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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9757679, member: 2844"]Gold chatelaine components, like these could well be, but without the chatelaine clasp (and chains), aren't worth many thousands of pounds. After all, they are missing the chatelaine proper.</p><p><br /></p><p>The chatelaine is named after the lady of the castle, chatelaine in French. She wore the keys to the castle and its many rooms on a clasp and chain combination. The clasp was fastened to her belt or waistband.</p><p>Later the chatelaine was used for small items like a needlecase, scissors etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9757679, member: 2844"]Gold chatelaine components, like these could well be, but without the chatelaine clasp (and chains), aren't worth many thousands of pounds. After all, they are missing the chatelaine proper. The chatelaine is named after the lady of the castle, chatelaine in French. She wore the keys to the castle and its many rooms on a clasp and chain combination. The clasp was fastened to her belt or waistband. Later the chatelaine was used for small items like a needlecase, scissors etc.[/QUOTE]
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