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<p>[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 117096, member: 106"]Found these today ... they were dark and dirty, but seemed to have some age to them and looked handmade ... But what really sold me was the cool, ingenious little triangle thingy that swings up to catch over the end of the ear-wire keeping them secure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that I've cleaned them up a bit they look so much prettier than before <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>The filigree is silver in color and is made up of fine little serrated strips of metal coiled up like quill work. The ear wires, the triangular safety catches, and the bezels around the glass? stones are yellow metal. </p><p><br /></p><p>No markings that I can see.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any thoughts to age or where from?</p><p>Anyone ever see this type of safety catch on an earring?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]29493[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]29494[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]29495[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]29496[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 117096, member: 106"]Found these today ... they were dark and dirty, but seemed to have some age to them and looked handmade ... But what really sold me was the cool, ingenious little triangle thingy that swings up to catch over the end of the ear-wire keeping them secure. Now that I've cleaned them up a bit they look so much prettier than before :) The filigree is silver in color and is made up of fine little serrated strips of metal coiled up like quill work. The ear wires, the triangular safety catches, and the bezels around the glass? stones are yellow metal. No markings that I can see. Any thoughts to age or where from? Anyone ever see this type of safety catch on an earring? [ATTACH=full]29493[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]29494[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]29495[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]29496[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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