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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KSW, post: 1569155, member: 8708&quot;]Browsing the (outrageously expensive) antiques fair this morning I came across this grouse foot brooch in a box of base metal scrap brooches. </p><p>I normally steer clear of these as they are creepy and moth eaten. I suspect this has ‘things’ living in it so it’s isolated in a plastic bag!!.</p><p>It’s marked 15c and annoyingly I’ve run out of acid to test it but do you think there is a likelihood it could be gold?. Not magnetic so that’s a start!. </p><p>No great loss if it isn’t at £5.</p><p>I only ask as </p><p>a) I’ve only ever seen these in silver </p><p>b) really what are the chances of a pro missing that it’s gold? </p><p>c) should it have a full hallmark?</p><p>Does the clasp or the 15c date it at all as 15c is not the norm in the UK.Or was it at one time?</p><p>Thanks for looking <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]230294[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]230295[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]230296[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]230297[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]230298[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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