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<p>[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9585951, member: 15376"]<p style="text-align: center">I was excited about these bugs until they arrived broken. I apparently missed it in the listing photos. Shame as they're marked, the French crab and a makers mark. I can't seem to find info on specifically when this kind of jewelry was popular, all I know is second half of 19th and 1920/30s?</p> <p style="text-align: center">The photos are of the one in better condition.</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]463239[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]463241[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]463242[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Now THIS I'm mad about, these go for quite a bit online, so I was betting on selling the brooch to pay back the investment of the lot. The description only said 'lot in good general condition', making no mention or photo evidence that this was missing its clasp. There goes most of the value. Its so pretty as well..[ATTACH=full]463243[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]463245[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]463244[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Anyway, there's a bit more but this is getting a little long winded so I shall stop here! Ty for looking. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9585951, member: 15376"][CENTER]I was excited about these bugs until they arrived broken. I apparently missed it in the listing photos. Shame as they're marked, the French crab and a makers mark. I can't seem to find info on specifically when this kind of jewelry was popular, all I know is second half of 19th and 1920/30s? The photos are of the one in better condition. [ATTACH=full]463239[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]463241[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]463242[/ATTACH] Now THIS I'm mad about, these go for quite a bit online, so I was betting on selling the brooch to pay back the investment of the lot. The description only said 'lot in good general condition', making no mention or photo evidence that this was missing its clasp. There goes most of the value. Its so pretty as well..[ATTACH=full]463243[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]463245[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]463244[/ATTACH] Anyway, there's a bit more but this is getting a little long winded so I shall stop here! Ty for looking. :)[/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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