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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 175335, member: 51&quot;]<i>Thanks. Do you think in your opinion will the 2 poorly done fix attempts affect the value greatly or would someone consider that minor and love it as is? Just wondering</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>I think it depends on a few things.&nbsp; If this winds up being quite high end, I think a buyer <i>might</i> have the repair re-done. </p><p><br /></p><p>One thing I wanted to mention, you said you were taking this in to someone. Not sure what the arrangement is, but don&#039;t be shocked if they don&#039;t know what this is.&nbsp; In a perfect world an appraiser would be able to tell you exactly, but jewelers, even antique jewelry sellers, don&#039;t know everything, and some pieces are just hard to ID.&nbsp; We have a number of folks here on this site that sell antique jewelry for a living, and we all like what we see and are intrigued with this piece, but no one here can give it a positive ID of age or maker, even with the prominent initials. It might be one of a kind, or one of just a few, and is a harder identification.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the person you bring it to can determine what the gems stones are, that would be a starting point.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a story to share. I have been buying/selling vintage costume jewelry for over 30 years, but am not as much of an expert in older fine jewelry.&nbsp; 14 years ago I brought several higher end pieces for appraisal for someone, (and paid well for the appraisal).&nbsp; I was shocked when it came back, the appraiser could tell me nothing about age, just sort of fudged an answer, which years later I realized was incorrect.&nbsp; This was at the top jewelry store in town and they sell estate jewelry as well as modern.&nbsp; I learned about the stones and the gold purity, that was it. If you get lucky you have found a total expert maybe you&#039;ll get some real info, but go in with the understanding they might not know exactly what this is either.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know this was mentioned, but if they offer to buy it, don&#039;t sell it on the spot.&nbsp; You can always ask what they would offer, but then say something like, &quot;You&#039;ll think about it and get back to them.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Best of luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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