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Featured Amethyst? Ring

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by KSW, Sep 4, 2019.

  1. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Morning all, I bought this ring from a car boot sale a few weeks ago and just got round to looking at it properly.
    Do you think it is likely to be Amethyst with the slightly blue colouring?
    Stamped 925 and tests as silver although it's either missed some polishing or its slightly lower grade than 925. Shoulders test as gold.
    Do you think it is a modern tourist piece ( where from?). Or older?
    How would I describe it?- sadly doesn't fit me.

    Thankyou :)
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  2. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Bali! Not old... Likely amethyst, they use faceted semi precious stones, cabochons may be glass.
    @Any Jewelry will know for sure:joyful:
     
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  3. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Thankyou. Amazing how the lovely people on this forum can pinpoint a piece of jewellery so quickly. :)
     
  4. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    :kiss::happy:
     
  5. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    A gorgeous little ring. As dear Kyra said, Bali, and amethyst.
    They are still making this style, but this could have been made in the 1970s-80s.
    All of my Balinese jewellery in this style has real stones, Indonesia is one of those gemstone countries. The amethyst could have been treated to enhance the colour.
    The silver is likely to be 925 as marked, the gold fineness can range from 14ct-22ct.

    The granulated style is traditional and dates back to at least the Javanese Majapahit period, 1293-ca 1500. Bali was a colony of Majapahit.
    Traditional granulated decoration on my favourite hairpins, Bali or East Java:
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    The repoussé pieces on either side of a central stone are also seen on Continental European jewellery of the early 1900s. The idea to use it in Balinese jewellery could have come from seeing Amsterdam School (Dutch Arts&Crafts) jewellery like this brooch by Fons Reggers:
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  6. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    I love this forum!. Wonderful information. Thanks so much
     
  7. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The only question is the amethyst: Brazilian or Russian?
     
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Are you sure you want us to chose from only those two options when there are hundreds to chose from, including Indonesia?:confused: And why?
    You could have it researched of course, but why spend so much money on a stone that occurs in countless countries all over the world and is not of enormous value?

    Since the ring is Indonesian, the stone could very well be Indonesian. From Kalimantan (Borneo Island), for instance. If not Indonesian, Indonesia has neighbours with a lot of amethyst. Australia is littered with it, so to speak. And you could travel through many amethyst-rich countries from Indonesia before arriving in either Brazil or Russia.
     
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  9. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    The color to me said Russia or Brazil, but heat treating throws that out the window. I should have figured the Aussies would have amethyst; it shows up where gold does. They've even found some low-grade stones in New Jersey. My dad had a chunk that was found in a railroad bed in with the stone fill.
     
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  10. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    As you see in your photo, it glints red. Stones that look a lot like amethyst but seem a bit too blue are apt to be iolite. :)
     
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  11. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Indonesia is also gold country as well as amethyst country. Indonesia is very rich in minerals, including precious metals and stones, and not just their well-known diamonds. They really don't need to go abroad for stones as wide-spread as amethysts.

    Borneo amethysts, Borneo is just north of Bali and a likely suspect imo:
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    More Borneo amethysts here:
    https://www.pinterest.com/pin/543246773779898591
     
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  12. KSW

    KSW Well-Known Member

    Wow, those are stunning, and really blue!
     
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