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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ownedbybear, post: 236624, member: 29&quot;]That clasp is right for the date, no issue with it and a decent Etruscan revival style band.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not seeing mould blown glass. The backs certainly aren&#039;t. I&#039;ve seen cameos of that date which look fire polished but were proper carved coral: having watched carvers work in Ercolani, it&#039;s astonishing the finish they can get. </p><p><br /></p><p>That brooch back and the bracelet are far too early for moulded celluloid, of course and there&#039;s a smell test for that. </p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;d need to get a decent high lumen spotlight on it, and a loupe to see if there are any bubbles. There is a test for coral which involves using a tiny drop of lemon juice but I hate recommending it. If you put them to your cheek, warm or cold, and do they stay cold?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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