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THankyou very much for sharing this information - cheers!

Thank you very much for that!

Thank you,

I was hoping to find someone that recognised more than just the marks. Here iin NZ there are quite a lot of brooches that are obviously very old, (much older than this) but unmarked - do you know of any books out I could get my hands on to learn about pin and clasp styles so I can get ...

Many thanks everybody, And for confirming this is costume jewellery. Knowing what to look for and what such looks like will help me buy more wisely in the future, I am finding Im receiving so much pleasure in these old things I need to get a grip and make sure there is enough $ left in kitty to pay ...

OOPS I mean THIRD thumbnail! sorry! And the eothers as well if you ant a closer look at anything. Jen

Hi McDidi of Belgium,

If you click on the second thumbnail it will enlarge in size and the mark will be visable. Cheers. Kiwi Jen

Yes, you are right, it could be. It resembles a 1841 more though with the heavier centre and the exagerated flick at the bottom. The last pick is pretty much what you see under a magifying glass - Im hoping someone will recogise the work and the softer shade of silver and be able to say 'hey that ...

Many thanx for that - I have posted a clearer pic, the best my camera will do. Jen

This has been in my own family for 60 years and belonged to my Mum, she fastened her plaid with it. All the family were competition pipers in NZ and their plaid jewellery was a point of pride.

It is quite heavy compared to the other 3 brooches I have posted but strangely the back is as smooth as a ...

This small sovereign holder has proved very difficult to photograph from the front - I just cant get the camera to focus for some reason. On the front side it has an ornate shield in rose gold centred with the initials RK in ornate capital italics.

It surprised me to discover that this shield has ...

This is the last of the three I purchased from the same seller - all belonging to gran who had had them for 'ages'

I think this is stamped not crafted, (did jewellery of this style get stamped?) as the design is on the back in reverse. There are no hallmarks on it at all.

It is a tiny piece ...

Recently bought this with two others from a family selling grandmothers things following her death. They said she had had them for 'ages' and they were greatly cherished by her.

The silver in this brooch is not that shiney blue toned silver - its soft and buttery looking with a vaguely yellow tinge ...

Hi, some photos at last. Can anyone please give me some likely history on this brooch. I am assuming this is a paste stone as it is huge - 3.8cm accross and the brooch itself is 7 cm accross. <PICTURE ONE>The silver is very shiney, there are no silver marks and it almost looks as if it has been ...

Oh my goodness - its Egyption - thank you so much, I didnt know where to start. Now I can beaver out the.rest. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.

This site is the BEST - I have learnt so much reading all the questions and answers and watching the experts play Sherlock Holmes on some ...

No idea - cant recognise these marks from my meagre knowledge. Can any one help? No info from previous owner.





Thank you
Jenny

Recently added two amethyst Cairngorm to my collection. One has this mark I cant find info on - a WBS in a diamond shape. The rest of the Hallmarks were simple to establish and are:

Diamond with WBS inside then three squares, first square has a thistle in it, second has a castle, third a letter f ...