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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4304046, member: 5833"]I do not think they're replicas of something of an earlier period. When they were made they were probably an original design. But it looks like the designer just grabbed elements suggestive of antiquity & applied them in an almost random way.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can't tell how old they are. They could be antique, i.e., at least 100 years old, or made to look antique. They seem to go with go with a more Victorian sensibility. You often see such things depicted on mourning jewellery.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4304046, member: 5833"]I do not think they're replicas of something of an earlier period. When they were made they were probably an original design. But it looks like the designer just grabbed elements suggestive of antiquity & applied them in an almost random way. I can't tell how old they are. They could be antique, i.e., at least 100 years old, or made to look antique. They seem to go with go with a more Victorian sensibility. You often see such things depicted on mourning jewellery.[/QUOTE]
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