QuestionI found a cluster chip diamond 14k white gold earring under the earring on one side it has 14k the other side there is a star with the letter P inside What does this mean?
AnswerDiane,
That's a nice find. I'm not familiar with that mark, but here is some information that may help you to do some research if you would like to look into it further.
Many manufacturers use a stamp or maker's mark in their pieces to identify their jewelry as a label and for warranty purposes. Because jewelry stamps can only contain a limited amount of detail, many times a variation of a company logo is used or the initials of the manufacturer or designer within the manufacturer's line.
Many countries throughout history have also developed their own hallmarks that have been placed into jewelry made within that country to identify origin, time frame, and metal content.
There are thousands of manufacturers around the world today. If you then think of all that have been closed, consolidated, design lines within manufacturer umbrellas, or changed names/logos...then consider the number of years that a piece of jewelry can remain in existence, it could be the mark of any one of tens of thousands of manufacturers worldwide.
With all of these variables, it could be extremely difficult to ever determine whose mark it is, but here are some links that you can go to that may help you to learn more:
http://www.modernsilver.com/basichallmarks.htm
http://www.center4jewelrystudies.org/ref_edinfosites.html
http://www.925-1000.com/
http://www.morninggloryjewelry.com/jc/JewelChatMarks.html
http://www.modernsilver.com/MYSTMARKS.html
http://www.illusionjewels.com/costumejewelrymarks.html
Regardless of the manufacturer, you can take it to your local jeweler to determine if the stones are genuine diamonds. Since it is stamped with the 14K, it is probably genuine karat gold.
Good luck in finding more info.
