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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2019259, member: 2844"]Tweaked some of you photos a bit, but I would still like to see a closeup of the coral hand brooch, to check if it is real coral. The little finger looks translucent in the second pic.</p><p><br /></p><p>And could you rub the back of the black hand brooch on the back of a white tile please? The rub line could be brown or black if it is one of the usual antique materials. These were also copied in (early) plastics in the early 20th century, which is what yours looks like to me. I could be wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]248389[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The brooch top right is a memorial brooch with woven hair. Since the enamel looks black, it is a mourning brooch, and in very good condition. Unfortunately we can't see the entire pin and no clasp at all, but I would say at least 1880, maybe older. We need to see the clasp and the length of the pin for a more correct estimate.</p><p>The Mizpah brooch with the hearts is ca 1895-1905 imo.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]248391[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The Aesthetic silver and gold brooch is Birmingham, 1896:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]248392[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 2019259, member: 2844"]Tweaked some of you photos a bit, but I would still like to see a closeup of the coral hand brooch, to check if it is real coral. The little finger looks translucent in the second pic. And could you rub the back of the black hand brooch on the back of a white tile please? The rub line could be brown or black if it is one of the usual antique materials. These were also copied in (early) plastics in the early 20th century, which is what yours looks like to me. I could be wrong. [ATTACH=full]248389[/ATTACH] The brooch top right is a memorial brooch with woven hair. Since the enamel looks black, it is a mourning brooch, and in very good condition. Unfortunately we can't see the entire pin and no clasp at all, but I would say at least 1880, maybe older. We need to see the clasp and the length of the pin for a more correct estimate. The Mizpah brooch with the hearts is ca 1895-1905 imo. [ATTACH=full]248391[/ATTACH] The Aesthetic silver and gold brooch is Birmingham, 1896: [ATTACH=full]248392[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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