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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 4487914, member: 5833&quot;]&#039;Similar&#039; is one thing; it&#039;s &#039;identical&#039;&nbsp; you have to watch out for.&nbsp; Let&#039;s see:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/cm1-jpg.390769/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]390772[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>No, not identical.&nbsp; She&#039;s an Arethusa/Persephone type:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]390773[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s an early 20th century safety clasp, very fiddly &amp; often unreliable.</p><p><br /></p><p>I expect you may have to decide whether the one you bought is stone or glass before cleaning it.&nbsp; Seller could refuse to take it back on the grounds that it is no longer in the condition it was sold in.&nbsp; Maybe ask permission first.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both yours &amp; the etsy one have some chipping at the truncation I don&#039;t quite like the look of.&nbsp; Not because it is damage, but it does look a bit like something that could easily happen with glass.&nbsp; Could you provide a link for the etsy piece so I can see other pix?</p><p><br /></p><p>For now my feeling is that you done good.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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