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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 416872, member: 5833"]I especially like the second deco bracelet. This is one I put up some time back on Collectors Weekly:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://d3h6k4kfl8m9p0.cloudfront.net/stories/b1hpChF.oCCwHY0lbx61cQ.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Strictly costume, but fun all the same. (A lot of glare; all panels look like the one on the left. The glass stones are sapphire blue.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Jerusalem crosses are also called Crusader crosses. Israel doesn't have a national standard for silver, so have seen a range of fineness marks, right up to 999. Have seen some that have a Christian pilgrimage spot represented on the back of each arm. Not sure I have ever seen 2 just alike.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven't looked at these in a while. Surprised to find so few of this type on eBay now; there used to be a ton of them. A search for 'alexandrite silver cross' ordered with most expensive first produced several of that type.</p><p><br /></p><p>[Following written before evelyb's post.]</p><p>Suspect the type was made over a prolonged period of time. Can't remember if I've ever seen one marked Palestine, although some say Israel. A wild guess is that they could date anytime post WWII into the 60s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 416872, member: 5833"]I especially like the second deco bracelet. This is one I put up some time back on Collectors Weekly: [IMG]https://d3h6k4kfl8m9p0.cloudfront.net/stories/b1hpChF.oCCwHY0lbx61cQ.jpg[/IMG] Strictly costume, but fun all the same. (A lot of glare; all panels look like the one on the left. The glass stones are sapphire blue.) Jerusalem crosses are also called Crusader crosses. Israel doesn't have a national standard for silver, so have seen a range of fineness marks, right up to 999. Have seen some that have a Christian pilgrimage spot represented on the back of each arm. Not sure I have ever seen 2 just alike. I haven't looked at these in a while. Surprised to find so few of this type on eBay now; there used to be a ton of them. A search for 'alexandrite silver cross' ordered with most expensive first produced several of that type. [Following written before evelyb's post.] Suspect the type was made over a prolonged period of time. Can't remember if I've ever seen one marked Palestine, although some say Israel. A wild guess is that they could date anytime post WWII into the 60s.[/QUOTE]
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