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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 353045, member: 5833&quot;]There&#039;s probably some other term, but I call this &#039;tubular&#039; construction &amp; see it used often in cameo settings.&nbsp; This is actually the first time I have seen it employed in a different kind of brooch.&nbsp; In some the tubes are all plain &amp; one end of each tube is left open; a little better ones have both ends closed; nicer ones still have engraving on some elements.&nbsp; Have yet to see one that wasn&#039;t gold filled or pinchbeck, but what I haven&#039;t seen says nothing definitive about what this is, so as Rufus said, you would need to test.&nbsp; Parts may not all be same metal content &amp; fineness.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pin stem &amp; clasp may be repairs.&nbsp; That band around one tube but not its mirror image also looks like a repair.&nbsp; Even if the metal is not particularly valuable, someone kept the brooch in serviceable condition, so garnets, which were wildly popular for a time, are probably genuine.&nbsp; Again, professional evaluation required to be sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rufus is also spot on about age.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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