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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 381427, member: 2844&quot;]I don&#039;t know how the Czechoslovakian brooch was worn, but the Dutch collar buttons are actual buttons, that go through big buttonholes and are connected by a short chain. Here is a silver pair from my collection:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]131814[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A male friend used to borrow them to wear on special occasions.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In other parts of the Netherlands the men used to wear silk neckerchiefs and wear a small brooch on it. Jewellery for men was normal, as it should be.</p><p>Here is one from the province of Groningen, in the north. It has two coral cabochons and a natural pearl:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]131815[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks big now, but is ca 3 cm wide. I took the photo when I got it years ago, in the meantime I have removed the verdigris.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /> It is 835 silver, just like the buttons.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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