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<p>[QUOTE="stracci, post: 2947813, member: 13814"][USER=8708]@KSW[/USER] , how big is this piece?</p><p>First of all, I'm noticing that squarish bit of metal on the back. Something was removed here. It looks like this was once part of something else, and it was reworked into a pendant. The bail at the top was almost certainly added later. Perhaps it was an earring? Maybe like these ones below.</p><p><img src="https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.oBaCb81VNzrIO1ZoKcqpnADhEs&pid=Api&P=0&w=300&h=300" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I can also tell that the prongs are not tight, a sign that the stone was removed before soldering the bail and removal of the earring back.</p><p>So about the stone. Rock crystal/quartz is a pretty good guess.</p><p>The cut is kind of basic, and probably of the period.</p><p>The setting is certainly not new, but it's hard to be sure. Anywhere from 1900-1930's....maybe earlier?</p><p>I can't wait to see the clean version![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="stracci, post: 2947813, member: 13814"][USER=8708]@KSW[/USER] , how big is this piece? First of all, I'm noticing that squarish bit of metal on the back. Something was removed here. It looks like this was once part of something else, and it was reworked into a pendant. The bail at the top was almost certainly added later. Perhaps it was an earring? Maybe like these ones below. [IMG]https://tse1.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.oBaCb81VNzrIO1ZoKcqpnADhEs&pid=Api&P=0&w=300&h=300[/IMG] I can also tell that the prongs are not tight, a sign that the stone was removed before soldering the bail and removal of the earring back. So about the stone. Rock crystal/quartz is a pretty good guess. The cut is kind of basic, and probably of the period. The setting is certainly not new, but it's hard to be sure. Anywhere from 1900-1930's....maybe earlier? I can't wait to see the clean version![/QUOTE]
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