I suspect Cantonese.
I thought I invented the 'paradaughter' nonce word to mean exactly what you defined. but it seems not, just a great mind thinking alike. :-) I...
If it makes any odds, the form is that of a typical early to mid 19th C watch chain fob seal. The stone is usually cairngorm.
A brief progress report but no pictures as yet. I am home for Saturday night, partly because the hotel did not have a room for us tonight, partly...
Sorr about the lack of updates, I have been totally knackered by evening and we have not taken many pictures either. Couple that with wi-fi...
It looks like the Danish mark on silver. [IMG] The mark on the left in the inset picture.
I am off tomorrow to start the job, with a bit more searching and also packing safely of some stuff already identified, some of which I have shown...
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