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This is from my mother’s side is the family, but I’m not sure if it was my mother’s or my grandmother’s. If it was my mother’s, it was probably bought in the 1960’s through 80’s. If my grandmother’s, more likely the 1940’s through 60’s.

I’ve been doing image searches and poking around, and I’m guessing the beads are blue sponge coral and mother of pearl. Does anyone know?

There are no hallmarks of any sort, and the metal closures aren’t precious metals.

This cameo pendant is from my grandmother’s collection. I don’t know anything else about it, so I would love any information anyone can provide, especially estimated age, style, era. I don’t think I would sell it, but I’m always curious about value.

It’s marked 1/20 10k gold fill. There is also a hallmark that says “PS CO.”

This was my maternal grandmother’s. I don’t know anything about it, other than its 14k mark on the back. I can’t find any other hallmarks.

I love this little dude. It’s so carefully constructed, look at its little engraved knees and split toes! (I know spiders don’t have knees and toes. 😉)

I think it’s vintage since she received most of her newer jewelry as gifts in the 1970’s and 1980’s. But it could be more recent.

I’d like to know anything there is to know about it. Age, maker, likely authenticity of the stone, pearl, and gems?

I think this is antique. Let me know if it isn’t. It’s from my mother’s side of the family, but that’s all I know: not who it belonged to originally or when.

I would love to know when this was made. What is the material in the flower design? I don’t think I’d sell it, but I’m curious about its value, as well.

I found a locket on Etsy that has the exact same sterling frame and hardware, right down to the hallmarks, but a completely different front design.

Someone scratched “46” inside in two places. It has no photos and is missing the transparent cover on one side. I can’t read the text on both of the interior “picture frames,”but on the Etsy locket those two spots are legible as “Sterling.”

Interestingly, at least to me, this locket has a gold-tone floral design in one of the spots for a photo, while the Etsy locket doesn’t. I think that’s part of the locket. I haven’t removed the picture frame to check it out. I’m a little nervous since those parts look fragile.

I searched as much as I could to figure out these earrings that I inherited from my grandparents.

They’re apparently sterling Georg Jensen earrings. One has the coat of arms of Denmark (three lions and three hearts) on both sides. The other has the national emblem of Sweden (three crowns) on both sides. Both earrings have hallmarks indicating they’re sterling and designed by Georg Jensen, and both clamp-on backs are hallmarked sterling.

Can anyone say when these were made? I know they’re not earlier Georg Jensen since that was lower percentage silver. And does anyone know anything else about the design of these earrings, and why they would have two different countries’ symbols?

This is from my mother’s family. To me it looks vintage but probably not antique. I’d love to know when it was made, though, and what value if any. Not that I plan to sell it. It has too much family meaning. 😊

ETA: And yeah, it’s dusty. I wiped it with a soft cloth but haven’t cleaned it more than that.

I’m pretty sure this is antique, but correct me if it’s not. I can’t remember which set of grandparents it came from, but one side is from early 1900’s Bohemian (now Czech) immigrants to the U.S., so if it’s that old that side might be the most likely.

It’s 1 inch in diameter. I can’t find any hallmarks besides the “14K” and the symbol right before that.

The third photo is a closeup of an oddity I noticed: a tiny, obviously intentional divot on the back. You can also see it in the second photo, at about the 7:00 spot if it were a clock. Since the pin is offset from the center, when worn that spot would normally be at the top.

I’d love to know how old it is, what it’s worth (aside from melt value), and any other information about it. It’s an heirloom, though, so I’m not planning to s€ll it.

My grandfather was a lifelong rock hound who also loved collecting fossils. My mother told me he would take her fossil hunting around where she grew up, Cincinnati Ohio. That would have been around the 1950’s.

My mother died last year, and I’m going through the family treasures. This is from my grandfather’s collection of *very* favorite rocks, gems, and fossils that he displayed in a little glass case. There are a few other trilobites, but this is the most detailed and impressive.

Most likely he found this on one of his many river walks in Ohio with his wife and kids.

A search leads me to think it’s an enrolled flexicalymene trilobite, but of course let me know if that’s not right. And I’d love any other interesting information about it!

I’m going through inherited family jewelry. This brooch is from a batch that my grandparents bought at estate sales late in their lives.

The metal is sterling, according to the only marking. It has lost its pin, but you can see that it once had one.

My searches indicate that the stone is probably dragon's breath glass cabochon. Is that right? I know little about it, or about gem identification in general. I want to learn more as I go through the family jewelry.

I have a couple of videos that show the color better. I’m not able to upload them here, so I’ll upload them to Imgur and link to those in the comments.

My grandfather was a rock hound who also, as hobbies, panned for gold and collected copper from the UP in Michigan. It looks like he focused on sterling silver or gold jewelry at estate sales, even if the piece was broken. I think he was collecting pieces for the metal value since that was one of his lifelong interests.