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<p>[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 282571, member: 147"]JMHO, the hinge and texture on the back point to a fairly recent piece. The image is printed on paper, you can see the dot pattern. It looks like the clasp is broken off, is that right?</p><p><br /></p><p>The 4 white pearls look like they have their coating rubbed off, the pinkish one is a bad replacement.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry, I don't recognize the mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the clasp is broken I don't think there is much you can do to make it usable, any repair would cost a lot more than its value. If the clasp is good then you could remove and replace all 6 pearls and if possible replace the portrait. It will never have a lot of value, but it would look a whole lot better.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 282571, member: 147"]JMHO, the hinge and texture on the back point to a fairly recent piece. The image is printed on paper, you can see the dot pattern. It looks like the clasp is broken off, is that right? The 4 white pearls look like they have their coating rubbed off, the pinkish one is a bad replacement. Sorry, I don't recognize the mark. If the clasp is broken I don't think there is much you can do to make it usable, any repair would cost a lot more than its value. If the clasp is good then you could remove and replace all 6 pearls and if possible replace the portrait. It will never have a lot of value, but it would look a whole lot better.[/QUOTE]
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