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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 4496237, member: 51&quot;]Reading about these early 20th century &quot;Devil&#039;s work&quot; earrings, I guess the impressive part is that one Jade stone has been carved into three interlocked movable sections.&nbsp; Thus the term &quot;Devil&#039;s work&quot;, as &quot;no human hands could manage it&quot;.&nbsp; (Quoting from the above links.)&nbsp; Well, maybe a marketing term... but don&#039;t ask me to carve three interlocked pieces out of one stone, lol.&nbsp; Especially as the final product is feather light weight and fairly delicate.&nbsp; A small amount of pressure would snap any piece of it, which is probably what happened to the one earring.&nbsp; Maybe two people did the carving? The interlocking part and then the decorative?</p><p><br /></p><p>Hopefully someone can come up with a repair, or use the single one as a pendant.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your post reminded me that I was wondering whether the top posts were gold.&nbsp; But just noticed a 14K mark on the earring back.</p><p><br /></p><p>So glad to know the name of these, and also that they are definitely worth listing, even &quot;As Is&quot;! Not going into the craft drawer!</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks Antiquers![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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