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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 3016933, member: 5833&quot;]It was not uncommon for gem engravers of the Georgian period to sign on the front, often using Greek letters, but you are right that doing it so conspicuously is not usual.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]289772[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]289773[/ATTACH] </p><p>This kappa alpha pi (enhanced in the photo) is short for (Gaspare) Capparoni, who was also working around the turn of the 19th century.&nbsp; The three Pichlers &amp; Benedetto Pistrucci dominated the period so much you barely hear about anyone else.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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