Featured FROM JEWELRY MY MOM LEFT ME - IS THIS A BURLE MARX RING? WHAT IS STONE?

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  1. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    I found this in one of the boxes of costume jewelry my mom left me - I can't get a clear picture of mark but it sure looks like Burle Marx then the number 750?
    I looked him up & almost fell out of my chair from the prices they are asking!
    Is it a Burle Marx ring? Are they really worth so much? What is the stone?
    Thank you in advance!

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  2. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Looks like authentic, "forma livra"/free form name of the design!
    Watermelon tourmaline:cyclops:
    (it seems broken and glued, or is it an illusion?)
     
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  3. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    No looks like it was broken
     
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  4. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Why is his stuff so expensive?
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    lotta gold ...for one..
    a good following ...for another..
     
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  6. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    If it were professionally restored/repaired, would it help with the broken fact with value???
     
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  7. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Broken lower value.... specially on vintage/modern pieces:(
     
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  8. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    In the 4th photo down it looks like the stone may have been glued already.You just can't fix a stone which looks like it has a crack from top to bottom.
     
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  9. necollectors

    necollectors Well-Known Member

    Cha Ching! Haroldo Burle Marx! usually always 18KT gold...looks like a tourmaline, but it appears damaged:(….Still $$$ His jewelry was completely made by hand NO pre casting....so each one is just a little bit different. He did use stones with imperfections often for his free form work...but this is NOT a free form piece. It will take down value... Most likely from Brazil around 1980-89ish
     
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  10. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    18kt - that's the 750?
     
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  11. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Yep, 750 is 18k. What else did Mom have????
     
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  12. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Absolutely, 750 part of gold out of 1000 for 24k, 14k is 585:)
     
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  13. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Yes. And it is a beauty, real pity about the damage.
     
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  14. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Wow, journey, you are getting a lot of attention, 3 replies at the same time.:playful:
     
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  15. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I know ya love paintings.....but ya gotta love this better !!! :happy::happy::happy:
     
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  16. necollectors

    necollectors Well-Known Member

    His rings command some crazy amounts of money from 3k to 30K....He made jewelry for MANY prestigious people...Actors, actresses...Heads of State...Royalty. He was from Brazil...1911-1991.
     
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  17. necollectors

    necollectors Well-Known Member

    REALLY! Let's see some more!
     
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  18. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

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  19. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Not so much the color but the "waves" in the stone?
     
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  20. journeymagazine

    journeymagazine Well-Known Member

    Found this newspaper article in a box of photos - she looks older than 11 to me here (but the elephant is REALLY small!)

    MOM PHOTO IN NEWSPAPER WITH BABY ELEPHANT 1A_A.jpg
     
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