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<p>[QUOTE="Kimbert, post: 868443, member: 9204"]Hey all- long time no post from me!</p><p>I have a necklace I bought a while back that I'm wondering about. It looks like it's from mexico but is only marked as 925 on the back of the pieces with the stones on them and on the clasp. However, I suspect the chain and clasp portion is not original to the piece- the bib part of the necklace is very solid and seems well made and then the links are rough edged and can be bent in two with no effort. Like thick tinfoil! Also the chain was extremely long (the necklace was probably about 20 inches which to me seems weird- I think the "bib" looks like it should be worn near the base of the neck so I removed links to shorten it. Anyways if this necklace <i>were</i> from mexico, in my experience, that would likely be marked on the clasp which in this piece I don't think is original. Does anyone have any thoughts on origin and date?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/media/malachite-silver.5047/full?d=1566394141" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/media/necklace-mark.5048/full?d=1566394732" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/media/chain-marking.5049/full?d=1566394800" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kimbert, post: 868443, member: 9204"]Hey all- long time no post from me! I have a necklace I bought a while back that I'm wondering about. It looks like it's from mexico but is only marked as 925 on the back of the pieces with the stones on them and on the clasp. However, I suspect the chain and clasp portion is not original to the piece- the bib part of the necklace is very solid and seems well made and then the links are rough edged and can be bent in two with no effort. Like thick tinfoil! Also the chain was extremely long (the necklace was probably about 20 inches which to me seems weird- I think the "bib" looks like it should be worn near the base of the neck so I removed links to shorten it. Anyways if this necklace [I]were[/I] from mexico, in my experience, that would likely be marked on the clasp which in this piece I don't think is original. Does anyone have any thoughts on origin and date? [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/media/malachite-silver.5047/full?d=1566394141[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/media/necklace-mark.5048/full?d=1566394732[/IMG] [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/media/chain-marking.5049/full?d=1566394800[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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