Posted 7 years ago
TassieDevil
(175 items)
Hello everyone.
Bought this beautiful brooch from an op shop yesterday for $1.50 !!
I don't know anything about Bohemian garnets as I don't have any others like this to compare it to, so please do say if I am wrong.
I thought it was an unusual combination to have in the same brooch, but the agate is very pretty when held up to the light!
The pin and clasp are making me think 1930/40s but I have read there are lots of reproductions being made with these stones, so I don't really know if it is genuine or not. There do not seem to be any marks on it to identify it. I quite like the way the back looks to let the light through and I gave up trying to count how many stones are in the brooch lol. It measures approx 2 inches x 1 inch
I found a similar brooch on line and will put the link in comments. Look forward to any thoughts or comments, thanks Judy
https://www.rubylane.com/item/758049-tjc-8875/Beautiful-Rose-Cut-Garnets-Banded-Agate?search=1
Oh, and that is my husband's hand, just incase you were wondering lol:-) )
Just beautiful, the combo of the large agate with surrounding garnets is marvelous
Thanks Jenni for the great comment:-)
Thank you Eileen, glad you like it:-)
Inverted? umm.....the stones are all faceted pointy, not flat, if that is what you mean....sorry, not good on technical terms!
Op shop....opportunity shop....charity shop :-)
The added garnet colours are beautiful !~
Absolutely beautiful!! What an amazing deal Judy!
Thanks very much Phil, trying to capture the colour of the garnets was really difficult so I am glad you could see how beautiful they are! :-)
Thanks Scott, it really was a surprise to find something like this for a bargain price so close to home! Finds have been really scarce lately at the charity stores. I didn't realize how nice it was until we got home, so next time we call in there I will find something to buy to make up some money for them.......
LOVE IT!!!
Whooohh! Judy! You stole that beautiful brooch... Shame on you! ;-)))
1.50 well spent, Judy!!!
Gorgeous, & you can't beat that price!!
Thanks everyone for the comments, they are always really appreciated!
I deliberately put this post up to check if my email notifications were working, which they were not, and still not by the look of it! Very frustrating to have to keep checking the posts for new comments as I do like to keep on top of these.
Anyway, the problem has been reported and is being fixed apparently so will wait and see now.......
Many thanks for the love Jenni, Inky, Fortapache, Eileen, Karen, Buckethead, Phil, Adele, Ken, Scott, Caperkid, Aura, Freiheit, Pascale, Mike, Poire, Bonnie, Coopergirl, AnnaB and Tigra, it is always sincerely appreciated :-) )
Hi Mary, thanks very much for the Love:-)
Beautiful! The agate reminds me of gorgeous desert sandstone.
Thank you Betweenthelens, it does look like that doesn't it!:-)
Many thanks Lentilka, Zilla and Betweenthelens for the love, very much appreciated :-) )
Hello Hum, thank you for taking the time to look and love :-)
Raven and Tigra, really appreciate the love thanks to you both very much:-)
Appreciate the love Sean, thank you:-)
Now that is Pretty!! I wonder if that bracelet with the square pieces of mine might be agate? I do not know.
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Thank you Rose, it is pretty isn't it :-)
Ebeetle, thank you for the love, always nice to see you here:-)
Bratjdd, thank you for taking the time to look and love :-)
Appreciate the love Austin, thank you:-)
Thanks for the love Rose, very much appreciated :-)
Gorgeous-what a steal!
Thank you for taking the time to look and love Vintagelamp :-)
Mrstyndall, thank you, glad you like it and thanks very much for the love as well:-)
Thanks for teaching me something today, I have a couple similar I got a few years ago at an auction in a box lot. I didn't know what the stone was called.
Hello dlpetersen, don't you just love it when you finally find some info on something you have had for ages!!
Really appreciate your comment and the love, thank you very much:-)
Appreciate the love Elisabethan, thank you :-)
Thanks Freiheit, always appreciate the love:-)