Posted by Nellie on March 5, 2014, 2:06 pm, in reply to "Brooch fittings"
Ah! The pin and hook make sense for the brooch fitting.
--Previous Message-- : Lorenzo, the necklace is lovely and though I'm : a bit late to the game I'd want to add my : thank for allowing us to see it in detail. : : I think you're right that apart from the : tiara frame and its screws nothing is : missing. : : The pin on the left side of your photo : should be one part of the brooch fitting for : the central element. The image is not clear : enough to make it out, but I assume the : socket of the pin has a carved screw thread : in order to screw the socket directly into : one of the screw holes on the left and right : side in the back of the central element. The : pin should be adjusted horizontally. The : small pig-tail hook will fit into the : opposite screw hole and is meant to secure : the pin. It's the most common and quite : simple way how brooches were secured in 19th : century. The tip of the pin will probably : stand out one or two millimeters to the side : in order to make sure it won't slip out. : : Regarding the small brooch finding my guess : is that the existing screw on top of the : centre element fixes the delicate bow with : the round diamond and the attached drop to : the outer part of the central element and : it's possible to detach it. The small brooch : finding might turn this inner part of the : bigger brooch into a small brooch. : : For the extra bit of chain it's difficult to : make a guess without seeing it, but it might : be a replacement for the four diamond swag : elements on the left and right side of the : central part. The central element (or : possibly only the small bow with attached : diamond drop) would be rather a centre part : with the chain attached to its sides than a : pendant suspended from a hook. : : As for the tiara frame - the frame itself : will probably be neither very difficult nor : expensive to recreate. The screws might be : more of a challenge. I too would contact : Bonebakker for the original design and : probably for the reproduction as well. : : : : --Previous Message-- : I would like to know the opinion of you : experts in this board. My family owns a : Belle Époque "multi-purpose" : necklace by the Dutch royal jeweler : Bonebakker, that used to be convertible into : broach/pendant or a tiara, but the tiara : frame is lost. Even if there are no : opportunities to wear it as a tiara (apart : from a family wedding, not in sight) I would : like to have it completed. I assume that : going to the original maker or another : "royal" jeweler would cost more : than the value of the piece. Would you go to : any jeweler, or just keep it as it is? : : : : : :
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