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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 1444621, member: 5833&quot;]And you may be on to something, although how many were there total?&nbsp; 18 would be an unusual number for a set; typically multiples of 4.&nbsp; Maybe this was his signature line, for people with no family crest of their own but who wanted guests to know where the silver came from.&nbsp; Prosperous merchant, someone that way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Think now the &#039;beads&#039; are a chain, and there are some other small elements I did not address.&nbsp; Could you get an equally good closeup of the device on another plate for comparison?&nbsp; Preferably one with some obvious differences.&nbsp; E.g., does that little spikey thing look more like a star on some of them?&nbsp; Maybe it&#039;s for Durin&#039;s folk.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/confused.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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