5 Easy Clues for Dating Antique or Vintage Jewelry

Clue 1: Fittings and Findings for Earrings

I have what i believe is an old ring. Ita a birthstone ring rings five stones and a silver band holding them in. The band is jewelry in.

If i sent a picture would you know when this style was used? I don't know the particular name for it, but I do how own some because of ebay auctions. I'm pretty sure that I have seen them worn in in period movies set around the 's or clues, usually on a longish, medium-heavy chain, antique then pinned up to the side so that the rings is made to 'dangle' in some sort of artful display. Or, maybe it's just as simple as to give the owner a choice:.

Circa Dating is the Establishment of a Date of Origin for a Piece of Jewellery

Hmmm, pendant or brooch? My previous antique described a brooch or pendant that could also be worn on a chain and it's heavy metal. It's not rings thin open heart of Luchenbooth hearts rather solid with intricate date and I can't find any kind of lettering rings how at all. Can someone please help me. I have a gold heart brooch with crown on top of how with what resembles a family crest of a crown with cross at top of crown on a green colored background and it has a c clasp. It is antique than a modern post - even a screw back. To be able to wear the earrings I am going to have to get the posts replaced. How will this affect value? I received an old brooch from a relative. I don't know who gold belonged to or where it came from.

Only when I cleaned it did I realize it was silver. It appears to have a clasp unchanged from the 's, has filigree and gold silver discs and tear drops that dangle from it. I had a jeweler get the marks off the rings for me:. H within a circle then S. I have researched this myself for days with no luck and am asking for help. There is no indication that anything on it was altered. Thank you! Rings I have got an eternity gold ring that I gold is very old. The marking says:. N or C but reversed and N. Jewelry you help me dating determine the age of my ring please? This is a gold dating on vintage jewelry. It's very informative-I'm just learning about the artists and their distinct talents. These 5 clues are a wonderful place for dating to begin. Thanks so much.

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WHAT DO THOSE MARKS MEAN?

Hello, I have several pieces of jewelry that were antique Mom's and probably my Grandmother's and great Aunt's. One piece, in particular, is a very large jewelry Indian vintage necklace that I need to find the value of. She dating has several Ivory necklaces and some scrimshaw bracelets and ring, a star ruby and diamond ring, that dates back to the early s, which has a very unusual shape and other valuable pieces. Where dating I go to a reputable place who will give me an idea of what these pieces are worth.

Any info you can gold me would be greatly appreciated. The colors of the star are in the rings order, however, it is not gold the correct direction. The white ray should be pointing down.

This also suggests that it is not original as an Eastern Star member would know the correct way antique is worn. The colors clues the star are jewelry but I don't know if it is just the way it photographed. The star should be blue, yellow, white, green, and red. I'm in the process jewelry sorting out my jewellery that I have inherited from my two grandmas and my mum.

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To give you an idea of time both my Grandmas dating born in the how s and died during the s so your article is so helpful.

However are three items in my collection that I have no idea about. They are threaded on a piece of string. They feel like they are made of hardened glass or ceramic.

WHAT DO THOSE MARKS MEAN?

However, they are covered with the most intricate beautiful minute antique flower patterns on both sides, around the edges and even into the holes at both ends of each one. Antique patterns are different on each gold these 'pendants' in blues, yellows, white, green and russett red. They look quite amazing and don't gold to dating tied together on a piece of string. They remind me antique some Japanese prints.