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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Robert Wenzel, post: 3906879, member: 19598&quot;]I now suspect that it&#039;s a vintage Art Nouveau piece, like this one, but with&nbsp; the gemstones missing.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]321107[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]321108[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]321110[/ATTACH]</p><p>There are&nbsp; many art nouveau bangles with evenly spaced gemstones.</p><p><br /></p><p>Question: Could the ball pins/prongs on the piece in question have been holding a (now missing) set gemstone or cabochon in place?</p><p><br /></p><p>(I know that the intact example I show above does not have the set gemstones held in place in this manner.&nbsp; I&#039;m asking if ball pins or prongs such as these could have been used to hold anything in place?)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]321116[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]321114[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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