Another Seeking advice... this time on a brooch/pendant

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Anita from Pooraka, Dec 14, 2024 at 11:43 PM.

  1. Anita from Pooraka

    Anita from Pooraka New Member

    brooch ag 7.jpg brooch ag6.jpg brooch ag5.jpg brooch ag4.jpg brooch ag3.jpg brooch ag 2.jpg Brooch ag1.jpg I bought a brooch/pendant a few years back, because I was intrigue by the design and variety of objects used to make.
    My personal thoughts are definitely vintage, possibly antique from the suffragette period as it incorporates the known colours of purple, green and white, such as amethyst, peridot, pearls and other similar similar. The flowers look like green glass (Green obsidian?).
    It is articulated at the bottom piece. Can be worn as a brooch or a pendant with the bail at the back.
    I don't know if the gems are real, but I think they could be. The Pearls also look real.
    It is engraved/stamped on the rear with ' 925' 'ag' + 2 letters more that I can't read properly

    Weighs approx.27g or 1oz,
    Stands approx. (L) 8cm (3in) x (W) 5cm (2in)

    thanking you in advance for any insights or opinions.
    Anita
     
    Last edited: Dec 15, 2024 at 5:08 AM
  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    [​IMG]that's very pretty.... a handful as well..;):happy::happy:
     
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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    please edit your post...and click on FULL IMAGE to enlarge the thumbnails..:hungry:;)
     
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  4. Anita from Pooraka

    Anita from Pooraka New Member

    Thank you. I think I have now.
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    nice photo's......... we appreciate that !!!;) :happy::happy:
     
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  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Italian post war gold washed silver, flowers look like carved quartz. Nice quality.
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Agree. Looks 1960s-70s to me. Beautiful pendant/brooch.
     
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  8. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    First off, great piece!

    It wouldn't be suffragette just based on design which is 1960s or later, unless the designer was doing it as a homage or something.

    At 1oz for a 3 inch brooch, those large flowers could be glass (or quartz as suggested) or carved lucite, a bit hard to tell from the photo, but they do seem to have quality. You can hold the edge of one of the flowers to your cheek and see if the flowers are cold feeling (meaning glass or quartz) best to compare with another plastic/glass piece for temperatures.

    Your photos are fantastic for detail, but if I can be super picky, so good to show one or two without a flash (maybe natural light) to show colors best.

    I would be a little surprised if these were real gems, but I'd love to be wrong. One test is to go into a jeweler and ask if the clear stones are diamonds. Most jewelers would do that without charging. That is a quick yes or no and a jeweler can tell you in 5 seconds.

    I would want to nail down the maker. I could not find anything signed ag in lower case letters, wondering if maybe that second mark holds a clue.
     
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  9. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Ag is the chemical symbol for silver, you get it quite often as a mark on Italian pieces.

    I’m wondering if the other letters are Ro for Roma.
     
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