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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9607810, member: 76316"]The story goes like this: I apparently gave this to my eldest granddaughter...although I not only have no recollection of such giving, an' even more surprisingly no memory of ever <i>possessing</i> the pendant! I love the person dearly, but I don't believe if I had owned it, I'd have passed it on to her. Anyway...</p><p><br /></p><p>The coral is ~1 3/8" diameter; the pendant is ~3" tall & ~2 1/8" across the fish; the pendant weighs one ounce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Aside from that lovely chunk of coral, the back, with its pair of geese or ducks, is most fascinating to me! The joining of the back with the bezel for the coral an' the high-relief, hollow fish is very finely done, with no evidence of ordinary solder...the color of brass is uniform at that edge-seam, with no hint of how the joint was accomplished. There is considerable wear across the back...from textile an'/or human skin, over time. Also of interest is the small central features on the face of the coral, tho' I can't say with any confidence what it may represent.</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps some of you with superior experience an' skills in Asian jewelry will be able to tell what I (or Elizabeth) have here? Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]467437[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467438[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467439[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467440[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9607810, member: 76316"]The story goes like this: I apparently gave this to my eldest granddaughter...although I not only have no recollection of such giving, an' even more surprisingly no memory of ever [I]possessing[/I] the pendant! I love the person dearly, but I don't believe if I had owned it, I'd have passed it on to her. Anyway... The coral is ~1 3/8" diameter; the pendant is ~3" tall & ~2 1/8" across the fish; the pendant weighs one ounce. Aside from that lovely chunk of coral, the back, with its pair of geese or ducks, is most fascinating to me! The joining of the back with the bezel for the coral an' the high-relief, hollow fish is very finely done, with no evidence of ordinary solder...the color of brass is uniform at that edge-seam, with no hint of how the joint was accomplished. There is considerable wear across the back...from textile an'/or human skin, over time. Also of interest is the small central features on the face of the coral, tho' I can't say with any confidence what it may represent. Perhaps some of you with superior experience an' skills in Asian jewelry will be able to tell what I (or Elizabeth) have here? Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]467437[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467438[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467439[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]467440[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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