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<p>[QUOTE="Joan, post: 4454088, member: 5398"]Does anyone recognize the mark on these silver Jerusalem cross earrings (looks like 90 or 06--could it be a partial mark for 900)? It's the only mark and is easier to read on one earring than the other. I'm wondering where they were made, and how old they are. The craftsmanship looks kind of crude especially on the bezel settings.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've also been trying to find out if the stones are glass or maybe aquamarine? The color is a little lighter than it looks in the photos--more like a light sky blue.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have a gem tester, so I took them to a local jewelry store this afternoon where the staff person just did a quick test with some type of tool that tests the sharpness of the facets and said the stones were glass, but I don't know if I should take her answer as absolute. I think I recall that some on this forum have Presidium gem testers, so I'm wondering if they're reliable (I've read the reviews on Amazon for the $269.00 version, and it seems several people had problems with it. I have a lot of vintage jewelry I should test, but don't want to buy something that isn't reliable, so I welcome opinions on gem testers also.)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]383687[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]383688[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]383689[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]383690[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Joan, post: 4454088, member: 5398"]Does anyone recognize the mark on these silver Jerusalem cross earrings (looks like 90 or 06--could it be a partial mark for 900)? It's the only mark and is easier to read on one earring than the other. I'm wondering where they were made, and how old they are. The craftsmanship looks kind of crude especially on the bezel settings. I've also been trying to find out if the stones are glass or maybe aquamarine? The color is a little lighter than it looks in the photos--more like a light sky blue. I don't have a gem tester, so I took them to a local jewelry store this afternoon where the staff person just did a quick test with some type of tool that tests the sharpness of the facets and said the stones were glass, but I don't know if I should take her answer as absolute. I think I recall that some on this forum have Presidium gem testers, so I'm wondering if they're reliable (I've read the reviews on Amazon for the $269.00 version, and it seems several people had problems with it. I have a lot of vintage jewelry I should test, but don't want to buy something that isn't reliable, so I welcome opinions on gem testers also.) [ATTACH=full]383687[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]383688[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]383689[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]383690[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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