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<p>[QUOTE="Dessert58, post: 9546116, member: 78465"][ATTACH=full]454560[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454559[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454558[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454557[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454556[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454555[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454554[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454553[/ATTACH] I might have finally found a jeweler with the right tools and who I trust enough to do some repairs for me, so out of the dirty corners of my hoard came some of my 'projects', one of which is this brooch.</p><p>I bought it a few years ago on a local secondhand group and I paid 5€ for it. </p><p>I know I have done some research before I bought and the pattern of the ladies head is one the Unger brothers used.</p><p>My brooch doesn't have any Unger markings though. Its 800 silver, hollow, and someone 'repaired' it by sticking a safety pin trough one of its holes (omg that sounds even worse than it looks!)<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I think I will have to take the leap to let it be repaired at one point anyway because it just looks horrible the way it is...(or get creative with it myself depending on the answers I get)<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p>But just to be sure what I m dealing with: is this a Unger Brothers brooch or a copy?</p><p>Thank you very much for your help![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dessert58, post: 9546116, member: 78465"][ATTACH=full]454560[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454559[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454558[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454557[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454556[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454555[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454554[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]454553[/ATTACH] I might have finally found a jeweler with the right tools and who I trust enough to do some repairs for me, so out of the dirty corners of my hoard came some of my 'projects', one of which is this brooch. I bought it a few years ago on a local secondhand group and I paid 5€ for it. I know I have done some research before I bought and the pattern of the ladies head is one the Unger brothers used. My brooch doesn't have any Unger markings though. Its 800 silver, hollow, and someone 'repaired' it by sticking a safety pin trough one of its holes (omg that sounds even worse than it looks!):hilarious: I think I will have to take the leap to let it be repaired at one point anyway because it just looks horrible the way it is...(or get creative with it myself depending on the answers I get):D But just to be sure what I m dealing with: is this a Unger Brothers brooch or a copy? Thank you very much for your help![/QUOTE]
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