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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4332108, member: 2844&quot;]The beads are molded and look like French jet to me, black glass made to imitate jet. Usually not made in France but in Bohemia.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The cameos could be carved, [USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] .<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie82" alt=":singing:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> And I think the Roman soldier is actually the Greek Goddess Athena.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Looks late 19th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>Although black jewellery is often associated with mourning, it also became fashionable. Queen Victoria mourned her dear Albert for so long, that wearing jet and jet lookalikes influenced 19th century jewellery fashion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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