Question about malachite pendant

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by Lark, Nov 11, 2022.

  1. Lark

    Lark Well-Known Member

    I picked up this malachite sterling pendant for $1. It is marked Lancer and sterling. THe chain is also sterling. I can not find out anything about Lancer and what is the purpose of the glass bubble on the back? IMG_9127 (2).JPG IMG_9130 (2).JPG IMG_9128 (2).JPG
     
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  2. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    No idea. Too new for me. Generally a glass bubble on the back indicates something was meant to go under the glass, but not in this case. So...?
     
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  3. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    No idea, but it’s very pretty. Malachite is amazing.
    Googling Lancer and Langer gets me nothing other than some unrelated Langer clasps.
     
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  4. Lark

    Lark Well-Known Member

    Thank you for looking. I looked under a microscope and did not see anything in the bubble. I looked up Lancer and Langer as well -zilch. I am thinking Lancer since the word sterling and the arrow look like a lance.
     
  5. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    What is the dot to the right of the S of Sterling?
     
  6. JewelryPicker

    JewelryPicker Well-Known Member

    looks like a ©️ symbol in relation to the Lancer logo
     
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  7. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    There really is nothing out there.
    Lang search wizard comes up with 3 Langers and no Lancers but dead ends on all that I can see.
    Sorry not to be more help.
    I have no clue if it’s that style but do Native American artists use Malachite?
    Maybe get a flat shot of the mark and try Google Lens?
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  8. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I've NA pieces with malachite.
     
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  9. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Yeppers. No surprises there. The old time smiths used turquoise and whatever other bits got traded in. The newer ones use whatever looks good.
     
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