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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9491514, member: 2844&quot;]Great find, nastina.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Yes to coque de perle with cut steel, early 19th century.</p><p>Looks like the pin and tube hinge are a later replacement. Those are vulnerable parts which are often replaced. The C-clasp looks original.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coque de perle was cut from nautilus shell to imitate valuable real natural pearls. Nautilus shell is more lustrous than most other MOP.</p><p>With coque de perle the middle classes could also afford &#039;pearl&#039; jewellery. It was often combined with cut steel, but it can also be found mounted in gold, which shows how much it was appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>18</u>30s maybe.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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