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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;quirkygirl, post: 310718, member: 106&quot;]This just <u>had</u> to come home with me yesterday ... It was sparkly,&nbsp; under-priced (IMO), one of my initials, and most of the stones are bead set and not just glued in (some may have been replaced).</p><p><br /></p><p>It measures about 1½ (3.8 cm) across, has neither hallmark nor maker mark, looks to be the original clasp and hinge - which would date it to first half of the 20th century, right?&nbsp; Style-wise, I would think it was from the earlier portion of that window ... unless this is a reproduction piece.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Can any of the jewelry-folk estimate from the photos when this was made?</p><p><br /></p><p>There are 8 little metal nubbins around the circumference of this pin - each with a hole sideways through them.&nbsp; Do you think something was threaded through these to &#039;frame&#039; the brooch?</p><p><br /></p><p>Other initial brooches that I&#039;ve had were obviously a jeweled &#039;blank&#039; where the matching letters were attached in the center of the piece in order to personalize it ... This piece actually looks as if the &quot;S&quot; was originally part of the pin - not soldered in.&nbsp; Is that possible?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for looking <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]102718[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]102719[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]102720[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]102721[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]102722[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]102723[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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