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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 9543642, member: 5833&quot;]The figure is raised, not just engraved in, so she&#039;s a cameo.</p><p><br /></p><p>I looked back through the file I have of wholesale catalogue pages for cameos, starting with the 1920s.&nbsp; Pretty lady with a corsage on her shoulder reigned for a long time.&nbsp; It was not until 1962 that I saw a hairstyle similar to your lady&#039;s, along with the now ubiquitous &quot;Headband Girl.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453955[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not proof that they were not around earlier, but the first MOP pieces I have documentation for are from 1970.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]453956[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Silver settings with marcasites were big in the 1930s, although generally with more stones than this.&nbsp; I&#039;d say the piece was retro in its day; genuinely vintage now.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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