Costume Jewelry Questions.

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by kentworld, Oct 1, 2024.

  1. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Well, I cleaned out my jewelry box in preparation for what I'm going to do with stuff. Most is going to the thrift but I might chance a few on FB marketplace if worth a ten spot maybe. There are a couple of group photos of the stuff in question and then a couple of close ups. I didn't think it would be a usual thing but it looks to me as if a flat link gold tone chain has a 10kt clasp -- see the piece that looks like 10k JWD on it. Was this done on costume jewelery? There is a heart-shaped crystal pendant necklace and the mount for the crystal reads A 925, Germany MJ1. I'm assuming the mount is sterling. Is the crystal just some cheap glass or "something" LOL. The rhinestone choker necklace (missing one stone up by the clasp) is marked D'Orlan as is the gold tone brooch. The bracelet has smoky quartz faceted stones and is marked Winard, 12k GF (which I know means gold filled). The silver tone brooch is Coro. The ivory looking flower is plastic, I think, but looks like marquisette stones in it. The gold tone bead necklace has no markings but has that key-looking thing by the clasp. Does it ring a bell? The 2 difficult to read photos of a mark and a word belong to a silver necklace. I thought it might be sterling but I don't see it. Looks like an "Indian chief" head to me and the word maybe starts with E? Thanks for any info and sorry for the confusing order of photos! IMG_20241001_143324_(999_x_749_pixel).jpg IMG_20241001_143156_(999_x_325_pixel).jpg IMG_20241001_143349_(562_x_471_pixel).jpg IMG_20241001_143339_(749_x_999_pixel).jpg IMG_20241001_143126_(972_x_999_pixel).jpg IMG_20241001_143402_(592_x_446_pixel).jpg c [] IMG_20241001_143339_(749_x_999_pixel).jpg IMG_20241001_143126_(972_x_999_pixel).jpg IMG_20241001_143156_(999_x_325_pixel).jpg IMG_20241001_143349_(562_x_471_pixel).jpg View attachment 500021
     
  2. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The quilted look beads have a modern Trifari hang tag. Perfectly nice costume. D'Orlan is a nice costume brand. My fave is the Winard bracelet. It's an old name and they often used real stones in gold-filled settings. It has a sport ring clasp, so I'm guessing it's about 1950s-ish. The sterling chain is sterling but the pendant probably isn't.
     
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  3. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    D’Orlan will sell well, it’s nice stuff. I like that trifari. And the Winard is great.

    You mean marcasite. ;)

    The rose might be bone.
     
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  4. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    I couldn't remember how to spell it and apparently neither could spelchek! LOL.
     
  5. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Thanks for your replies @Ownedbybear and @evelyb30! The crystal heart necklace: the 925 is stamped on the setting, not the necklace. I dunno about the flower -- could be bone, but I'll take a better look at it with a magnifying glass. I bought the Winard off ebay and gave it to my mother years ago. What really gets me is the 10K clasp on the gold tone flat link necklace. Must've been when gold was a lot cheaper! It's going into the scrap gold bits I'm going to get a few $$ for -- every gram counts!
     
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  6. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

  7. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    I don't know but I am suspect of Poshmark listings. I don't trust them for ID information or realistic pricing, it may just be me :)
     
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  8. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    See my other thread D'orland rhinestone choker for an outrageous Poshmark price. Yeah, I wasn't going to take it as gospel.
     
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