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QUARTERLY CHAT 2024 - April, May, June

This is the place to share the good, the bad, and yes, even the ugly of what is happening in your life with people who care and will support you through them.

GREAT FINISHES 2024 APRIL MAY JUNE

Startin off with a bang! Trifari https://www.ebay.com/itm/186366662184?hash=item2b64519628%3Ag%3AAQ0AAOSwcEFmBWaX&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5336393638&customid=&toolid=10049 Unusual Florenza https://www.ebay.com/itm/335317861520?...

The family of Schreiner Jewelry Post

The family of Schreiner Jewelry are still alive and kicking. Mom, Terry, is 89, and can't believe how my parents, and grandfathers creations have become so collectable. My dad's , Ambros, famous ruffle pin retailed for $7.50 in the mid 1950ss. It now...

Our ID'd Makers Marks

I am starting this topic in the hopes that we can create a permanent resource for our members. Please add images and research information for any Modern or Vintage Jewelry Marks.

Research & Reference Links Library

This Topic is for the sole purpose of providing resources for the accurate identification of items in our personal collections and to be placed for sale on ebay. Please feel free to add Links to Sites that you have found helpful.

Bracelet Customer Help Pleae!!!!!!!!!!!

This is a long story so bear with me, I am hoping you joolies can help me. I was at the flea when a VERY intense woman came up and said “I found you! I bought a bracelet from you last year, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!! But it broke!” She went on to tell ...

Help identifying maker/designer of 2 brooch & earring sets please

Have two large vintage brooches with matching clip on earrings -- neither of which is signed. Will try and include photos in this post, and if I can't figure it out will add more posts with photos. Thank you for your help!Mrs. MM

Help with necklace & bracelet set please -- unmarked set

This set looks like a similar set my dad bought my mom in 1952. That set was an expensive costume designer set which had been marked -- this set is unmarked and has a cheap looking back. Any ideas about the maker? Thank you in advance for any help yo...

Weekend bling and finds thread

My visitors are still here so not that much hunting for me this week, but went out yesterday and did a bit of buying. Here's a nice old Mexican bracelet I bought. It has a very distinct maker's mark (VCA) and eagle 19 mark, but I can't find any info ...

Hat pin help id stone

Any ideas what stone this is, could it be unakite unpolished? Stepping out will check in later...Many thanks in advance.

Anyone know this mark? "Designer" earrings allegedly

14k GF? and ebony. They do look like something a designer would do, if only because the chains are such a pain in the neck. This is the best shot I could get of the mark. There's some kind of a graphic, the 14k and then initials. I'm pretty sure, dar...

Does anyone read Chinese or Japanese?

I have this encased glass snuff? bottle and it has writing in japanese or chinese--anyone know what it says?

Daughters of the Nile Jewelry Age?

Trying to determine the age of this "D of N" jewelry, which is Daughters of the Nile, a fraternal organization. None of these pieces are for sale on the D of N website. I did find a similar pin for sale on ebay, but no age is given. Any thoughts appr...

Name of fraternal organization of this pendant?

Tiny little pendant. 10K gold and maker's mark are stamped on the back. I'm not able to decipher the maker's mark. Anyone know the name of the organization? Any help appreciated. Thanks.

Dating Stick Pin

Picked this up in a lot at an estate sale, trying to date this, any ideas greatly appreciated.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to SARAH

From one of your biggest fans!!!!!Have a very lovely day.

Diane Love for Trifari

Here's something I found while trying to find out if Trifari made belts & other stuff (No luck with that BTW)Are you guys familiar with Diane Love for Trifari? (I wasn't)Her pieces came with hang tags and were not signed.Anyone have any pieces to SHO...

OT...What a coincidence.

I find things like this fascinating.Kev picked up a box of old magazines at an antiques store and I was going through the Hollywood type ones because the stories and the ads crack me up. Of course, I'm always looking for vintage jewelry ads as well.I...

Was Corocraft Jewelry always signed?

I bought this piece today and it was unsigned when researching it I found one signed Corocraft the back is different but the front seems to be the same....As always many thanks

Hermes Bracelet - Can you tell if this is real?

This Hermes bracelet is at a local auction house for a sale this Saturday. This auction house gets estates from the County Administrator, and they do not authenticate items prior to sale (one auction house in town does). I have gotten extreme bargain...