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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barn Owl, post: 1123640, member: 4864&quot;]I&#039;ve been searching for a bloodstone watch fob for a while now, and couldn&#039;t help but splurge on this fob when it came up at auction. The bezel is pinchbeck, I think, but the carving appears to be of very fine quality. I&#039;ve done some searches, but I haven&#039;t been able to find the coat of arms. I was hoping the design of the fob might be appear to offer an idea of its age, or that the coat of arms might be familiar to one of you. I&#039;d love to hear what you think!</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: It may say Eprouves or Eprouvez. Not sure which. Can&#039;t tell if there is an accent mark. Under a loupe, the creature on the top has two horns and a beard, like some sort of dragon/beast.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit 2: I found this plate with a similar dragon figure and Eprouvez, that the seller dates to the 1700s: <a href="https://picclick.com/Chinese-Export-Porcelain-Armorial-Plate-Coat-of-Arms-382056572328.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://picclick.com/Chinese-Export-Porcelain-Armorial-Plate-Coat-of-Arms-382056572328.html" rel="nofollow">https://picclick.com/Chinese-Export-Porcelain-Armorial-Plate-Coat-of-Arms-382056572328.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]211430[/ATTACH] <img src="https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/14wAAOSw8UddrJjl/s-l1600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> [ATTACH=full]211431[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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