had an unremarkable day at the local TS, was walking home and spotted a glimmer of GOLD on the sidewalk. stamped & tested 14k, and a respectable 5.9g at that.
now i'm glad i had a crappy day at the TS, or I might not have had my head down at the right time. ha!
the question is: what is it? it's a cool design that should fetch over scrap if I can put a name to it. originally thought it was an earring, but the closure is impractical for that purpose. would painfully clamp onto the ear, with the panther head pressed halfway into the lobe due to tension. so not an earring, i would say.
I'm thinking it is possibly a clasp for a large necklace or bracelet... but it was found in the closed position, so
. it also does not appear to be missing any pieces, which rules out a brooch.
also, the panther motif is reminiscent of a few Cartier pieces from the 70's-80's, but the lack of a Cartier hallmark puts this in my "wishful thinking" category. it is well made and well designed though. any ideas?
now i'm glad i had a crappy day at the TS, or I might not have had my head down at the right time. ha!
the question is: what is it? it's a cool design that should fetch over scrap if I can put a name to it. originally thought it was an earring, but the closure is impractical for that purpose. would painfully clamp onto the ear, with the panther head pressed halfway into the lobe due to tension. so not an earring, i would say.
I'm thinking it is possibly a clasp for a large necklace or bracelet... but it was found in the closed position, so
. it also does not appear to be missing any pieces, which rules out a brooch. also, the panther motif is reminiscent of a few Cartier pieces from the 70's-80's, but the lack of a Cartier hallmark puts this in my "wishful thinking" category. it is well made and well designed though. any ideas?
