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<p>[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4396041, member: 18716"]Due to the preponderance of the general Toledo ware results getting in the way I'm struggling to turf up much info on this brooch. It has a cut steel body which has been blackened like clock hands rather than oxidised like most Toledo ware, the surface has an intentionally finely cross hatched diamond texture (you can kind of see it but the phone pics aren't the best). The gold back has been riveted through the steel for the join. The gold inlay especially the fine lines are much thicker than the 'paint like' gold on most Toledo ware. The frame/back are also in solid 9ct gold and it has a trombone clasp.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks early 20th or inter-war to me, but there are no marks and I'm struggling to find details on anything of this quality with the solid gold back. There are no marks of any form. Any useful tips on resources to try and find out about earlier pieces like this or thoughts on potential names? I think it probably is Spanish given the style but I'm drawing a blank. As always, many thanks for looking.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]370959[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]370960[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4396041, member: 18716"]Due to the preponderance of the general Toledo ware results getting in the way I'm struggling to turf up much info on this brooch. It has a cut steel body which has been blackened like clock hands rather than oxidised like most Toledo ware, the surface has an intentionally finely cross hatched diamond texture (you can kind of see it but the phone pics aren't the best). The gold back has been riveted through the steel for the join. The gold inlay especially the fine lines are much thicker than the 'paint like' gold on most Toledo ware. The frame/back are also in solid 9ct gold and it has a trombone clasp. It looks early 20th or inter-war to me, but there are no marks and I'm struggling to find details on anything of this quality with the solid gold back. There are no marks of any form. Any useful tips on resources to try and find out about earlier pieces like this or thoughts on potential names? I think it probably is Spanish given the style but I'm drawing a blank. As always, many thanks for looking. [ATTACH=full]370959[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]370960[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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