Spinels hit an 8 on the Mohs scale, so harder than quartz. Then again so do CZs. so I'd get it checked on a real gem tester. Corundums ring in...
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That could be a spinel. If it is, you really scored; I'd get that checked just in case.
I'm not sure it's an amethyst. It's a real stone, odds on, but there are other purple ones.
The bracelet is really pretty. The necklace... that red background is messing me up. It's making the stone look redder than it probably is.
That's one artist I don't know, butt I think we know the model a little better than we ever wanted to! The design and frame are straight-up late...
A lot of Dutch Jews booked it for the New World early on. There may be some Frescos here too.
I would if I could, to both; those old cars and birds were built like tanks. Elevators - I've gotten stuck in the newer ones, but never an old one.
Bad news all the way around.
I've always had a special place in my heart for old B-17s, so even without the loss of life this would feel horrible.
The crash happened about 20 miles from my house. The bird never saw war service, and was flying in air shows. Something obviously went wrong,...
Not to mention Whassap and Skype; transatlantic phone calls are a lot cheaper than they used to be. As for that lamb curry ... stop making me drool.
Now how did I know that was coming....
Not the slightest, sorry. Noah Webster?:)
That's nice, but I wouldn't know what to do with it either.
Jackpot! The one onyx necklace looks like it has tiny 14k spacers; I take those necklaces apart and melt the spacers and reuse the beads. The...
The 15k makes me think British, but the lack of marks makes me wonder. Then again, with Asian stuff ... who knows. I think the safety is...
NOT something I'd have bought. Burned maybe. OTOH those who don't learn from history and all that, so some copies do need to be preserved.
Sponge coral is more likely.
Unfortunately, what she said. This is the kind of thing I'd send to a local auction rather than try to ship it. I will however say that I've...
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