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<p>[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4280043, member: 18716"]Agree with [USER=649]@bluumz[/USER] , the red one is likely carved coral, it was fairly popular in the 60's and 70's for rings. The mounts are also typical of 60's 70's period. The ring with the pink stone looks a little earlier than the coral one (from the mount style).</p><p><br /></p><p>The pink stone (if corundum) would be sapphire (rubies are red, a pink ruby is called a sapphire). If it is sapphire it would almost certainly be synthetic. The colour is also typical of topaz and CZ or Glass, so you need to have it tested to be sure.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ce BCA, post: 4280043, member: 18716"]Agree with [USER=649]@bluumz[/USER] , the red one is likely carved coral, it was fairly popular in the 60's and 70's for rings. The mounts are also typical of 60's 70's period. The ring with the pink stone looks a little earlier than the coral one (from the mount style). The pink stone (if corundum) would be sapphire (rubies are red, a pink ruby is called a sapphire). If it is sapphire it would almost certainly be synthetic. The colour is also typical of topaz and CZ or Glass, so you need to have it tested to be sure.[/QUOTE]
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