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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 9727027, member: 79705&quot;]How lovely she looks after a proper bath! I love that the artist made sure the flowers were properly rounded and formed, instead of the flat ones so many lesser carvers did. Will you wear her?</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;Ann&quot; might be specifically the jeweler who framed them (who was also usually the dealer/shop owner). It makes more sense to me that another artisan would feel right about signing the back of the piece, as opposed to one that only sold the finished pieces. After all, they no doubt went into store-marked boxes anyway which would represent the shop owner&#039;s &quot;mark.&quot; But that&#039;s just my personal opinion lacking any evidence. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The other Ann pieces I have saved that have frames all seem to have the kind popular around the turn of the century, so your dates are pretty accurate I would think.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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