Hi Purse Forum Members,
I know that many of you are very, very talented at identifying jewelry. I really need some assistance, and fair warning, this post will be a bit long! I know there must be someone out there who can help me find a store/manufacturer that has something like a necklace that I lost in 1998.
In 1996, I went to a store in Toronto, called the Hefter Collection, in Hazelton Lanes. It is NOT a jewelry store, but rather a hair accessorie store. They had a small sample of Italian gold jewelry in a case, and I fell in love with one of the necklaces. I bought it, and 1998, I mistakenly left it in a motel room in the Adirondacks. This alone was weird, because I rarely ever lose a piece of jewelry. For fifteen years, I've tried to find a replacement for this necklace. I can now search online for jewelry in Italian, French, German, Spanish, and Greek, and I don't really speak any of those languages!! Such is the obsession with finding something like what I lost. I found a company in Arezzo called OroBrokers, which made an (almost) identical necklace, but they refused to do a retail sale, (and yes, I begged them to sell it to me!) I could have it copied, but the thing is, the necklace was a certain kind of Italian craftsmanship, and I want something as close as possible to what was lost.
Now, for the description. First, this was NOT a high-end piece of jewelry. When I bought it, is was $400 CDN. The style was very fashionable in the mid-90's, but no one wears stuff like this now. I've seen the pendant part of the necklace available on German Ebay, but no shipping to the US, and the chain on Italian Ebay, but same thing, they do not ship to the states. Okay, it was a short, 18k yellow gold necklace, about 45 cm long. It was a rolo link chain, with a lapis heart pendant. The pendant was about 7 cm wide, and it had a fancy gold bale, with a small glold flower. The lapis heart was was attached to the bale with a gold pin that went through it. About an inch up on the chain, on either side of the heart pendant, was a small pearl. The two pearls were reapeated at the clasp, which was a lobster claw-style. That was it. The pendant was not removable, because of the two pearls.
It was very European looking, and actually had some weight to it, for a short necklace. I am now going to try to include some pictures, to at least give an idea of what it looked like.
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Okay, I've spent an hour trying to get the pictures to show up, this just isn't going to work.
I guess my question is, for anyone who travels frequently, does this necklace sound at all familiar, to anything you've ever seen? If anyone even knows of any shops that carry this type of design, I could call or email.
I know this is long, and I'm sorry. This is just my last hope of ever finding a replacement, without going to Italy, which isn't in the immediated plans. Thanks again!!
I know that many of you are very, very talented at identifying jewelry. I really need some assistance, and fair warning, this post will be a bit long! I know there must be someone out there who can help me find a store/manufacturer that has something like a necklace that I lost in 1998.
In 1996, I went to a store in Toronto, called the Hefter Collection, in Hazelton Lanes. It is NOT a jewelry store, but rather a hair accessorie store. They had a small sample of Italian gold jewelry in a case, and I fell in love with one of the necklaces. I bought it, and 1998, I mistakenly left it in a motel room in the Adirondacks. This alone was weird, because I rarely ever lose a piece of jewelry. For fifteen years, I've tried to find a replacement for this necklace. I can now search online for jewelry in Italian, French, German, Spanish, and Greek, and I don't really speak any of those languages!! Such is the obsession with finding something like what I lost. I found a company in Arezzo called OroBrokers, which made an (almost) identical necklace, but they refused to do a retail sale, (and yes, I begged them to sell it to me!) I could have it copied, but the thing is, the necklace was a certain kind of Italian craftsmanship, and I want something as close as possible to what was lost.
Now, for the description. First, this was NOT a high-end piece of jewelry. When I bought it, is was $400 CDN. The style was very fashionable in the mid-90's, but no one wears stuff like this now. I've seen the pendant part of the necklace available on German Ebay, but no shipping to the US, and the chain on Italian Ebay, but same thing, they do not ship to the states. Okay, it was a short, 18k yellow gold necklace, about 45 cm long. It was a rolo link chain, with a lapis heart pendant. The pendant was about 7 cm wide, and it had a fancy gold bale, with a small glold flower. The lapis heart was was attached to the bale with a gold pin that went through it. About an inch up on the chain, on either side of the heart pendant, was a small pearl. The two pearls were reapeated at the clasp, which was a lobster claw-style. That was it. The pendant was not removable, because of the two pearls.
It was very European looking, and actually had some weight to it, for a short necklace. I am now going to try to include some pictures, to at least give an idea of what it looked like.
/Users/sues57/Desktop/Screen shot 2013-03-08 at 1.16.36 PM.png
/Users/sues57/Desktop/Screen shot 2013-03-08 at 1.15.50 PM.png
/Users/sues57/Desktop/Screen shot 2013-03-08 at 1.15.50 PM.png/Users/sues57/Desktop/Screen shot 2013-03-08 at 1.15.50 PM.png
Okay, I've spent an hour trying to get the pictures to show up, this just isn't going to work.
I guess my question is, for anyone who travels frequently, does this necklace sound at all familiar, to anything you've ever seen? If anyone even knows of any shops that carry this type of design, I could call or email.
I know this is long, and I'm sorry. This is just my last hope of ever finding a replacement, without going to Italy, which isn't in the immediated plans. Thanks again!!
