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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RachelW, post: 10063786, member: 15376&quot;]<p style="text-align: center">I made it a priority to visit some proper antique places as we don&#039;t get many (and no jewelry) ones around here. I sure found some winners!</p> <p style="text-align: center">Hopefully anyway.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Gorgeous agate set in silver. Circa 1870s?</p> <p style="text-align: center">I checked it twice for any damage, gave it the all clear, got it home, boom there&#039;s a chip. There wasn&#039;t a chip in the bag it was in, so I must have missed it. I had it well wrapped and it never moved on the journey home so can&#039;t think it was on my watch.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201183193300992/IMG_20241121_162017.jpg?ex=6740b81d&amp;is=673f669d&amp;hm=345974cf2c8824cbb9f7b8662cf9223e4f89991f09ca901d6a39aed869af96de&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201182723543100/IMG_20241121_162007.jpg?ex=6740b81d&amp;is=673f669d&amp;hm=1f9ecb7fa84675cfb05e47047f2bb52a066dfabf1afad6ed8fd43bddf6a824a5&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201183675777065/IMG_20241121_161941.jpg?ex=6740b81d&amp;is=673f669d&amp;hm=da709bec34e95cbbcaf4764221a3d2b73e783fb9d3a21ba1b87b5780a4468b72&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">I&#039;m hoping this is a legit cairncorn brooch? And its an oldie. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> 3rd quarter 19th?</p> <p style="text-align: center">I checked it under sunlight and a loup for signs of bubbles, but couldn&#039;t find any. Does the jury concur?</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201290886385684/IMG_20241121_163343.jpg?ex=6740b837&amp;is=673f66b7&amp;hm=905dd0603893c5440dcf6252f4cf70822e9b60c9a9d50e614a961ad06638b2e8&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201289002876948/IMG_20241121_162808.jpg?ex=6740b837&amp;is=673f66b7&amp;hm=adf140a60d30741e5e1ca5f9b349d80799c45149461b8faa9d6aa7d3f862e463&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201289867169893/IMG_20241121_163139.jpg?ex=6740b837&amp;is=673f66b7&amp;hm=3aff55f21013178f5f181d3ee37f87d6e52896cc7d0b2968c2099bcc273e7f58&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201290492117062/IMG_20241121_162920.jpg?ex=6740b837&amp;is=673f66b7&amp;hm=588f5a7588c5ba96f9b43a61d159eddeb737b78cd1462da62355a1854cbb41e0&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">I liked this little brooch and it was cheap, but I&#039;m curious about what the red stuff is? I looks like some sort of wax or clay. Also, is this pinchbeck? Or just plated brass? Age? Its small, probably a 2 or 3 cm across.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201291670585425/IMG_20241121_163541.jpg?ex=6740b837&amp;is=673f66b7&amp;hm=bd8de7150721a5a278a3c21154c605062bf820caea69c91842e96420640ddcde&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201291968516146/IMG_20241121_163559.jpg?ex=6740b837&amp;is=673f66b7&amp;hm=16b90f6e03d0205d97b8772b6afbd8391fc74ddbfe76deae5a5d1fc54689274e&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201291234381855/IMG_20241121_163505.jpg?ex=6740b837&amp;is=673f66b7&amp;hm=b956e39812b3d979cf03965280a01b939f86fba90424225aaf4335f1277f2eef&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">These are what I thought was amethyst (again, checked them in sunlight under a loupe) and not glass. But now under my loupe I see air bubbles? Need opinions.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201061398974514/IMG_20241121_155722.jpg?ex=6740b800&amp;is=673f6680&amp;hm=b750971f918e5f7802e60fb1d403deee219371427da80b0688a358f54c1fdf62&amp;" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201062640488449/IMG_20241121_155748.jpg?ex=6740b801&amp;is=673f6681&amp;hm=6d9b263b2054d9c8a94ff3814c865379604f44eb381e112337dd38364d5cb210&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201061923524679/IMG_20241121_155940.jpg?ex=6740b800&amp;is=673f6680&amp;hm=f69c388cb0a432ccc318fceeee21fb85240cbe38622759b343a8aef2acf8f6d1&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201064678920243/IMG_20241121_160122.jpg?ex=6740b801&amp;is=673f6681&amp;hm=5323c0a2f0a2e1bd4785e72c6253dd8cc6942d967d67368271cec9f7805961db&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201065018789888/IMG_20241121_160150.jpg?ex=6740b801&amp;is=673f6681&amp;hm=4a2bdffaeb38a94c1985d2eedcf03b0ded384b7077fdd95fda320d7a986f28a3&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201065387753482/IMG_20241121_160746.jpg?ex=6740b801&amp;is=673f6681&amp;hm=eab8b7802d4ee254bc812f47d2b7a2025eb996ecb736225ac07442d61b5cbb1e&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201065752793098/IMG_20241121_161259.jpg?ex=6740b801&amp;is=673f6681&amp;hm=60f93b89088c73d80439434b8194037de5c8efd2b064d9ed8848af0b40918f27&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Really hard to get photos of the gems, sorry!</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">BUT NOW my prize possession from this trip.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201184493539378/IMG_20241121_162206.jpg?ex=6740b81e&amp;is=673f669e&amp;hm=671759440bd7fa097ea83827b2ea4367c347c48c3ea51c2c63f9c4d2fadf43cf&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201185160433725/IMG_20241121_162345.jpg?ex=6740b81e&amp;is=673f669e&amp;hm=c102030eb766aee472c88c93219dba2f76535ed23981759deb60814a4ae27c39&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/592887112626601984/1309201184871022612/IMG_20241121_162309.jpg?ex=6740b81e&amp;is=673f669e&amp;hm=b86fe4f3b82278c26e9415c4783622678f7fdaca4bcfe8c120a510877a66c21a&amp;=" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">A Georgian or early Victorian? hair mourning brooch!!!! I spotted it after I had already checked out sitting in a little bag, marked a whole 5 pounds. The dealer should have known better but his focus was antique gold rings so perhaps not his area of expertise. Pinchbeck? Either way, its staying with me for a WHILE.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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