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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Torkel Oftedal, post: 494965, member: 9653&quot;]Dear all friends here, this is the Norwegian coming back for more advice- even though i try not to drown you with my many questions (I have many!) - but i need your help again here.</p><p><br /></p><p>First of all, I have this ring, that i dont know if i like or dislike, really, but i think that anything that have survived for so long deserve to be taken care of. As you can see from the photos, the hallmark is not at all possible to read, so the ring must be well used. I am not at all sure if the box is original, so i would not count on that to give me any clue, but with the hallmarks gone, can anyone help me say something about this ring? Is it worth a few bob, or should it just go into my &quot;treasure chest&quot; for my grandchildren? </p><p><br /></p><p>And then to the 2nd question; this phrase &quot;costume jewelry&quot; - versus &quot;real jewelry&quot; - can anyone give an amateur like me a crash course in what the difference is here? I see many nice silver items being called costume jewelry, like somthing 2nd or 3rd rated, even though it may be some of the finest examples that the maker have done in their time. Is it just a distinction between very expensive and cheaper jewelry or can aynone explain this to an ignorant Norwegian? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Two questions in one post here, but i do hope to build on my knowledge base here, both on the ring and the rest! [ATTACH=full]163300[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]163301[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]163302[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]163303[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]163304[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]163305[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]163306[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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