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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1702512, member: 5833&quot;]Think there will be additional comments &amp; maybe other conclusions, but here&#039;s what I notice, all confirming my original age range.&nbsp; The C clasp &amp; T hinge are earlier forms than ones introduced in the 20th century, but these are strongly built, something seen in better quality pieces from later in the time when these findings (all the little functional bits on a piece of jewellery) were in use.&nbsp; The older styles were not immediately &amp; completely supplanted with the advent of the new.</p><p><br /></p><p>Was the bail added?&nbsp; It&#039;s more modern in style &amp; the way it has to be so close to the anchor for the guard chain looks unplanned.&nbsp; (Has anyone made a study of the history of guard chains: presence or absence; location of anchor point; type of safety pin?)</p><p><br /></p><p>Those little braces securing the cameo in the frame from the back are also a later feature.&nbsp; Another safety measure; tension from the bezel alone was not an optimal means of holding the cameo.</p><p><br /></p><p>The scene itself has a Jazz Age feel to it, so I&#039;m placing this one in the 1920s.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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