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Victorian Antique Open Work Pinchbeck Carved Marble Cameo Floral Necklace with Charms - Victorian Antique Open Work Pinchbeck Carved Marble Cameo Floral Necklace with Charms Length: 41 cm. (16.1 inches) Length of central part: 8 cm. (3.1 inches) Height in the middle: 5 cm. (1.9 inches) Some patina Weight: 20 gr. Pinchbeck is a form of brass, an alloy of copper and zinc mixed in proportions such that it closely resembles gold in appearance. It was invented in the early-18th century by Christopher Pinchbeck (died 1732), a London clock-and watch-maker