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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 344917, member: 5833&quot;]Think you&#039;re right that the jet-set lady &amp; her mount were introduced in a second marriage.&nbsp; These &#039;corsage ladies&#039;, as I call them, are more 1920s/30s, while the jet frames seem to have been in vogue a good 50 or more years before.&nbsp; And you&#039;re right, she does look cut down at the edge; they are usually left at least a bit of a border.</p><p><br /></p><p>The little Flora is quite a pretty piece.&nbsp; The photo is not showing a through &amp; through crack.&nbsp; Is it more of a hairline, really only visible when the light is behind the piece?&nbsp; They are usually described as &#039;commensurate with age&#039; &amp; are not regarded as fatal flaws, unless threatening to break up the piece or mar the appearance under ordinary viewing conditions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Seeing the 2 together really highlights how the quality of work fell off after the early 20th century.&nbsp; The skill &amp; care employed are a large part of why I think kyratango&#039;s new treasure is Victorian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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