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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ce BCA, post: 3848825, member: 18716&quot;]I just thought I&#039;d drop in my personal experience of this as it differs a little from what is usually written.&nbsp; These bar brooches are not usually fully hallmarked in the UK, but the odd time I have had one with a dateable mark they have been nudging 1900 rather than being later.&nbsp; There may be other reasons, such as hallmarking for such pieces fell out of use towards the Deco, perhaps due to some regulatory requirements.&nbsp; Unfortunately I can&#039;t track my old ones down, they are archived off somewhere safe (doh!).&nbsp; I did find this though, dead link sadly, so can&#039;t check if it&#039;s correct.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]318957[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway thought it may be of interest.&nbsp; If I can track my old records down I&#039;ll post them as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Agree on it looking like amethyst and poss a steel pin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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