Antique Bracelet

[Butterflylady]

This bracelet is currently my mom's. she got it from her mom. my mom and me think it might have been my great grandma's at one point. I was wanting to see if someone would be able to give me a better idea of when this piece might have been made. i was told that it was made between the 1920's and the 1940's.

[ValkyrieVixen]

A friend of mine had a similar bracelet she dated 50's-60's.

[Bahner]

Hello, this kind of silver filigree work was and is very popular and is still being made today. Whithout a maker's mark it is impossible to tell more about it. The markings give a clue, though. The absence of halfmoon, crown and a number for the fineness may point at a piece produced for export, the word Sterling is sort of uncommon on German pieces before 1945. So I would date this not earlier than the 1950ies. Best wishes, Bahner

[Butterflylady]

ok thank you guys very much for the information. a jeweler i talked to thought it was older then that.

[Butterflylady]

just wanted to add something else. When my mom inherited it 8 years ago it was tarnished completely black. while she was growing up the only time she ever saw it, it was tarnished completely black. how long does it take for it to tarnish that badly?

[ValkyrieVixen]

Depending on the conditions a piece can turn black in a very short time. It means nothing in relation to age, brand new pieces can turn black quickly.
Unless a jeweler works a lot with old and estate pieces they aren't usually very good at ID'ing anything but new pieces.

[Butterflylady]

i'm a little disappointed but thank you for the information.

[ARGENTUM49]

It is ``gold wash``, meaning very thin layer of gold over silver. In time it tarnishes.Do not try to use any abrasive to clean it, use dip solutions.

[silverport]

Hello »Butterflylady«
Hello »ARGENTUM49«

It isn't "gold wash" - a correct (!) »White calibration« before taking the photo wasn't done?

If you like to see the differences between "gold wash" and »White calibration«, please study the images of 'before' and 'after' a »White calibration« from the same item.

http://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic ... 18&t=22305" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's a pity that only a few members of »925-1000« know their Digital Camera - because almost manual aren't studied! So the in »925-1000« presented results show often ignorance of need (very clear images of marks) for identification, lack of knowledge, or of care too.

With cameras of e.g. more then 5 Mio pixel it isn't necessary to take a macro image from 1/2 inch distance - Result: the lens and body of the camera shadow the area.

A photo, taken e.g. from 10 inch distance, with sufficient striking light in the marks area, is much better! Well, then must be made a clip, in which are only the marks area or marks are visible.

Kind regards silverport

[Butterflylady]

thank you for that information. this digital camera is the first one i have ever owned and yes i have read the manual unlike most people but it doesn't actually call it »White calibration« for my camera they call it »White Balance« and it doesn't have a very wide selection of settings for it. it has 3 fluorescent settings, one sunlight setting, one cloudy setting and one tungsten lighting setting. then of course an auto setting. mine doesn't allow me to do manual focus. so for something like taking pictures of this bracelet, i have to have it on macro or it doesn't focus no matter how many different angles i try it, it just doesn't focus. i wish i could have afforded one that i could do both auto and manual focusing but i couldn't.

anyway lets see if these new pics i took are better then the older ones with messing with settings trying to get the best color i could out of my camera. if not i suppose i'll have to at some point in the future try to catch the Antique Road Show while they are out and about so that someone can see this thing in person and tell me what they think. it won't happen this year because the closest place they are stopping is too far for me to go.