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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 264784, member: 2844"]Yes it is pink gold, just a little paler (more silver content) than rose gold. </p><p>Used to be called Russian gold, but not confined to Russia of course.</p><p>I don't think the cavity is for hair or so, there is no sign there ever was a hinge. But 19th century jewellery was often made this way, because gold was so much more expensive than now. A matter of spreading as little gold as possible over as much surface as possible, just like filigree.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 264784, member: 2844"]Yes it is pink gold, just a little paler (more silver content) than rose gold. Used to be called Russian gold, but not confined to Russia of course. I don't think the cavity is for hair or so, there is no sign there ever was a hinge. But 19th century jewellery was often made this way, because gold was so much more expensive than now. A matter of spreading as little gold as possible over as much surface as possible, just like filigree.[/QUOTE]
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