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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 9575716, member: 79705&quot;]The last one you posted has a lever locking clasp, which is appropriate to the period. I&#039;ve bought so many antique brooches with replacement rollovers that were never mentioned as replacements because it was popular to do with fine jewelry. Usually they have a little base on them, or some obvious solder, but a good jeweler could make them look seamless. The style is very of 1900, but there&#039;s always a possibility it could be &quot;newer&quot; by a couple decades.</p><p><br /></p><p>Morning Glory Antiques maintains <a href="https://www.morninggloryjewelry.com/research-information/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.morninggloryjewelry.com/research-information/" rel="nofollow">a great research site</a> with scanned catalogs of the period. It is USA-centric, but gives you a general idea. If you scroll down a little on <a href="https://www.morninggloryjewelry.com/articles/vintage-catalogues/daniel-low-co-catalogue-1901-jewelry-sterling/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.morninggloryjewelry.com/articles/vintage-catalogues/daniel-low-co-catalogue-1901-jewelry-sterling/" rel="nofollow">this catalog from 1901</a>, you&#039;ll see the wide variety of similar starburst and scroll brooches this one seller carried.</p><p><br /></p><p>Agreeing with others that diamonds absolutely chip. I have one in my grandmother&#039;s engagement ring, and it&#039;s been tested a few times to verify the diamonds. Diamond testers can be cheap, stone testers more expensive. I just made friends with a local jeweler who was excited to see my hauls and test my stones for free. Maybe that&#039;s an option for you? Take something in to be worked on and start chatting. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think I heard an appraiser on a uk antiques roadshow say that these clasps with guards over the needle were made in one particular European country and now I can&#039;t remember which (if that&#039;s even true).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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