Featured Victorian???

any ideas on this necklace?
can't find any markings..
TIA

 

Thank you so much!!

 

Those sport ring clasps started in the early 1930s and still show up sometimes. The necklace does look like 1930s Czech brass and glass, so I'm guessing in this case the clasp actually is from the mid-30s. The glass is the color of paraiba tourmaline. If I found that it would get shoved right into my hoard!

 

Wow, that is stunning!
Welcome, @Tricia Harr

 

Welcome to the forum, Tricia. It is a very pretty necklace, great colour. And nice photos.

I am not a costume joolie, but it does look like a Bohemian or Czech necklace to me. Two names for the same region, but different eras. The Austro-Hungarian region of Bohemia became part of independent Czechozlovakia after 1918.
Bohemia always remained the same of course, but in glass and jewellery terms people differentiate between the two periods using the names Bohemian and Czech.
Czech glass jewellery is often marked, but not always. Bohemian is not marked, as far as I know.

Those spring ring clasps were already used in Europe in the 1840s, so that doesn't define it as post-1930, just post-1840.
The Bohemians made jewellery in 19th century styles longer than others. My guess would be the 1910s or 20s, but others may be able to tell you more.

Maybe @DragonflyWink recognizes it?

 

I'm with Ruth on this. Between the wars Bohemian/Czech stones in brass. Gimme that.

 

That color stone wasn't used until the 20s if memory serves.

 

I think so - you'd love a couple of bits I have!

 

That would narrow it down.

 

I was thinking '20s/Czech, too. It is lovely.

 

That wouldn't surprise me; I'm betting a lot of European-made jewelry skipped across the Channel at some point, but never got on a bigger boat to get across the ocean. That's one reason I keep my searches set up to include international locations.

 

Thank you everyone!!

 

well this necklace seems to have plastic stones not glass.... so what do you guys think? I thought 4 sure they were glass

 

I have had older pieces with plastic stones, I think 1930s is a reasonable date.

 

Would it be czech/bohemian lucite, @Marie Forjan??

 

Coubbe. Crazy things happened. The necklace may have Czech findings with stones put in elsewhere.

 

Just gets prettier 'n prettier

 

I think it's pretty too!! Does plastic make them less desirable?