r/Vintage_Jewelry

I found a pair of cufflinks given to me by a friend about 20 years ago. I’m trying to figure what they are made of and the brand that made them. Can anyone help?

Today i got gifted this ring in a lot of gemstone, sterling rings. This one stuck out like a sore thumb. It is the only one with what i assume to be a makers mark but i cant find anything about it online. Im obsessed with the design, it’s just not a ring you see everyday. I’m assuming this is meant to be a synthetic ruby but any info on the stone would be appreciated, I’ve never seen one with a pattern like this and I have no idea what the metal is but I can assume its costume
There are also tiny balls around the perimeter that aren’t welded down, they actually all slip out (one is missing), I’d love to know if there is a reason for that. Also any info on rough time period?

I was searching to try to identify the unique pattern on this bracelet and think it might be “Etruscan Revival” which I would assume would be from Italy and not Mexico as I originally thought. There is a hallmark as well.

Any thoughts on the style? Etruscan revival?

Just sharing how beautiful gold filled jewelry can be. Technically considered costume and made 1950-1970’s in the US.

More photos in comments. I love how much movement these spaghetti chains give!

Anyone else here interested in vintage silver jewelry? Never goes outta style.

Attached are multiple photos of some jewelry I've inherited from someone I don't like too much. As far as I was told, the starfish necklace (first 4 photos) is silver and a real gem of some kind I can't remember. The next one is a real pearl bracelet and necklace set, but I don't think the connections are silver. Last is a small silver dolphin pendant. I'm not sure how much I want to sell these for, but shoot offers!

Been meaning to write this for a while. I run a small manufacturing setup in Jaipur that makes 925 sterling silver jewelry for export (mostly EU/US), and people are always surprised how many hands and steps a single piece goes through before it ships.

Rough breakdown for a stone-set piece:

**•	CAD/wax stage** — every design starts as a 3D file, then gets printed in wax or resin for casting  
**•	Casting** — wax trees go into investment plaster, get burned out, then molten silver is poured in (lost-wax casting, basically unchanged for centuries)  
**•	Filing & fitting** — casted pieces come out rough and oxidized; filing removes sprues and cleans up joints by hand  
**•	Stone setting** — this is where moonstone/gemstone pieces get their bezels or prongs set, almost always manual for anything semi-precious  
**•	Polishing** — multiple stages, from tripoli to rouge, before it even looks “finished”  

Plating — rhodium or gold vermeil goes on last, and this step alone has a whole compliance world behind it (nickel-release limits, micron thickness rules) that most buyers never think about
• QC + packing — checked for stone security, plating uniformity, and finish before it’s boxed for export

The part that surprises people most: a “simple” silver ring can pass through 8-10 different pairs of hands before it’s done. Nothing about it is automated end to end — even factories with CNC and casting machines still rely heavily on manual finishing and setting.

Happy to answer questions if anyone’s curious about any specific step (casting, setting, plating compliance, whatever).

Nor sure material or what the #46 refers to all 3 have it 🤔

These 2 rings have been passed down for a couple of generations. I have no idea of the maker and not finding any exact matches on Google Image Search.
Any ideas or guidance would be very much appreciated.

I got this little silver ring a while back from a thrift store and thought it had a glass bead in it since it was a bit opaque.

Today I decided to give it a proper clean and realized it might have a real stone. Diamond tester suggested it’s not glass but I’m having a hard time figuring out what it is. The diamond tester bar goes up 2-3 bars while on sensitivity 3-4.

Also noticed a hallmark before the more obvious “925” stamp. Does anyone know what the hallmark is? I can vaguely make out a “c” but not very confident. (Maybe that could give a clue in terms of what the stone is?)

(Posted in Hallmark as well but haven’t got any leads yet.)

What do we think?

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In one hand is the tail the other the ears, or horns maybe?

Hi all! I have a curiosity on my hands.

This is an unmarked brooch I picked up from the thrift store. It's lovely, made of metal, and looks like it was perhaps painted with blue enamel at one point. It also looks like it is silver plated, perhaps made with Brass. The middle is a little more pink than it should be.

My issue is that any research I undertake for tjis piece reveals that this is a Lang and is supposed to be Sterling silver. The listings ARE virtually identical, and there are other listings that don't have the bow that are also marked "Sterling". The pattern is the same, front and back. None of the listings appear to be made with enamel either, nor painted with anything else.

Does anyone have an opinion? Is this a reproduction or are all the other listings exaggerating the metal purity? Thanks in advance!