Antique Austrian man in the moon gilt dimi button jakob bengel A little age browning to

A little age browning to silk / rusting to visible metal

On closer inspection there is some old glue evident (brown seen by the paste) and I noticed a small chip

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but there a number of small holes and stress spots to the silk -  have photographed all I saw

Waist 34 - 36” max

Antique Austrian man in the moon gilt dimi button jakob bengel A little age browning toVictorian man in the moon diminutive button, set in a gilt mount. I bought this with the intention of making it into a necklace charm by adjusting the shank etc, but just havent got around to it! Its really highly detailed, it has a few tiny imperfections which may be from manufacture; its been hugely magnified for the close ups so theyre not really visible to the naked eye. Measures: tiny! A fraction under 1cm across Condition: Gilt has rubbed to