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Title: Help value sweetheart brooch and brooch?
Post by: ow9654 on July 09, 2012, 06:34:14 am

Hello,
I recently got these and want to get a rough value of these before I let them go.
Thank you
(the hallmark is 1913 Chester sterling silver, I would assume they are a set based on the style of the shamrock)
(http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/ow9654/pendantsilver.jpg)
(http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/ow9654/PendantBack.jpg)
(http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/ow9654/watches005.jpg)
(http://i1172.photobucket.com/albums/r575/ow9654/Brooch.jpg)

Title: Re: Help value sweetheart brooch and brooch?
Post by: yattypat on July 09, 2012, 08:04:59 am

Interesting, I thought they were much older judging from the long pin on back. I have sold tons of vintage jewelry on Ebay.  Right not it is hard to value anything because of the economy we are in.  Everything is going very low :-(
Yours does have added interest because of the celtic design. 
Here is a similar one I found with shamrocks and the name Mary on it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/STUNNING-ANTIQUE-SOLID-STERLING-SILVER-EDWARDIAN-NAME-BROOCH-MARY-CHESTER-1902-/350579283956?pt=UK_Antiques_Silverware_RL&hash=item51a02757f4

Title: Re: Help value sweetheart brooch and brooch?
Post by: ow9654 on July 09, 2012, 11:58:22 am

Thanks for your help  :), it is a bit more different than mine.
Here is one similar to my one only I have a sweetheart brooch with mine and mine only has one shamrock
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-OLD-IRISH-SOLID-SILVER-HALLMARKED-SHAMROCK-BROOCH-FOR-REPARES-ONLY-/170874571670?pt=UK_Jewellery_Watches_Ethnic_TribalJewellery_CA&hash=item27c8eb0b96
Hopefully will get more opinions  ;)
Thanks
-Owen

Title: Re: Help value sweetheart brooch and brooch?
Post by: mart on July 09, 2012, 12:14:06 pm

For no more money than those are selling for and I think yours would be about the same,, you would do better melting it and making something for yourself !!

Title: Re: Help value sweetheart brooch and brooch?
Post by: ow9654 on July 09, 2012, 12:46:24 pm

Ha, no way mart, 1. I can`t melt it myself (no equipment). 2. Those auctions are no where near finished so price could increase.
3. Sweetheart brooches aren`t too common and this one is pretty unusual!
Thanks for the suggestion though!  :)

Title: Re: Help value sweetheart brooch and brooch?
Post by: mart on July 09, 2012, 06:27:53 pm

Well, I hope yours does well !!