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Message:: [QUOTE="Joan, post: 9608652, member: 5398"][ATTACH=full]467587[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467588[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467590[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467591[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467592[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467593[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467594[/ATTACH] I bought this set about 12 years ago for $20 thinking it was probably Victorian, and possibly natural pearls, but not gold since it's not marked. I've had it stored away, but decided to get it out and see if I could find anything similar online. I found a similar brooch that sold on eBay for $1250 "Antique Victorian 14k-15k Yellow Gold Pave Seed Pearl Pin Brooch" so I decided to do a gold test on mine and even the 22K acid didn't completely dissolve the streak of gold (although my testing acid is old, so maybe not reliable). Could it be gold plated?  Since the pin stem is long, could it be from the  Georgian era, or is it Victorian?  I'm away from home for a week, and don't have it with me, so I can't look closer for any marks, but I'm pretty sure there aren't any.[/QUOTE]