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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 9773367, member: 5833&quot;]I showed just the cameo in this brooch in the cameo thread, but the complete brooch looks like this:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]482193[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The seller described it as mirror shaped, which it is.&nbsp; However, likely it dates to sometime around 1835 &amp; is a nod to Halley&#039;s comet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Very cool piece you have here.&nbsp; I think it predates the fashion for mourning jewellery initiated by Queen Victoria, but it strikes me as a primitive post-mortem portrait.&nbsp; Are the eyes open or closed?&nbsp; I seem to see one of each.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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