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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;George Chaney, post: 4452056, member: 19137&quot;]I will throw in my two cents as that is about all I have at the moment <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Love the chain! I&#039;d do some more research on that bit.</p><p><br /></p><p>The color and matrix of the dangling bits does give the impression of Persian. I am not so confident on the brooch portion.</p><p><br /></p><p>The two dangling stones are not matched to the brooch stone, nor do the settings. I would venture this was a marriage and would not be surprised if the two dangling stones at one point had another life as a matched pair of earrings. Jewelry makers tend to be persnickety about their stuff matching. </p><p><br /></p><p>I always get excited with things like this as during the Victorian era it was not uncommon to take older piece and combine them with other bits to make &quot;new&quot; jewelry. (granted that is still done today) Personally, I would have my jeweler reset the pair of dangling turquoise as earrings (they&#039;ll sell much better) and have them find the actual center of weight on the converted brooch, so it hangs properly <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Either way, nice little find you have.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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