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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brian Warshaw, post: 9502974, member: 16674&quot;]Wandering around the only charity shop we have Chalon-sur-Saone, Burgundy, I spotted this pretty ribbon bow and thought it would make a nice going home to England present for my granddaughter.&nbsp; I couldn’t really look at it properly as I don’t like using a loop, unless I find a discrete corner.</p><p><br /></p><p>Back ‘ome, with the help of a loop, UV light and telephone camera I found this:</p><p>1</p><p>[ATTACH=full]449529[/ATTACH]</p><p>2</p><p>[ATTACH=full]449530[/ATTACH]</p><p>3</p><p>[ATTACH=full]449531[/ATTACH]</p><p>4&nbsp; UV light showing diamonds as do 25% of diamonds</p><p>[ATTACH=full]449532[/ATTACH]</p><p>5 Blue display in sunlight</p><p>[ATTACH=full]449533[/ATTACH]</p><p>6 Chip of gold missing[ATTACH=full]449534[/ATTACH]</p><p>7 Brooch fixation</p><p>[ATTACH=full]449535[/ATTACH]</p><p>8</p><p>[ATTACH=full]449536[/ATTACH]</p><p>9 Pin catch</p><p>[ATTACH=full]449537[/ATTACH]</p><p>10 Hinge</p><p>[ATTACH=full]449538[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I know less about jewellery than I know about any other collectable, and I know precious little about those.</p><p><br /></p><p>From the evidence I think the brooch is rolled gold based on the chip on photo 6.&nbsp; Photographs 4 and 5 suggest that they could be 4-diamonds about 2mm diameter i.e. 0.01 ct.&nbsp; The hinge, pin and fastener, point to anytime between 1930 and 1970.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I am correct then it might not be the right time to give it to a nine-year-old.&nbsp; How wrong is my analysis?</p><p><br /></p><p>All comments welcomed.&nbsp; Thank you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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