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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;quirkygirl, post: 71306, member: 106&quot;]Yellow metal with absolutely no markings to indicate metal content or maker&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>About 2&quot; long, with post-1920&#039;s pin back and 7 moonstones and engraved design.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, I thought it was gold vermeil and of recent make ... but after looking at it for a while, I now think it does have some age ... and may be gold fill or something else.</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Does this style belong to any period? And do you think it is original to this period, or a later revival of the style?</p><p><br /></p><p>2) Does it look like this was the original pin mechanism, or could it be a replacement?</p><p><br /></p><p>3) What&#039;s with the tiny &#039;cracks&#039; or &#039;seams&#039; along two or three of the corners of the edge of the pin?</p><p><br /></p><p>4) Am I totally in the wrong ballpark and now the proud owner of a costume brooch?</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry for all the photos - I always think that it&#039;s difficult enough to see anything from a photo ... so the more, the better.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]18471[/ATTACH] </p><p>close-up of engraving [ATTACH]18473[/ATTACH]</p><p>Back of pin</p><p>[ATTACH=full]18474[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>little cracks [ATTACH]18475[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]18476[/ATTACH]</p><p>close-ups of pin ends [ATTACH]18477[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]18478[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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