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Dessert58 liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Facetted glass or stone ?.
Since it is a classic Dutch pendant, the stone is most likely a real carnelian (carneool of cornalijn in het Nederlands:)).
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM -
Dessert58 liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Id help needed : silver braclet.
Your mark is one of the marks on the right of the page, the ones with the four pointy thingies: [ATTACH] From: Keurtekens op zak, van...
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Dessert58 liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Guilloche enamel belt buckle, any idea or origin?.
Nice colours. It doesn't look like it was engine turned, the type of engraving used to make the foundation for guilloche enamel. It...
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM -
Dessert58 liked Elen Beattie's post in the thread Guilloche enamel belt buckle, any idea or origin?.
Hi all! Not exactly jewellery as such, but a belt buckle (I think?). I'm guessing early 1900s, reminds me of peacock feathers a little....
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Dessert58 liked Ownedbybear's post in the thread Today's mystery object: silver or white metal wotsit fastener thingy.
Sorry, meant to post this yesterday and totally forgot. Yes, number two is right. This is how it looks. [ATTACH]
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Dessert58 liked Ownedbybear's post in the thread Today's mystery object: silver or white metal wotsit fastener thingy.
Aha! Thank you ladies, I had one piece the wrong way round. ;) Debora, now you've pointed that out, it makes perfect sense. I...
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM -
Dessert58 liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Today's mystery object: silver or white metal wotsit fastener thingy.
A beautiful belt buckle. A fabric or leather belt goes through the loops at the back, and the buckle is fastened by sliding the thin end...
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM -
Dessert58 liked Ownedbybear's post in the thread Today's mystery object: silver or white metal wotsit fastener thingy.
I cannot for the life of me work out how this works. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Dessert58 replied to the thread Question about a silver ring with a stone.
Also a cheapo tester. Same as the other members of this group, I always test it first on a 'for sure' diamond. After that, I test the...
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:44 AM -
Dessert58 liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Question about a silver ring with a stone.
I have a cheap one which I have to set on 3 according to the instructions. Now that it is older I notice I have to set it on 4. (Maybe...
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM -
Dessert58 liked evelyb30's post in the thread Question about a silver ring with a stone.
Mine is el-cheapo. I usually set it to 1. Glass often doesn't register, and CZ goes up a bar. Sapphire goes up most of the way but...
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM -
Dessert58 liked Lucille.b's post in the thread Question about a silver ring with a stone.
I have the "Diamond tester II, same as the OP's. These testers are cheaply made machines and I don't think all are perfectly calibrated....
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM -
Dessert58 liked evelyb30's post in the thread Question about a silver ring with a stone.
Diamonds usually test as diamond no matter where you have the tester set. I've never seen a totally clear large-ish size diamond set in...
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM -
Dessert58 liked Lucille.b's post in the thread Question about a silver ring with a stone.
Do you have a diamond in a different piece of jewelry? What I do with those testers is test something I know for sure is a diamond, get...
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM -
Dessert58 liked Any Jewelry's post in the thread Question about a silver ring with a stone.
Diamonds are sometimes set in silver, but your stone is not a diamond. At 9 on the Mohs scale it could be a sapphire (leucosapphire),...
Jan 21, 2025 at 8:36 AM
