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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1239601, member: 5833"]The set is the only thing I have ever bought on 1st Dibs, which you can understand to mean it cost me way more than I usually pay for things. The bail is not hinged & in seller's photos it looked like the bail stayed sticking up all the time, even when you wanted to wear the piece as a brooch, even though the catch for the pin is hinged, which usually indicates the pin is removable. I inquired & was told no parts could be removed. They also offered me a lower price & I succumbed.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then got excited messages from my contact as she was packing it up that the bail does indeed unscrew & maybe the hinge & pin too, although she was afraid to try it. It converts as the hinged C catch indicated. I only wear it as a pendant.</p><p><br /></p><p>When it arrived the first thing I did was check for a signature & behold:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]215589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]215590[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Seller is a fairly posh California jewellery store. They completely missed it. Finding it made me feel less guilty about the expense. Only the pin/pendant is signed. I have seen this with some other sets; only the main piece has a signature.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1239601, member: 5833"]The set is the only thing I have ever bought on 1st Dibs, which you can understand to mean it cost me way more than I usually pay for things. The bail is not hinged & in seller's photos it looked like the bail stayed sticking up all the time, even when you wanted to wear the piece as a brooch, even though the catch for the pin is hinged, which usually indicates the pin is removable. I inquired & was told no parts could be removed. They also offered me a lower price & I succumbed. Then got excited messages from my contact as she was packing it up that the bail does indeed unscrew & maybe the hinge & pin too, although she was afraid to try it. It converts as the hinged C catch indicated. I only wear it as a pendant. When it arrived the first thing I did was check for a signature & behold: [ATTACH=full]215589[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]215590[/ATTACH] Seller is a fairly posh California jewellery store. They completely missed it. Finding it made me feel less guilty about the expense. Only the pin/pendant is signed. I have seen this with some other sets; only the main piece has a signature.[/QUOTE]
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