Composition: 14 karat gold-plated metal Condition: very good Dimensions: 30 cm Color: gold, silver Marking: “Forstner”, “1/10 14 K Gold Filled*” Country: USA Period: 1930-1940 Jewelry style:Art Deco Market value: 100-180 EUR
Forstner Jewelry was founded in 1920 in Irvington, New Jersey. It specialized in the manufacture of gold-plated, silver, and solid gold jewelry. Forstner Jewelry was primarily known for its snake chain, watch chains, and pendants in gold and silver. Forstner later changed its name to Forstner Jewelry Manufacturing Corporation. The company went out of business in 1980, making all Forstner jewelry rare and highly sought after by collectors.
This piece of jewelry is marked “1/10 14K Gold Filled” - meaning that 10% of the total weight is 14 karat gold, which is twice as thick as the gold plating found in the usual “1/20” marking (which is 5%). Such early “1/10 Gold Filled” pieces were often of higher quality, made for a more upscale market.
* Jewelry plated with “Gold filled” (GF) technology is many times more durable than standard gold plated jewelry.GF is a patented and very durable type of metal in the USA. GF jewelry is made by layering 2 or 3 metals, one of which is gold, at very high temperatures. “Gold filled” gilding is performed by layering gold around the base metal, forming several layers of pure gold, carefully and several times enveloping the entire product. In this way, gold-plated jewelry does not change from contact with the skin, does not cause allergies, and is not afraid of water.
