Featured Florenza Signed Maltese Cross Brooch - should I clean?

Should I try to clean this? Or leave as is? I have it up for sale. What is good to clean non-sterling metal with that won't damage costume finish? TIA!

 

I just want to say that I am so impressed by your photos in the last few threads. I wanted to say it before, but forgot, and others did it for me, so to speak.
Really beautiful!

 

IMHO, if it's for sale (obviously with pics), I'd leave it alone. I purchased a brass pin months ago, partially because the patina allowed it to "play well" with 2 other pieces I had. Came brightly polished. Once it's listed, leave it alone. If you want to clean, then relist. And, they are pretty pieces!

 

Thank you. I think I will leave it alone. I was okay with the way it was, then researched some pics and noticed almost all of them were polished. But seriously, right now I am lazy and have so many items to list.

 

Always to consider: is it dirty/tarnished or has it lost it's plating/paint?

Not much to be done with plate/paint loss.

 

It might have been meant this way, sort of "antiqued brass". Seems like other Florenza crosses have similar.

 

Its not dirty, cleaned in a sonic cleaner

 

Never, ever get rhinestones wet, moisture can destroy the foil backing and you will have "dead" rhinestones!!!!!!!!!!! It may not happen overnight but it will happen eventually

 

Very good pictures... Has the middle stone lost some purple coating, or is the purple and clear coloring original to the piece?

 

Sorry, I haven't been on here in a while. I don't know about the stones, I got this in a lot of jewelry from an estate sale.