multichrome
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By now I’ve started to accumulate quite a few, not really intending to start a collection. Oops! Some of these were part of a job lot, others bought individually. I didn’t spend more than $20 for anything here, and mostly much less.
The brooch with the plumes was a surprise on arrival; the seller’s photo really did not show the tiny size of the seed pearls nor the amount of detail. (I am resetting a few loose ones.) The seed pearls are genuine, as are all the pearls in the photographed pieces, except maybe the shamrock pin with the pink rhinestones. Those pearls or pearl-a-likes look beautiful, but they don’t have the grittiness of the other shamrock brooches or the plumes.
I would say almost all of these are mid-century except for the bar pin, which is likely a little later. (I think it’s a 1980s “Victorian” repro.) The shamrock with the pink stones is an antique, if I go by the C clasp.
The one triple earring set is sterling silver, and the others are 12K gold-filled, one white gold.
The only piece with a maker’s mark is the triple pearl pair with the white gold-filled clips: they’re marked “Cultura.”
Thank you for looking! It was fun to group them all together. Hope everyone is doing ok.
—Cece
![9C91459D-C0D8-4A22-BA3C-A9DBBD5F4C53.jpg 9C91459D-C0D8-4A22-BA3C-A9DBBD5F4C53.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56687-e2e3d0a6e8aef04ff05f7efe8a36e494.jpg)
![850489D0-1AEE-45E2-8F02-FC18DA779E5B.jpg 850489D0-1AEE-45E2-8F02-FC18DA779E5B.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56674-c57a08dad63bf01e78c30468b2801734.jpg)
![EEC7F794-D097-404D-AAF7-DD67416B6363.jpg EEC7F794-D097-404D-AAF7-DD67416B6363.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56676-26513148288a41b30377244bc1135df7.jpg)
![68009EA9-BF90-44DF-92F5-1185970154E9.jpg 68009EA9-BF90-44DF-92F5-1185970154E9.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56678-ff918b38f7b9b585a51da310361970fe.jpg)
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![7DF2F2CF-16E2-4EDF-BBD2-23D318F63987.jpg 7DF2F2CF-16E2-4EDF-BBD2-23D318F63987.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56689-62972a249aa4f531b9750b8d14ca3732.jpg)
Above right earrings are marked “Cultura”
![0997D34F-8D55-4A3A-A25C-4DFA691B1D21.jpg 0997D34F-8D55-4A3A-A25C-4DFA691B1D21.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56685-ad791662f69802c89c4d3b57d3bf7ace.jpg)
The brooch with the plumes was a surprise on arrival; the seller’s photo really did not show the tiny size of the seed pearls nor the amount of detail. (I am resetting a few loose ones.) The seed pearls are genuine, as are all the pearls in the photographed pieces, except maybe the shamrock pin with the pink rhinestones. Those pearls or pearl-a-likes look beautiful, but they don’t have the grittiness of the other shamrock brooches or the plumes.
I would say almost all of these are mid-century except for the bar pin, which is likely a little later. (I think it’s a 1980s “Victorian” repro.) The shamrock with the pink stones is an antique, if I go by the C clasp.
The one triple earring set is sterling silver, and the others are 12K gold-filled, one white gold.
The only piece with a maker’s mark is the triple pearl pair with the white gold-filled clips: they’re marked “Cultura.”
Thank you for looking! It was fun to group them all together. Hope everyone is doing ok.
—Cece
![9C91459D-C0D8-4A22-BA3C-A9DBBD5F4C53.jpg 9C91459D-C0D8-4A22-BA3C-A9DBBD5F4C53.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56687-e2e3d0a6e8aef04ff05f7efe8a36e494.jpg)
![850489D0-1AEE-45E2-8F02-FC18DA779E5B.jpg 850489D0-1AEE-45E2-8F02-FC18DA779E5B.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56674-c57a08dad63bf01e78c30468b2801734.jpg)
![EEC7F794-D097-404D-AAF7-DD67416B6363.jpg EEC7F794-D097-404D-AAF7-DD67416B6363.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56676-26513148288a41b30377244bc1135df7.jpg)
![68009EA9-BF90-44DF-92F5-1185970154E9.jpg 68009EA9-BF90-44DF-92F5-1185970154E9.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56678-ff918b38f7b9b585a51da310361970fe.jpg)
![CE24631E-5E39-4A45-AF74-BC6500065C52.jpg CE24631E-5E39-4A45-AF74-BC6500065C52.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56683-2652b9947a7853459d18d674c151cab9.jpg)
![7DF2F2CF-16E2-4EDF-BBD2-23D318F63987.jpg 7DF2F2CF-16E2-4EDF-BBD2-23D318F63987.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56689-62972a249aa4f531b9750b8d14ca3732.jpg)
Above right earrings are marked “Cultura”
![0997D34F-8D55-4A3A-A25C-4DFA691B1D21.jpg 0997D34F-8D55-4A3A-A25C-4DFA691B1D21.jpg](https://www.pearl-guide.com/data/attachments/56/56685-ad791662f69802c89c4d3b57d3bf7ace.jpg)
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