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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;KSW, post: 9611065, member: 8708&quot;]It’s amazing what you find in a Nescafé jar of 90% junk jewellery!</p><p>I’m wondering if I have learned enough on the forum to dare to think this pendant is really quite old? </p><p>The general style I’m pretty clueless about, sort of 3D. It’s filthy and looks like some areas have embedded mud.</p><p>My detective work so far-</p><p>-the Victorians liked acorns?</p><p>-Georgian pieces have closed backs?</p><p>-the little tube shape mounts look like some on supposedly Georgian pieces on the web but we all know how unreliable that is.</p><p>-it’s quite handmade and ornate looking but I don’t know if that helps.</p><p>-It possibly started off life as a pendant and then was altered to be a brooch. The clasp is a roll over, so later. On close inspection the whole clasp assembly looks to be a later addition. It’s been added by a true craftsman with a half moon shape. Someone thought it was worth altering and altering well,however they didn’t use silver for the pin.</p><p>The pendant tests as silver but not the bright red 925 reaction so lower fineness. </p><p>The glass is a bit scratched up, the clear gems don’t look well cut like modern ones. Or they are just badly cut…….? All held in with little claws.</p><p>So I’m a bit confused as to what it’s telling me so is it old or newer please??</p><p>Then can I wash it with jewellery foam to polish the silver or will I kill the stones? Some may be dead already but it’s so dirty it’s sad!</p><p>Thankyou <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]468185[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468186[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468187[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468188[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468189[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468190[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468191[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468192[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468193[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]468194[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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