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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 291565, member: 5833&quot;]The damascene work on the front has remained in good condition, while the layer the frame is mounted on is downright crude.&nbsp; Holding the cameo in place using prongs on the back is a later, easier way of setting a shell cameo with undulating edges than building a custom bezel that follows every curve &amp; holds the cameo without using prongs.&nbsp; In this case, looks like the entire brooch is curved.&nbsp; I&#039;m inclined to the setting&#039;s being Spanish: skilled decorative work; simple underlying structure in base metal; just can&#039;t imagine a French jeweller making a piece in this manner.&nbsp; But...?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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