Featured Carboot Bits and Pieces: Brooches

Final post I promise!


But these brooches have many questions to be answered and I want to share my pretties/make sure I'm barking up the right tree.

This little hat pin. Very cute, but zero marks that I can see. When I looked this up I immediately came up with an identical piece marked 'BH' on the end of the ribbon. Is this a knockoff or whats going on? Evelyb suggested its possible this is Mary Engelbreit?


I wasn't going to post this, but it looks a little aged so anything I'm missing before I move it on?


This pin is confusing me. I see this sort of design on everything as well as brooches in my area of France, but any searches brings up Russian origins? Also, unsure if Br is anything interesting. Not my style so may move on as well but I was curious.


I was going to ask about the date of the clasp of this. Trombone was popular in the 40s but were used well after that so a tad stumped? Evely and AJ did provide some insight with the Toledo Damascene. Does the back seem a bit 'clean' for something earlier than say 50/60s? Also, the rose almost looks stamped on top like its not original, and a quick search reveals no similar pins....?




This is the piece Evely suggested might be paste. It is stamped 900 silver but can anyone make out the mark? It just looks like two fingers to me


Misc Bits

Diamond Scarf Pin
No marks, no nothing. Diamonds do look a tad yellow though, dirty diamonds or old paste etc?



Close up of the glass necklace, Czech as per Evely? I didn't like it at first but its growing on me!



Airforce Cufflink/Button? Thats all I can get out of it, no idea if its even vintage lol. Also does the other thing belong to it? Same gold tone, but doesn't seem to connect.


Phew! That's everything now Apologies for a bit of spam and rather long posts, its been ages since I've had anything worthy of the forum! Theres a ton of other bits in the pile but as far as I can gather nothing better than pretty. I am mad about one necklace though, the front doesn't seem to match the back in terms of quality! Back is peeling everywhere

Thank you all for humoring me!
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On the Damascene piece is the rose raised above the surface of the Damascene?Never mind I looked it up and many were enameled like yours. https://www.etsy.com/listing/886297845/damascene-spanish-fan-brooch-floral

 

More examples..... https://www.google.com/search?q=spa...P64m5MA&bih=637&biw=1208&client=firefox-b-1-d

 

Oh well goodness there it is! Thanks so much Holly.

Im seeing some of those examples described as gold or silver, even without marks?

 

Nah, not gold or silver, but a nice example. I'd think sixties.

Those gilt angel wings are 20s ish.

Round painted brooch is absolutely Russian. Br is the painter. In Cyrillic.

900 one is nice old paste in silver. Good find. Might be French, can you show the whole back?

Round diamante thing is seventies ish.

Black necklace is Czech French jet.

The Air Force thing and the other one are bachelor buttons.

 

In the last pic, the larger button has an anchor on it - I would suggest navy rather than air force. Or did I misinterpret the reference?

 

The gold design on the front is either 22K or 24K gold foil.People say the design is inlaid,but it is an overlay and many have no idea how the damascus is made.The back is probably base metal and could be plated.

A piece I made years ago at Revere Academy Japanese damascene.

 

RE: the button


In the USA a castle indicates the Corps of Engineers - US Arrmy.

 

The 900 silver winged heart is by my "mysterious maker" I finally identified as Parisian Diamond Company (Neither Parisian, nor diamonds!)
Se there my collection with marks and the final resolution of the enigma:
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/user/kyratango/mysterious-makers-mark-etruscan-urn
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/st...ruscan-urn-marks-of-the-my?in=collection-5608

 

Bingo! I have to wonder if it's a WWI sweetheart brooch of some kind. The design looks a little/lot early for WWII.

 

The firm went no further than 1908.
Still to find out why

 

like like like like .....luv !!!!

 

Oh goodness well that is a surprise! What a nice thing to have in with the rest of it. If the company stopped producing in 1908 then we're talking turn of the century. Looks like I have much to learn

Here is the back of it!



By the by what a gorgeous collection you have Kyratango!

 

Merci!

 

I too thought the Navy, but a search of 'armfields b'ham' brings up WWII British Airforce Buttons like these: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ww2-raf-button-armfield-ham-480285283

Mine have very different fronts though, I don't know if there were different patterns over the years?

If indeed US, what on earth is it doing in rural France haha. Would be interesting to look into!

 

didn't some US boys, march across rural France ?

 

Yes they did - at least twice. But I sincerely doubt that the US government would have bought uniform buttons in another country. There would have been plenty of US makers anxious to provide.

 

They did indeed! I'm trying to find some similar ones to compare. Its proving tricky though, there is no image I can find that matches either front or back exactly, either US or UK. The only thing I found at all similar was the logo for a Royal Navy ship the Pembroke. But its not at all right even then lol.

 

Air Force. Gah. Brain fart, it's a fouled anchor. Senior Service and all that. I'll have a think.