Thanks for the info! The milgrain is certainly worn, with thinner flattened spots around the bezel. It was one of the first condition things I...
Same in person, I felt like I could see flat culets. But hoping someone who knows more than I do, could weigh in.
I’m not 100% sure which cut they are. Transitional is essentially considered its own cut. It’s what gem cutters were producing in between OEC and...
Thank you! I was trying to figure that out.
Hi all, I recently got engaged and am absolutely in love with my ring. My partner and I bought online via an auction and I am more than...
Oh sweet, thanks @Dessert58 Did yours also used to be en tremblant? Cause mine most certainly was. And unfortunately somebody went through and...
Fair, thanks! There’s so little of it showing/left I wasn’t sure what to call it!
Do you think that hole in the middle of the stem could’ve involved a hair clip? Hmm interesting.zz
Oh very interesting, I wonder what it was…
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hello all, I recently picked up this Georgian style brooch online. I’m absolutely obsessed with the fire it...
Wow that looks so much like it! Thanks so much @Any Jewelry @DragonflyWink and @kyratango Yes, I can see how the box is puzzling. I haven’t seen...
Hi @Dessert58 I hear what you are saying, and understand the risk of it entering the market someday (not by my hand) as an almost period fake. But...
Thanks @mirana Oooh a whole artist, I’m impressed! Any rendering of my partners eye I could do would be woefully lacking so I’ll leave it to a...
Thanks for the info! If this box was not original, then it was custom made to fit this brooch because the fit is soooo precise. I should have...
Thanks @Bronwen I could totally see it being late 19th, I just haven’t been able to see many similar examples to compare it against. I’d hate...
Hello all, I recently bought this 18k locket/brooch for a personal project. Basically I’m commissioning a lovers eye painting for it and plan to...
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