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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4606144, member: 2844&quot;]Great find, and gorgeous, Dessert.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie99" alt=":woot:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Your find shows the power of knowledge, in this case your knowledge.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> Well done!</p><p><br /></p><p>In general: Brooch closures get replaced regularly over time. Using a clasp etc to date a brooch is just one way of several, you need more knowledge to be certain.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this case I would also have thought made in the late-ish 18th century, although I would have had to do more research to find Portugal as country of origin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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