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<p>[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 4314595, member: 111"]If I recall correctly, these articulated enameled silver dragonfly brooches/pendants started showing up here in the U.S. around the early '80s (like so many Chinese imports), but were still pretty common 20 years ago and may still be produced (similar base metal 'Christmas ornaments' are still readily available) - would think they were exported to the UK and other places as well. Bit surprised at the prices being asked now, they weren't particularly expensive when new...</p><p><br /></p><p>Shopping around for a bit will probably turn up some reasonably priced examples - here are two recently sold on eBay:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]351726[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DragonflyWink, post: 4314595, member: 111"]If I recall correctly, these articulated enameled silver dragonfly brooches/pendants started showing up here in the U.S. around the early '80s (like so many Chinese imports), but were still pretty common 20 years ago and may still be produced (similar base metal 'Christmas ornaments' are still readily available) - would think they were exported to the UK and other places as well. Bit surprised at the prices being asked now, they weren't particularly expensive when new... Shopping around for a bit will probably turn up some reasonably priced examples - here are two recently sold on eBay: [ATTACH=full]351726[/ATTACH] ~Cheryl[/QUOTE]
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