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Posted by Lynn Ardent on October 5, 2014 at 10:42pm

What is this? Photos of hallmarks in comments. Delicate fibula with orange coral and turquoise blue glass.

Lynn Ardent October 5, 2014 at 10:44pm
Alaa eddine SAGID October 6, 2014 at 5:57pm

Me thinks this is rather a european fibula a revival of the late napoleonic era to be used as hat adornment or classical brooch on a vest.

Here often there are tons of this delicate refined fibulas often jeweled with the most unexpected precious or semi precious materials!!

Another possibility is a north african work (algerian tunisia) from the colonial time, made for export to Europe or to be had by passing tourists.

One consensus is that these does not belong to the local berber fibulas worn as capes fastening
Lynn Ardent October 6, 2014 at 10:59pm

Thank you for the comment Alaa. I also find this very refined. The diamond with the N and G in it does look like a French maker's mark to me but I don't recognize the others.