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<p>[QUOTE="KSW, post: 1752344, member: 8708"]I found this in a charity shop today. Although the pin isn’t gold I’ve had some good advice in here to look further than the pin and from a brief assessment it looked promising enough for a £1.99 outlay!</p><p>All but the pin tests as at least 9kt. I have only used a touchstone as I refuse to touch it with a file but there is no sign of plate loss anywhere. No hallmark I can see. To my uneducated eye the front looks older than the back but it all looks original bar missing a gold safety chain. </p><p>Mary Contrary gem tester is (for once) very confident this is Amethyst ( one I could have worked out for myself <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>The pearls are slightly more difficult to assess. One is missing and the one beside the gap has lost it’s coating but I suspect it’s a replacement as all the others really look like real pearls under magnification- slightly irregular surface and good lustre. The possibly replacement one is completely smooth. </p><p>If 9ct gold was used , is it more likely the originals are real pearls rather than glass?. </p><p>Love to hear your thoughts on the age of this brooch - and ideas as to where I find split pearls that would blend in!</p><p>Thanks for looking. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]238745[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238748[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238749[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238750[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238751[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238752[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238753[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238754[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KSW, post: 1752344, member: 8708"]I found this in a charity shop today. Although the pin isn’t gold I’ve had some good advice in here to look further than the pin and from a brief assessment it looked promising enough for a £1.99 outlay! All but the pin tests as at least 9kt. I have only used a touchstone as I refuse to touch it with a file but there is no sign of plate loss anywhere. No hallmark I can see. To my uneducated eye the front looks older than the back but it all looks original bar missing a gold safety chain. Mary Contrary gem tester is (for once) very confident this is Amethyst ( one I could have worked out for myself :hilarious::rolleyes:) The pearls are slightly more difficult to assess. One is missing and the one beside the gap has lost it’s coating but I suspect it’s a replacement as all the others really look like real pearls under magnification- slightly irregular surface and good lustre. The possibly replacement one is completely smooth. If 9ct gold was used , is it more likely the originals are real pearls rather than glass?. Love to hear your thoughts on the age of this brooch - and ideas as to where I find split pearls that would blend in! Thanks for looking. :-) [ATTACH=full]238745[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238748[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238749[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238750[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238751[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238752[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238753[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]238754[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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