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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 351631, member: 2844&quot;][USER=7320]@DBinSV[/USER] , the reason why I suggested taking it to a reputable jeweler&#039;s first, was to ascertain whether it was silver gilt or gold.</p><p>The silverforum is a treasure trove of knowledge on silver, and I commend them for it. We all use them for reference. But over the years my questions on gold items, including two of antique Russian gold, remained unanswered.</p><p>I stopped asking them, of course, and began to invest in books on gold. I also found forums on items from the Russian Imperial period online. The most interesting one, on antique Russian precious metal items, no longer exists, unfortunately.</p><p>With the excellently detailed extra information you have added, it seems more likely that the case is silver gilt, but if it were mine I&#039;d want to be sure.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheryl raises the issue of testing possibly being destructive, I have heard that before from members from the US.</p><p>I am in the Netherlands, and am used to jewelers using non-destructive, high-tech methods. I&#039;ve seen them do it, if you want you can be present while they test, but don&#039;t ask me how it works. I thought that was the general way to test nowadays, but apparently not.</p><p>So if you want to have it tested, you&#039;d better check first. Or come to the Netherlands.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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