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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lecollectionneur, post: 444073, member: 8569&quot;]I want to try a translation which gives the real sense of the inscription, it&#039;s Vivat(glory to) my treasure ( my beloved girl) who is living with another man…</p><p>It was certainly a gift he make to this girl as a proof of his love despite she was surely married with another man.</p><p>It&#039;s the sense of humor you can read on many folk art items made in german or french in Switzerland, I collect ancient roof tiles too, they have often messages left under, sometimes insults for the owner of the house, I want to make pictures from those tiles for you if it&#039;s of some interest, it&#039;s very difficult to read and understand as they are not a lot of people who can write at this time, and they are a rarity because it&#039;s only one on a roof and she can be broken or not seen by the workers when they change them, the older I have are from the 17-18th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the pocket watch holder, the big hook is for the watch and the small one as I have put an aexample is for the watch key.</p><p>The symbol of the eagle dominating the snakes are used in a lot of civilizations, the snake is not always what History classified as the bad persons…</p><p>But it&#039;s always a great sign of humility by the persons described as the eagle……<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie17" alt=":bag:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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