Please help ID earrings and a bracelet

[rebeccahc79]

Can anyone tell me anything about these? I'm thinking paste and or Marcasite & older. The earrings with holes in the backs have dangling, what feels like to me, a glass bead. Part of the clasp on the bracelet is broken and gone...Should I list this as repair? Any information - terminology, decade, style, fun facts, whatever = good. TIA

Rebecca

[rebeccahc79]

"Glass stone" earrings...

[rebeccahc79]

Heart bracelet

[rebeccahc79]

Possible Marcasite earrings

[rebeccahc79]

Sorry for all the posts ..I'm on my phone and I can only upload one at a time. One more...The mesh bracelet...

[arlene_v]

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@rebeccahc79 wrote:

Possible Marcasite earrings

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I would say that these are paste earrings, not marcasite.

They have a French look, but without marks it is hard to pin down origin.

I would say they are from the 1900-1920 period. Very much in the "belle epoque" style.  Edwardian.

[rebeccahc79]

Thanks arlene_v! Do you have an idea on the stones/glass? Do you have any ideas on the others?

[arlene_v]

The gold tone ones with the crystals are a mystery. The pierced finding  looks  more recent than the other pair of earrings.

Sorry can't help at all with the broken bracelet. I tend to test almost everything that I am not sure about, so if this were me I'd test the metal on that one.

I'd list the French looking paste earrings separately. But if they are missing many stones maybe not. I can't see too much in the pics unfortunately. But they are quite nice. Maybe list both pairs in  a lot of earrings? Gosh I just seem to be "typing aloud here" sorry about that!

[oncoyotemountainart]

The gold earrings don't quite make sense.  Why is there a loop on the top of the earring?  Also the bead cap that was used on the large clear faceted bead is more modern.  It's possible someone added the large bead later?  Actually now that I look at that bead it is more modern too with softer rounded facets. 

[realitycheck-7]

The two pairs of earrings are both "marriages".  They both appear to have been made from separate findings.  The goldtone pair looks like parts from 3 different items (top is obviously from something else) and the dangles most likely an addition as well.  The silvertone pair looks like the top is from a different pair of earrings as well.  The bottom of that pair is relatively modern.

[rebeccahc79]

No apologies needed. I REALLY appreciate the help! I've looked up belle epoque earrings and I agree, they do look like they're from that era. The others are still a mystery to me as well. I think it'd be best if I took these to a jeweler. 

[rebeccahc79]

I noticed the hook as well..these are confusing!! 

[rebeccahc79]

What's a "marriage"? Basically they're different parts of earrings made into one? I don't believe they're all additions but I could very well be wrong. 

[sunshine*kisses]

on the goldtone ones the loop at the top what I think the loop could be for is to hold another set of beads like at the bottom? I am just guessing though

[rebeccahc79]

Maybe? I'm still lost on these.