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Vintage 1930s 40s Brass Necklace Lot Dangles Drops Festoon Chains 7 Pieces
$ 5.27
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Description
This is a 7 piece lot of 1930s/1940s brass necklaces, the festoon on the far right of the photo might be older. Please see individual details below.1) Chunky brass chain: this is a little over 1/2" wide and just over 17" in length. It closes with a nice, big, old spring clasp. It has some verdigris and palting wear.
2) Hefty brass chain with large, colorful drops in various materials. The longest drop is 2" in length and the chain is 15" in length. The clasp has a silver tone and is probably not original. A couple of the brass prongs are broken off one of the bead caps that frame one of the bead drops. Only five of the drops have the additional teardrop dangling piece but the teardrops are evenly placed so I guess it's possible that it was originally made with only a few.
3) Neato Bolo necklace: this one is so unique! The rhinestone-accented centerpiece has a clasp hidden on the back so you can adjust where it rests on the necklace. The total length is just under 20". This is missing one stone and it has some general gunk build-up and some verdigris.
4) Leaf necklace: The leaves are 1 and 1/4" in length and the necklace is 17" in length. The leaves are darkened, I'm not sure if this is oxidation or if they were originally dark and the coloring has worn off. There are some red spots that might be rust.
5) Very cool and BIG Etruscan-revival festoon necklace. It has a large ornate medallion that connects to two smaller pieces with four chains on each side. The centerpiece is 2 and 1/8" by 2" and it has a fringed chain drop that adds another 3". The necklace, excluding the fringe, is 16.5" in length. It has some verdigris but no other problems.
6) Fringed chain with ball accents. The longest chain fringe is 2" and the necklace is 15.5" in length. This is missing it's clasp and it has some verdigris on the balls that on at least a couple of them is very prominent.
7) Leaf necklace #2: the leaves are 1 and 3/8" in length and the necklace is 16.5" in length. Has a general patina and maybe some very light spots of verdigris.