Help with age and origins of a few pieces

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  1. Brywil1970

    Brywil1970 Well-Known Member

    these are a couple of pieces I have been hoarding over the last month. Just want to know more about them. The two big pieces are marked only 925. The long gold pin with purple stone actually tests as gold but has no marks. The small cameo piece looks to be at least gold filled with another metal on the back, no mark

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  2. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Think the first one goes with the stone on top & would fall into the Halley's comet family of brooches.

    The cameo is W. German glass, but brooch just as likely to have been assembled elsewhere; the cameos were exported far & wide & incorporated in jewellery by many, many makers.
     
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  3. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Third piece, the pendant with yellow & green stones, is quite modern. Have seen similar jewellery coming out of India but also, I think, Indonesia (if not China). Some of the other jewellery buffs may have a better idea.
     
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  4. Brywil1970

    Brywil1970 Well-Known Member

    Thank you Bronson!
     
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  5. Brywil1970

    Brywil1970 Well-Known Member

    Darn auto correct Bronwen
     
  6. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Of course, this is probably the most comet-like orientation:

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    but the head downward position means gravity is working against the pin. I have a cameo in a setting of this shape, profile of a man, that would look odd placed in any way other than straight up.
     
  7. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    I very much like the second one. It looks like the maker slightly let it design itself!. Very striking.
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    In this case I would say Bali, Indonesia.
     
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