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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 10037313, member: 111"]Unfortunately your bracelet is a fake - it's not just the mark, which should have the 'WHITING & DAVIS CO. MESH BAGS' mark, or on the older pieces, a 'W. & D.' stamp. It's not just the mark that's problematic, the quality isn't there - compare it to the design and quality of the head and tail, the much smoother transition to the mesh, and the way the scales of the mesh lay so much flatter on a genuine piece...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]504085[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's a genuine piece: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1776275617/vintage-whiting-davis-silver-serpent" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1776275617/vintage-whiting-davis-silver-serpent" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/1776275617/vintage-whiting-davis-silver-serpent</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]504087[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And a beautiful old W. & D. piece:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/early-mark-d-whiting-davis-gold-1997039074" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/early-mark-d-whiting-davis-gold-1997039074" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/early-mark-d-whiting-davis-gold-1997039074</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]504088[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]504089[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 10037313, member: 111"]Unfortunately your bracelet is a fake - it's not just the mark, which should have the 'WHITING & DAVIS CO. MESH BAGS' mark, or on the older pieces, a 'W. & D.' stamp. It's not just the mark that's problematic, the quality isn't there - compare it to the design and quality of the head and tail, the much smoother transition to the mesh, and the way the scales of the mesh lay so much flatter on a genuine piece... [ATTACH=full]504085[/ATTACH] Here's a genuine piece: [URL]https://www.etsy.com/listing/1776275617/vintage-whiting-davis-silver-serpent[/URL] [ATTACH=full]504087[/ATTACH] And a beautiful old W. & D. piece: [URL]https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/early-mark-d-whiting-davis-gold-1997039074[/URL] [ATTACH=full]504088[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]504089[/ATTACH] ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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