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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kyratango, post: 3746521, member: 5006&quot;]Dit seems it was already a brooch before! They put the replacements opposite to the existing removed to get a flat surface for soldering. You can improve the look of the back&nbsp; by polishing strongly.</p><p>The center held what may have been a blood jasper, I saw that mixed with garnets (yours are probably pastes...).</p><p>I think it is Victorian 1870s, and eventually candidate for a dip in dawn dish soap or something with ammonia to clean the oxydation in recessed areas.</p><p>Finding the replacement stones maybe difficult, but replacing all with unfoiled rhinestones of the right size set upside down can be a feasible option<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>What size are the whole piece, the garnet pastes and the center space?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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