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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4508545, member: 5833"]The fob seal is probably brass & the red eyes likely to be glass. A UV light could tell you if they are actually ruby. Bakers is correct that it has not been engraved for use as a seal, but the object was made to be one. I would just say it is initials; to my mind it is a monogram when the initials are laid atop one another to form a single character. Surprised anyone would string it directly onto pearls, as it is bound to scratch them by sliding around. May have been the fob for a ladies pocket watch. I have the watch & fob that belonged to my grandmother. The fob is brass, with a single initial. My mother wore it on a chain sometimes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The mark 14/20 indicates it is not solid gold.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4508545, member: 5833"]The fob seal is probably brass & the red eyes likely to be glass. A UV light could tell you if they are actually ruby. Bakers is correct that it has not been engraved for use as a seal, but the object was made to be one. I would just say it is initials; to my mind it is a monogram when the initials are laid atop one another to form a single character. Surprised anyone would string it directly onto pearls, as it is bound to scratch them by sliding around. May have been the fob for a ladies pocket watch. I have the watch & fob that belonged to my grandmother. The fob is brass, with a single initial. My mother wore it on a chain sometimes. The mark 14/20 indicates it is not solid gold.[/QUOTE]
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