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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 289758, member: 5833"]No, not very well. But there would have been something there. The chain is needed to allow for adjustment of length. It would be boring & somewhat unsightly if the chain end were left dangling unadorned. The panels on mine had a stamped design but basically were flat with the same design on each side. The dangle was the same. You don't show this from both sides. Looks to me like the links here are more repousse & not very attractive from the back. The dangle needs to be attractive on both sides, so imagine it was always different from the other stamped pieces, and lots of accessories had zodiac themes. I can't tell from pix whether or not both the last link of the chain & the bail on the dangle are soldered closed or whether one or both could have been opened to allow the attachment of a replacement dangle. If both sides are soldered closed, the dangle is probably original to it. These were not expensive, like costume jewellery. No one would bother taking it to a jeweller to have the soldering done.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 289758, member: 5833"]No, not very well. But there would have been something there. The chain is needed to allow for adjustment of length. It would be boring & somewhat unsightly if the chain end were left dangling unadorned. The panels on mine had a stamped design but basically were flat with the same design on each side. The dangle was the same. You don't show this from both sides. Looks to me like the links here are more repousse & not very attractive from the back. The dangle needs to be attractive on both sides, so imagine it was always different from the other stamped pieces, and lots of accessories had zodiac themes. I can't tell from pix whether or not both the last link of the chain & the bail on the dangle are soldered closed or whether one or both could have been opened to allow the attachment of a replacement dangle. If both sides are soldered closed, the dangle is probably original to it. These were not expensive, like costume jewellery. No one would bother taking it to a jeweller to have the soldering done.[/QUOTE]
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