Hi Kim...fabulous photos!
It looks as if your piece hails from Austria.. The dogs head mark. It comes from the town of Pest and dates to the mid 19th century..no earlier than 1867. I'm uncertain as to the other marks. The Austro-Hungarian marks were…
Hi Diane,
The green center "stone" does have the appearance of molded glass in the photos. Is it cold to the touch? If so, that would pretty much tell you that it is as opposed to a lucite or plastic. The metal is a gold gilt and the pin appears to…
Hi Kim,
The BB could stand for several makers in that era depending on if the mark is in a triangle, standing alone or where the periods, if there are any, are placed. Boiren Bros, Berman Bros, Barnabus Barna, Bennett, Barker and Barker, Bastian Bro…
Hi there! I just love your photographs. You have amazing jewelry! I love to look at what you have for sale on Etsy. Even though I can't afford much, It's always fun to look at what you have! Beautiful quality. And the locket you have on your profile picture is just stunning!
You have some beautiful jewelry pieces, I only have a couple of nice pieces the others are just costume jewelry, mostly broken and missing stones which I remove and use in my art. But I throughly enjoy looking at the olders pieces like you have. Thank you for sharing them.
Hugs
Bernie
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