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Necklace of blue foiled paste gems with a pyrite (commonly known as marcasite) border, set in silvered copper and hung with a pendant, possibly France, about 1810-40. Thirteen faceted blue paste gems are surrounded by marcasites in silvered copper setting

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Necklace of blue foiled paste gems with a pyrite (commonly known as marcasite) border, set in silvered copper and hung with a pendant, possibly France, about 1810-40. Thirteen faceted blue paste gems are surrounded by marcasites in silvered copper settings. The centre of each gem is crowned by a marcasite rosette. A matching pendant with a marcasite bow is suspended from the central gem. The ends of the necklace had at some point small silver loops for ribbons added. These loops bear an unidentified French maker's mark and a Paris warranty mark first introduced in 1838.  Glass pastes and pyrites (commonly known as marcasites) in silvered copper settings.
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Title: Necklace of blue foiled paste gems with a pyrite (commonly known as marcasite) border, set in silvered copper and hung with a pendant, possibly France, about 1810-40. Thirteen faceted blue paste gems are surrounded by marcasites in silvered copper setting
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Necklace of blue foiled paste gems with a pyrite (commonly known as marcasite) border, set in silvered copper and hung with a pendant, possibly France, about 1810-40.
 Thirteen faceted blue paste gems are surrounded by marcasites in silvered copper settings.
The centre of each gem is crowned by a marcasite rosette.
A matching pendant with a marcasite bow is suspended from the central gem.
The ends of the necklace had at some point small silver loops for ribbons added.
These loops bear an unidentified French maker's mark and a Paris warranty mark first introduced in 1838.
  Glass pastes and pyrites (commonly known as marcasites) in silvered copper settings.

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