02-04-2020 09:07 AM
I'm not sure if this is a winner or a dud. Does anyone have an idea how new or old this bronze ring is? It's from China, and all of the turquoise, pearls, and the amethyst stones are genuine.
Thank you in advance.
Vic
02-04-2020 10:18 AM
It could well be bronze and appears to be gold plated. The stones and pearls look real enough. Amethysts are cheap so absurd to fake them. The pearls you can test with the tooth test (rub them against your teeth). China does a lot of turquoise work (lots of mines out in Western China looking for copper). I would say either BEFORE 1941 (WWII outbreak) or AFTER 1972 when China reopened trade with the US.
02-04-2020 10:30 AM
Looks like one of the home shopping clubs and more recent. When the price of silver and gold went sky high within the last decade, a lot of the designers started using brass for a while. That’s my guess. Can you get a better shot of the maker’s mark? I might be able to tell you who it’s made by.
Mermaid 🐳
02-04-2020 10:31 AM
Or just describe it to me. Also does that say bronze?
02-04-2020 10:35 AM
Thank you for the help. My jeweler looked at all of the stones and he said they are genuine.
Vic
02-04-2020 10:38 AM
It does say bronze. I don’t think I can get a clearer picture of the makers mark.
Vic
02-04-2020 12:38 PM
Bronze means recent shopping channel merch. Some time in the last 5 years is my guess.
02-04-2020 02:10 PM
Can you make out any of the letters, if there are any?
02-04-2020 02:22 PM
Thank you all for your expertise.
Kurt
Vic
02-04-2020 08:27 PM
Vic
02-05-2020 09:33 AM
Oh ok, then it’s probably from JTV or Shop LC ( or one of the liquidation channels ) vs one of the known designers on HSN or QVC.
02-05-2020 12:40 PM
@southernmermaid8 Thank you!
Vic