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<p>[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9858613, member: 15376"]<p style="text-align: center">I spied these two pieces in a smallish lot, and to my surprise no one else was interested. With shipping included, I paid 49 cents a piece for these!!</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">This is silver, solid, and gorgeous! The middle stone was attached by swiveling, so it stills moves a little. So interesting to see the construction like that!</p> <p style="text-align: center">The raised pin always points me more towards 1860s/70s, but the length of it points to later, 90s or turn of the century perhaps?</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]494097[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]494098[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494099[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">This I thought was worth a closer look, I thought it was mounted on silver and it looked older. I get it in my hands and immediately see its coral!! I don't know how the seller missed that.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The pin stopper is NOT silver, but the rest of it is. Possibly added on later then? Also along her frame it looks to be gilt. The poor thing needs a good clean, but Im really hesitant to try anything without speaking to you all first, or at least looking back through the archives. There are no marks or signatures anywhere.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Is it possible to date her? Naked cameos online have ranges from 18th to early 20th, and the stopper seems to be vintage. But I have no idea if someone stuck that on later or not, since its not silver. And is she really coral?</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]494102[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]494101[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494103[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494104[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494105[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494106[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Thanks all! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie13" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="RachelW, post: 9858613, member: 15376"][CENTER]I spied these two pieces in a smallish lot, and to my surprise no one else was interested. With shipping included, I paid 49 cents a piece for these!! This is silver, solid, and gorgeous! The middle stone was attached by swiveling, so it stills moves a little. So interesting to see the construction like that! The raised pin always points me more towards 1860s/70s, but the length of it points to later, 90s or turn of the century perhaps? [ATTACH=full]494097[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]494098[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494099[/ATTACH] This I thought was worth a closer look, I thought it was mounted on silver and it looked older. I get it in my hands and immediately see its coral!! I don't know how the seller missed that. The pin stopper is NOT silver, but the rest of it is. Possibly added on later then? Also along her frame it looks to be gilt. The poor thing needs a good clean, but Im really hesitant to try anything without speaking to you all first, or at least looking back through the archives. There are no marks or signatures anywhere. Is it possible to date her? Naked cameos online have ranges from 18th to early 20th, and the stopper seems to be vintage. But I have no idea if someone stuck that on later or not, since its not silver. And is she really coral? [ATTACH=full]494102[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]494101[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494103[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494104[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494105[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]494106[/ATTACH] Thanks all! :angelic::woot:[/CENTER][/QUOTE]
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