Posted 6 years ago
Efesgirl
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This was the only thing worth buying in a shop I had never been to before...the rest of the jewelry was RUBBISH. This pendant was in a basket with more rubbish jewelry. I saw the woman pictured on the back and knew it was old. I am guessing 1920s/1930s. I didn't know it was silver until I tested it - and I tested it 3 times to be sure! Not marked anywhere that I could find. I cleaned it up enough to make it look presentable but retained the patina. I could not find a single thing on the web about this pendant or the dance union. I usually sell a good portion of my finds so I have money to go out and find more bargains!! This pendant, however, will remain with me.
Thanks for looking!
Bonnie
P.S. Well golly gee, I enlarged my own photo here and found a mark!! Now I need to get out my loupe to see if I can read it.....added a photo but am afraid that is about as good as it will look.
Such a beautiful woman, so gracious!
Lovely dancing lady & reverse side crest, the mark writing looks like a French word maybe "vaugoin" or "aucoin", just a guess
Bonnie, I cracked up on that last remark ! LOL!! I've been living with these "Dike Hoppers" for 39 yrs & don't remember hearing "Golly gee" even once. FMFAO !!
Hey blunder!! I'm originally from The Bronx.... :-)))))))
Hi Bonnie, this is lovely! I would be keeping it too:-)
Nice find Bonnie! Gracious pose, nice patina too!
I think I read Vaugoin too... perhaps the engraver/medallist?
Pascale - I was hoping you would come along! Yes, the name of the engraver. Still looking for info.
Union des Professeurs de Danse et de Culture Physique Belgique was founded on January 1, 1935 in Brussels.