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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 2631985, member: 5833"]For reference, this archeological revival style bull's eye agate has inscriptions memorializing deaths in 1870 & 1871:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]272116[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]272117[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The glass for the memento compartment is gone although the frame for it is still there. The underside of the agate & the teeth holding it would have been hidden when all was intact. It does not test as gold for my jeweller. Since 9ct doesn't qualify as gold in the US, could be that, gold filled, or pinchbeck. It has nice color & is solidly made.</p><p><br /></p><p>KSW's brooch must have looked pretty newfangled when bought.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 2631985, member: 5833"]For reference, this archeological revival style bull's eye agate has inscriptions memorializing deaths in 1870 & 1871: [ATTACH=full]272116[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]272117[/ATTACH] The glass for the memento compartment is gone although the frame for it is still there. The underside of the agate & the teeth holding it would have been hidden when all was intact. It does not test as gold for my jeweller. Since 9ct doesn't qualify as gold in the US, could be that, gold filled, or pinchbeck. It has nice color & is solidly made. KSW's brooch must have looked pretty newfangled when bought.[/QUOTE]
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