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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9984502, member: 2844"]Lucky you!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Gorgeous brooch/pendant, and lovely earrings too.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> I'm with [USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] , they are not a set.</p><p>The brooch/pendant looks late 19th-early 20th. It has an early safety clasp that is also of the period.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pendant loop that is at the top in your photos looks like a later addition to me. I have no idea why they added it, since the original hinged loop, currently at the bottom, look in perfect condition to me. If they wanted an extra loop for the safety chain they could have added a tiny discreet loop.</p><p><br /></p><p>14k is not a Russian mark, and the earrings don't have a Russian closure, which is a little triangle that folds over the hook.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it just me, or are they missing stones on the hooks? If so, those can be replaced.</p><p><br /></p><p>Antique Russian brooch clasps often have a curl to them that curls along the end of the pin. That way it 'shields' the pin. This brooch doesn't have that. The general style doesn't strike me as Russian either.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think you're seeing it right.</p><p>Looks like the former owner was very scared something should happen to herself or her brooch, with an extra loop and a safety stop.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> I'm surprised it isn't in its own little fortified glass case with multiple chains around the neck.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9984502, member: 2844"]Lucky you!:jawdrop::happy: Gorgeous brooch/pendant, and lovely earrings too.:happy: I'm with [USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] , they are not a set. The brooch/pendant looks late 19th-early 20th. It has an early safety clasp that is also of the period. The pendant loop that is at the top in your photos looks like a later addition to me. I have no idea why they added it, since the original hinged loop, currently at the bottom, look in perfect condition to me. If they wanted an extra loop for the safety chain they could have added a tiny discreet loop. 14k is not a Russian mark, and the earrings don't have a Russian closure, which is a little triangle that folds over the hook. Is it just me, or are they missing stones on the hooks? If so, those can be replaced. Antique Russian brooch clasps often have a curl to them that curls along the end of the pin. That way it 'shields' the pin. This brooch doesn't have that. The general style doesn't strike me as Russian either. I think you're seeing it right. Looks like the former owner was very scared something should happen to herself or her brooch, with an extra loop and a safety stop.;) I'm surprised it isn't in its own little fortified glass case with multiple chains around the neck.:playful:[/QUOTE]
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