c1950s Vintage 12k Gold Filled Real Topaz Rope Pendant and Chain Hallmark Signed
If you wish to receive your item more quickly please opt for the express service available (at a cost) during checkout. (this item is not gold plated it is antique or vintage gold filled please read explanation for vintage and antique gold filled jewellery below the description). This is 12k gold filled large genuine topaz rope pendant & chain. In very good vintage condition.
It looks like it has never been worn. The necklace is signed on the clasp 12k gf and the pendant is signed on the back 12k gf and winard (winard usa - 1937-1956).
The chain is which is a rope style to match the pendant surround is 60cms or just under 24 inches long and is 3mm thick. The pendant is 3cms by 3cms not including the bail. The claw set genuine topaz (has been tested on presidium gem tester and is guaranteed real) stone is 1-3cms long.
All weights and measurements are approximate only. What is antique and vintage gold filled jewellery.Vintage gold fill is a layer of gold which has been pressure bonded to another metal. Vintage gold filled jewellery should not be confused with gold plating. Vintage gold filled jewellery is much more valuable and a great alternative to the more expensive solid gold. Unlike gold plated jewellery, vintage and antique gold filled jewellery does not flake, rub off or turn different colors.
If you can wear solid gold jewellery you wear vintage gold filled without worries of an allergic reaction. Vintage gold filled jewellery is made from solid gold and filled with other alloys such as brass, bronze and sterling silver. Think of it like a sandwich with solid gold on the outside and a metal filling or core. Vintage gold filled wears, looks and lasts like solid gold because its outer surface is solid gold.
"Gold filled" jewellery is a term that should only be used for items that were made in the usa and sometimes canada. Unfortunately the term gold filled has now been hijacked and is being misused for cheap gold plate jewellery from asia. Gold plate has no regulations and is a thin spray of gold over a metal base which will chip and wear and the base metal is usually a cheap nickel.
Vintage and antique gold filled items were regulated by the us government early last century and the gold content must be at least 1/20 of the weight of the item and at least 10k. Vintage gold fill does not wear off like gold plate. Vintage gold filled jewellery offers even more than solid gold such as strength and durability.Solid gold is a very soft metal and tends to bend and dent where the inner metal core of vintage and antique gold filled jewellery helps to prevent this. Please also be aware that victorian gold filled pieces are generally unmarked for gold content and hallmarking in the usa did not generally happen until after 1907. Even then the jewellery maker could choose to mark the jewellery or the box that it came in so many pieces are not hallmarked with their gold content.
Antique and vintage gold filled jewellery is normally 10k, 12k, or 14k in gold content. English equivalent jewellery is rolled gold which is usually 9ct and sometimes 15ct and 18ct. I reiterate to beware of the newer cheap imitations being marketed as gold filled which are in fact imported from asia with many being described as 18k.
They are not vintage or antique or 18k. They are not gold filled. They are cheap gold plate imitations. This item is made of gold. The style is traditional and high fashion.