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<p>[QUOTE="Barn Owl, post: 2887426, member: 4864"]The stone is irregular (irregularly faceted/jagged on back, but polished smooth on the front), which I find strange and interesting, because I haven't seen anything like it before. The back seems too solid to be Czech (it doesn't feel really die-stamped like some other Czech pieces I have), but the fastenings holding the stones in place don't quite make me think AH...</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the other AH pieces I've owned didn't have those windows.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can't test either the silver or the stones at this time. I don't have a testing kit anymore. Not quite sure how to test garnets with my cheap diamond tester...</p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like it's missing a dangle. I suspect probably a pearl.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Barn Owl, post: 2887426, member: 4864"]The stone is irregular (irregularly faceted/jagged on back, but polished smooth on the front), which I find strange and interesting, because I haven't seen anything like it before. The back seems too solid to be Czech (it doesn't feel really die-stamped like some other Czech pieces I have), but the fastenings holding the stones in place don't quite make me think AH... I think the other AH pieces I've owned didn't have those windows. I can't test either the silver or the stones at this time. I don't have a testing kit anymore. Not quite sure how to test garnets with my cheap diamond tester... Looks like it's missing a dangle. I suspect probably a pearl.[/QUOTE]
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