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  1. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    This is a necklace I just made out of a watch chain slide. The slide was found orphaned. It's gold-filled with a piece of Victorian yellow dragon's breath glass in the center. I'm not fond of the lines but they don't feel like cracks and it's glued down tightly. The spring ring is vintage but not ancient, and the beads are post-WWII. Scanned it in after I finished it, but my new scanner doesn't do well with non-flat objects apparently.

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    evelyb30, Mar 16, 2019
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  2. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Well done! Love the lariat :)
     
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  3. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Had a good day at a local sale :)

    Sterling necklace:
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    14k mesh bracelet:
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    14k, pearls, diamonds and rubies pendant, slides open:
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  4. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

    Awesome, Marie! Spectacular pieces.
     
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  5. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    That bracelet looks like has some greenies - probably from the solder. Someone, I hope, thought it was gold-filled and charged as such.:smuggrin::smuggrin::smuggrin:
     
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  7. anundverkaufen

    anundverkaufen Bird Feeder

    Just picked these two William Goodrich Beal original graphite drawings, 1892, listed Massachusetts artist.
    They were labeled as etchings in an antique booth for $25.00 each.
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    anundverkaufen, Mar 17, 2019
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  8. Jivvy

    Jivvy the research is my favorite

    Nice!
     
    Jivvy, Mar 17, 2019
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  9. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    what was he doing in Cornwall?
     
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  10. anundverkaufen

    anundverkaufen Bird Feeder

    Haven’t read up yet but he did book illustrations, maybe for that.
     
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  11. anundverkaufen

    anundverkaufen Bird Feeder

    After reading up on W. Goodrich Beal, I like these more than I already did. His illustrations are found in Dickens, Tennyson and Longfellow books among others.
     
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  12. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

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  13. Kelly Green

    Kelly Green New Member

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  14. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    Hi evelyb30, the seller knew it was gold but sold it to me for just a touch over melt. I took a soft, dry toothbrush to it and now there is no hint of green. I also tested it to be triple sure , the clasp and mesh test as 14k :)

    The seller told me he cleaned it by soaking it in denture cleaning tablets, I think maybe he just didn't clean it off well enough afterwords :wideyed:
     
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  15. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Water plus copper = green. and not the good kind. :meh::meh::grumpy::grumpy::greedy::greedy:
     
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  16. Lucille.b

    Lucille.b Well-Known Member

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    Steuben glass, etc. Professionally run sale. Lucked out. :)

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    Lucille.b, Mar 18, 2019
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  17. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Wow! Incredibly nice/rare piece. Good score!
     
    verybrad, Mar 18, 2019
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  18. SBSVC

    SBSVC Well-Known Member

    Lucille, that's positively lovely! Well found!
     
    SBSVC, Mar 18, 2019
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  19. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    Is it dirty or is that just the color of the piece?

    Don't you just love it when the "professionals" screw up? ;):oops::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::D:D:D:D
     
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  20. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    How does a "professional" miss something so obvious??? :eek: Great find, Lucille!
     
    Bakersgma, Mar 18, 2019
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