Does anyone else do this when browsing?

[YadaYadaYada]

Curious if anyone else specifically looks for maker’s marks when browsing online. One better, if you do this do you also look up the symbol or letters to try and figure out who made said piece?

I realized over the weekend that I do this almost constantly, zooming in on a ring, looking it up and moving on. I don’t buy anything so it’s a little nonsensical. I did find some cool pieces from the 20’s and 30’s and even a Jabel that was not labeled as such!

Am I alone in this?

 

[Efleon]

Curious if anyone else specifically looks for maker’s marks when browsing online. One better, if you do this do you also look up the symbol or letters to try and figure out who made said piece?

I realized over the weekend that I do this almost constantly, zooming in on a ring, looking it up and moving on. I don’t buy anything so it’s a little nonsensical. I did find some cool pieces from the 20’s and 30’s and even a Jabel that was not labeled as such!

Am I alone in this?

Yup.
Totally normal (for a PS-er that is!)

 

[lovedogs]

lolll I also do that!

 

[Paisley2628]

Curious if anyone else specifically looks for maker’s marks when browsing online. One better, if you do this do you also look up the symbol or letters to try and figure out who made said piece?

I realized over the weekend that I do this almost constantly, zooming in on a ring, looking it up and moving on. I don’t buy anything so it’s a little nonsensical. I did find some cool pieces from the 20’s and 30’s and even a Jabel that was not labeled as such!

Am I alone in this?

I do it all the time!

I feel bad for some sellers (not professional sellers) when they list something and don't realize what they have. I've been known to email them and let them know so they can relist it properly.

 

[YadaYadaYada]

Ahhhhh, I’m glad I’m not the only one!

 

[MamaBee]

I do it too!

 

[Smith3]

Me too, I have a lot of free time lol

 

[ItsMainelyYou]

Waaaaait, I thought this was totally normal?!

 

[VRBeauty]

I’m a fan of James Meyers’ jewelry, and for quite a while I had a long, elaborate eBay search string to let me search for pieces that he might possibly have made. Not easy since there’s also a popular jewelry manufacturing company that uses “JM” - I’m guessing through home sales? Anyhow, I’ve ran across a few things that I suspect were made by James Mayer but they just were not either within my price range or to my taste. Here are two of them:

VTG DANGLE JM 14K YELLOW GOLD RUBY TOURMALINE MULTI STONE OMEGA BACK EARRINGS | eBay

INTERNATIONAL RATES WILL BE MORE !

www.ebay.com

Vintage Designer Jm 18k Gold Yellow Green Peridot 17.00ct Briolette Pendant | eBay

17 yellowish green genuine Briolette Peridot 3.40 x 3.50 x 6mm, approx. total weight 17.00cts. Designer JM solid 18k gold pendant with genuine Peridot Briolettes on an 18k cable link chain with a hand made catch.

www.ebay.com

Two more:

Vtg 14K Gold Pink Tourmaline Brooch Pin Ribbon Bow Tie Modernist Signed JM 1.65C | eBay

Set With Pink Tourmaline. 1.65 Carat Tourmaline.

www.ebay.com

Large JM 18k Yellow Gold & Sterling Silver Ladies Dangling Open Circle Earrings | eBay

The earrings are composed of both silver and 18k gold. Don’t miss out on these cool earrings! Sterling Silver & 18k Gold Large Dangling Earrings.

www.ebay.com

 

[YadaYadaYada]

Have any of you (or anyone reading) found a great piece while maker mark browsing?

I came upon a matched Van Craeynest set doing exactly this, unless you zoomed in to see the hallmark you wouldn’t have realized it was VC!

 

[Paisley2628]

The most common I've seen are Ostby Barton pieces. I used to collect OB and Belais rings/bands, but I have sold them over the years.

 

[lala646]

Have any of you (or anyone reading) found a great piece while maker mark browsing?

I came upon a matched Van Craeynest set doing exactly this, unless you zoomed in to see the hallmark you wouldn’t have realized it was VC!

I found a Jabel OEC solitaire pendant that was clearly marked, but the seller didn't note, and it was definitely priced without taking maker into account. The stone also has some flea bites, which helped the price too.