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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 4541850, member: 2844&quot;]Traditionally there weren&#039;t many Romani (etc) goldsmiths in Europe. They were mainly found in Romania among enslaved Rom who were given the collective name Aurari. All Romanian enslaved Rom groups were called after the trade or craft they had to perform or do.</p><p><br /></p><p>The story of Gypsy set rings is that they were called Gypsy set because non-Gypsies travelling in 19th century Britain were scared to have their gems snatched from their rings by Gypsies, so they had them set deeply. Whether that is true, I don&#039;t know. Snatching a stone from a ring doesn&#039;t sound plausible to me. Or it was simply due to the usual irrational fear.</p><p><br /></p><p>In some other countries, Gypsy jewellery is the kind of jewellery Romani wear, but rarely made by Romani.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wonderful!</p><p>The beads were probably not broken, but worn through daily wear over a long period. If you look closely at the photo, you can see that they were indeed worn, especially the one on the side of the other ring. I&#039;m glad you found the stone.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was told to check regularly worn prong or bead-set rings, because those tiny prongs or beads are subject to wear. Look at them through a loupe, if you wear them daily or regularly.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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