First bit of gold for ages.

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Until the closeup
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Oh well,,,,,,,,,what is it from though ?
Very thick gilding, not sure what age ???
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I wonder if it’s part of a dress hook :Thinking: Whatever it’s a great find :Star:
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Oxgirl wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:11 pm I wonder if it’s part of a dress hook :Thinking: Whatever it’s a great find :Star:
Could be Cath, it dosent really ring any bells with me though.
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Being gilded.. maybe part of a luckenbooth type brooch? Scottish thing I think.
I have a fine pewter with glass stone example.
Just an input here. :thumbsup:
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Mucky wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 10:28 pm Being gilded.. maybe part of a luckenbooth type brooch? Scottish thing I think.
I have a fine pewter with glass stone example.
Just an input here. :thumbsup:
Will check it out Mucky, thanks :thumbsup:
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Surely part of a brooch, but just what a tease! :lol:
It doesn't look like its been in the ground too long, but long enough for a plough to smash it! :cry:
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Oh, that's cruel :thumbdown: :lol:
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Could be part of a rather fancy buckle. Still nice to see that colour come up :thumbsup:
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figgis wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 9:09 am Oh, that's cruel :thumbdown: :lol:
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shaggybfc wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:08 am Could be part of a rather fancy buckle. Still nice to see that colour come up :thumbsup:
Was nice till the truth was out shaggy, then a little bitter taste in the mouth :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Easylife wrote: ↑Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:16 pm Surely part of a brooch, but just what a tease! :lol:
It doesn't look like its been in the ground too long, but long enough for a plough to smash it! :cry:
There was some corrosion leeching out of the wounds Easy, not sure how long its been there though.
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alloverover wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:35 pm There was some corrosion leeching out of the wounds Easy, not sure how long its been there though.
I find that the plating has usually lifted and gone from items even less than 100 years old. Maybe it depends upon the metal or how well it was prepared? I think my best is a gold plated 1918 penny made into a pendant.
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Easylife wrote: ↑Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:54 pm I find that the plating has usually lifted and gone from items even less than 100 years old. Maybe it depends upon the metal or how well it was prepared? I think my best is a gold plated 1918 penny made into a pendant.
Still a fair bit on my avatar Easy, I reckon thats got to be 5 or 600 years :thumbsup:
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