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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;afantiques, post: 218356, member: 25&quot;]The rhomboid mark is a British registered design mark. The style is neo-etruscan with that beaded edge. Period about 1880.</p><p>This type of thing was commonly used to hold a lock of hair or other personal item, including a small photograph or even miniature painting. the holder usually opens by pulling out the rim. It is usually a tight press fit.</p><p><br /></p><p>The clasp&nbsp; looks as if it has been soldered on over a hallmark so is probably a replacement or a conversion from a pendant. </p><p><br /></p><p>Not a reliquary in the usual sense. I&#039;d be 99% certain the metal is sterling silver and the gold would most probably be 9 carat.</p><p><br /></p><p>Not a Maltese cross although the proper term escapes me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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