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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3059550, member: 2844"]Looks like the wings are damascene, in this case blackened iron hammered with gold and silver foil. The rest of the fly would be gold-plated. If the box came with it, it is from Toledo, Spain.</p><p>I haven't seen the subject before, but then I haven't seen every piece of Toledo damascene ever made.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Another option is Japanese damascene. Japanese love decorative insects.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 3059550, member: 2844"]Looks like the wings are damascene, in this case blackened iron hammered with gold and silver foil. The rest of the fly would be gold-plated. If the box came with it, it is from Toledo, Spain. I haven't seen the subject before, but then I haven't seen every piece of Toledo damascene ever made.:playful: Another option is Japanese damascene. Japanese love decorative insects.[/QUOTE]
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