouveau periods. I mentioned that in a less than clear way. I meant as I'm sorting through all of this jewelry I need to try to learn some of the time periods that are known for certain types of jewelry like Art Deco to better help identify pieces if applicable.
Thanks to you both for helping narrow down the time period! Only ting left is trying to identify what it's made of and where it came from/who made it. I may not be able to find all of that out.
One thing that might help a little is to get a magnet and see if something sticks... just remember though if it doesn't stick, that doesn't prove for sure that it's silver or gold. Just thought I'd throw a little extra in there to confuse you more! haha I apologize. What I really think you should do is get a little gold tester. In fact, if possible since you have so much, get a diamond and gem tester. It also tests for gold and silver. Then you can narrow down all these treasures you have from there with more knowledge and understanding. Don't forget a jewelry loupe too. Or we could all keep guessing ;) Many of us have guessed ourselves silly...
This is a nice set btw!
shareurpassion,
LOL...I totally agree (on guessing ourselves silly). I have a jewelry loupe and some other thing that is to be used in combination with the loupe? I was unsure if the gold/silver testers that are acid based were ok to use or not. Is there a gold tester that is not acid based.
I forgot to get a diamond and gem tester. Is there a tester for pearls? Luckily I know of a few necklaces that s/b actual pearls but I have 2 necklaces in the "??" pile. I had heard something about using a magnet when I read some discussion of silver vs silver plated...?
Thanks to everyone who commented