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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cxgirl, post: 4434045, member: 63&quot;]Hi all,</p><p>When taking photos of this brooch, I noticed initials JS on it - would this be the maker? I&#039;ve been looking around and not finding others with initials, so maybe the owner?</p><p>Can the silver and gold (pique) be polished on something like this? Maybe using a sunshine cloth? It is missing one section of the gold.</p><p>Also, there is an indent next to the pin part, I thought maybe the pin had been replaced but have found others with similar indents and pins, so maybe just part of the shell?</p><p>Is it possible to date this? I remember that a longer pin is an indication of being older, just not sure how old. From looking on-line these were most popular from 1850-1890s, not sure if that is correct information though.</p><p>any information appreciated</p><p>thanks for looking<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]380069[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]380070[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]380071[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]380072[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]380073[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]380074[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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