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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 12053659, member: 2844&quot;]Hi Iva.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Yes, it is German, and early 20th century. Lovely soft facets, very nicely made</p><p><br /></p><p>That is short for Amerikaner Doublé, an older type of gold plating technique. </p><p>Amerikaner means American, but the technique was developed in Austria. However, it was widely used in the US during and just after the Civil War of the 1860s, due to a shortage of gold. Because the US were the main users of the technique, it came to be known in Germany as American.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie75" alt=":playful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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