Featured Unger Brothers art nouveau pendant?

I passed a small jewelry store on my way home, and usually they have lots of expensive jewelry thats out of my reach, but today they had some earrings that were a good price, so I went in.
I didn t buy the earrings because they were not what I expected. But I came home with this beauty (and some beautiful brooches).
The seller was not sure the brooch was 'en epoque', znd neither was I (those pearls and their findings look off) but I immediately saw it was a good quality piece so I bought it anyway.
It was only when I came home thzt I saw the Unger Brothers stamp.
So, what do you guys think of my latest find? En epoque? Unger Brothers or later fake?
Thank you very much for your reply

 

The good thing is, you liked it enough to buy it without having seen the mark, so there is no great loss if it isn't a genuine Unger Brothers brooch/pendant.
Have you checked if they made this 'lion and maiden' subject?

The brooch pads seem to have been added later, so I don't think that is anything to go by, datewise.

I am not American, so I don't know if this is Unger quality, and I had to look some things up. No doubt our North American joolies can tell you much more.
So far I've read that there is a fake mark with a dot in it, which yours doesn't have.
I can't find any Unger pieces with pearls, which doesn't mean they aren't out there somewhere.

 

Unger!

 

Hello Any Jewelry, thank you very much for your reply.
Yes you are right, I liked it anyway and the price was right so it had to come with me.
Yes, the front and back look to be joined very well and no joints are visible.
I havent found the subject yet, but I thunk it might have started life as a watch fob

 

Unger fakes also have fake marks. The one with the dot is just one fake marks, there are more and probably better.

 

I'm not saying yours is fake, I simply don't know enough about it. I'm reading up on Unger fakes, you probably have too.

Just for reference, present or future:

https://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum10/HTML/000332.html

https://www.smpub.com/ubb/Forum13/HTML/001256.html

Photos have been removed, but more information on fakes:
https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=56812

 

I'm just showing what a legit Unger mark looks like (borrowed from a site I trust.) Is there something about the one on Dessert's brooch that is a problem?

 

The kids are home so I ll have a look at all info/ take more pictures later

 

So this is the side of the pendant/brooch

 

Not that I know, but I don't know all the signs when spotting fake Unger Bros jewellery. When jewellery brands are faked a lot, it is good to be careful, especially when you don't know all the signs. Both Dessert and I are in Europe, so we don't usually come across Unger Bros jewellery, or UB fakes.

Looks perfect.

 

Still haven't found this design yet, but to be honest: I just like it. Whether it is Unger or not is less important for me as to know if its from the right period.
So my next question would be: IF its a fake, could it still be from 1900-1920 or would these fakes only be made later?

 

It is very nice, no matter what.

I'm finding quite a few Unger chatelaine/watch chain brooches with a similar configuration, maybe that is what yours is?
Haven't found the same as yours yet.

I imagine it would be later, but let's wait for the others.
Here in Europe period copies would usually not be marked like the original, compare the Pforzheim copies of French Art Nouveau pieces (or in the style of...).

 

Hello Any Jewelry. Thank you very much for your reply. Yes, I think mine started life as a watch fob.

 

So...I m not usually a person to brag, but these are the brooches I bought together with the pendant today.
Lets just say these really make my heart sing!

 

Beautiful!

Gut feeling is that the first piece is Unger. Seems to have a real quality about it.

In searching around I found another piece advertised as Unger with similar brooch pads, no idea whether auction is correct, but for comparison.

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-unger-bros-sterling-silver-484135021

 

Wow, you're right to brag!
Flemish, by any chance?

 

I loooove them!!!

 

Lucille B thank you very much for your reply. Yes, you are right, those brooch-pads do look the same

 

Any Jewelry, thank you very much. I believe these are flemish yes, although the North-france region and the Netherlands made similar-looking designs in this period.
I might post one of my ugly ducklings for a next question in another post

 

True, the Netherlands would have been my second consideration, more likely Dutch Brabant than north of the rivers. And in general French Flanders had similar jewellery to Belgian Flanders.

They are truly beautiful, and please brag some more, we love seeing jools like that.