I think sometimes it was cost and sometimes simply convenience!
I'd add in that sometimes, Bohemian garnet pieces include some glass stones. Jablonec wasn't just a mining centre, it was a glass making place.
It was fairly common practice for makers to have stuff assayed all over the place.
Moonglow, rather than moonstone, i'd say.
Hah. Greg, I'd not made that connection on the Paisley motifs, but you're spot on. I've a Victorian Paisley shawl somewhere, I must find it.
fwiw, I suspect Elaine isn't far off on the dating. It's silly what you can buy here for not a lot. I love the fact she like proper auld stuff and...
Thank you - that looks very like, doesn't it.
Oh, it's joining The Hoard, trust me. ;)
No reputable site would ever claim 700 was 18 carat gold. Nor would any reputable expert or seller.
Those aren't D&E clip backs.
That's utter nonsense, I'm afraid. 700 is NEVER an 18 carat mark. 750 is 18 carat. It refers to the number of parts per thousand of pure gold....
Austrian or German.
That's a granite top, not marble. Someone got an offcut of kitchen worktop.
I've had that in blue. And never found out who made it, sorry. I suspect it came from Empoli.
I've seen these sold as a package with fairly recent blouses.
Excellent, thank you. Bought in a very Indian part of London, but then, where isn't! ;)
Ah, Bidri is a thought. No, totally separate seller from the necklace.
Not tried it with a magnet, good thought. Not rust, more like a mix of old polish and verdigris on the hinge and pin.
I think that's a Napier costume mark.
OOH! Can I play please?
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