Chanel Brooch Club!

Hi everyone,
I’m considering my first chanel brooch purchase. I don’t have a boutique nearby and have spotted this preloved. A friend says it looks authentic but I can’t find another one in this colour online...does anyone have this one also? Thank you
 

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So this just popped up in my IG feed. While it’s not actual Chanel, it sure does look like it, plus it’s antique AND 14k solid gold. The price is an absolute *STEAL* compared to Chanel costume! I’m not a brooch person but just had to share with the group.

 

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Hi all, I wonder if anyone can help a lost gal out? I bought some vintage jewellery (it was a find!) with some vintage Givenchy Earrings, vintage Furla brooch, vintage Trifari paste necklace and earrings set and this rather broken Chanel brooch. I'm not entirely sure this one is authentic. Could someone knowledgable please take a look.

Pro's, it seems like it is gold plated rhodium (picture of where the pin end has snapped off)
It does have a good deep engraved plaque
The little bobbles around the stones look like other vintage Chanel brooches
It is heavyweight
It has a luxurious feel to it

Con's
The plaque only has the number 12 on the left, cc logo in a circle in the middle, and a R symbol in a circle to the left. No 'made in France'IMG_7631.jpegIMG_7632.jpegIMG_7633.jpegIMG_7634.jpegIMG_7635.jpegIMG_7636.jpegIMG_7637.jpeg or year. I have looked at countless places online and can't find any brooches with plaques in this format
A couple of the smaller stones have come out
It is broken, the pin at one end has snapped off, not sure how it happened, must have been some force as the metal is solid!

If genuine, which it does feel like it is, but I just don't know. I'd love to have it fixed at a jewellers and wear it! It is a nice large size, very twinkly, love the Camelia cluster and the colour way and i'm thinking of all the jackets/coats I can wear it on.

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