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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 24302, member: 111"]Believe the suggestion of taking it to a Tiffany store is a good one, they won't clean or repair any counterfeit pieces...</p><p><br /></p><p>As already mentioned, modern Tiffany jewelry is widely faked, over the years have run across many sites online blatantly selling 'Tiffany', complete with pouches and boxes. Would have <i>serious</i> doubts on this one with that 'off' mark, would expect to see maybe a 'T&CO 925' or something along those lines, and while they've been known to abbreviate 'sterling' as 'STG', have never seen anything like whatever yours says. Tiffany has made plain, simple wire necklaces and bracelets for decades, but they have nicely finished beaded ends on the wire; and can remember them using wire necklaces, similar to this one in the 1970s-80s, on their bean and puffy heart pendants, as well as a few other less common pieces, but the the charms were a tight fit, slid on before the end loop was made - do seem to recall some with charms that hung from a ring or bail though.</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 24302, member: 111"]Believe the suggestion of taking it to a Tiffany store is a good one, they won't clean or repair any counterfeit pieces... As already mentioned, modern Tiffany jewelry is widely faked, over the years have run across many sites online blatantly selling 'Tiffany', complete with pouches and boxes. Would have [I]serious[/I] doubts on this one with that 'off' mark, would expect to see maybe a 'T&CO 925' or something along those lines, and while they've been known to abbreviate 'sterling' as 'STG', have never seen anything like whatever yours says. Tiffany has made plain, simple wire necklaces and bracelets for decades, but they have nicely finished beaded ends on the wire; and can remember them using wire necklaces, similar to this one in the 1970s-80s, on their bean and puffy heart pendants, as well as a few other less common pieces, but the the charms were a tight fit, slid on before the end loop was made - do seem to recall some with charms that hung from a ring or bail though. ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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