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<p>[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 71695, member: 106"]This pretty little thing is about 1 1/2'' long ... mixed yellow and white metal - unmarked ... real pearls and amethyst.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oddly, the amethyst is cut with a rather small table and an open culet. I know with diamonds that this indicates an older stone ... Is the same true for colored semi-precious stones as well?</p><p><br /></p><p>Second odd thing is that although the amethyst is round, the bezel is square-ish. </p><p>part of the design or replaced stone? The bezel isn't in perfect shape so I was leaning towards stone replacement. </p><p><br /></p><p>Does this style give any indication of age? This is from the same owner as the moonstone pin shown earlier and I cannot rely on the post 1920 pin back to nail down the style, but I was guessing 20's-30's (really just a WAG).</p><p><br /></p><p>All thoughts and opinions are welcome!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]18581[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]18582[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]18583[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]18584[/ATTACH] </p><p>close up of pin ends [ATTACH]18585[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]18586[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="quirkygirl, post: 71695, member: 106"]This pretty little thing is about 1 1/2'' long ... mixed yellow and white metal - unmarked ... real pearls and amethyst. Oddly, the amethyst is cut with a rather small table and an open culet. I know with diamonds that this indicates an older stone ... Is the same true for colored semi-precious stones as well? Second odd thing is that although the amethyst is round, the bezel is square-ish. part of the design or replaced stone? The bezel isn't in perfect shape so I was leaning towards stone replacement. Does this style give any indication of age? This is from the same owner as the moonstone pin shown earlier and I cannot rely on the post 1920 pin back to nail down the style, but I was guessing 20's-30's (really just a WAG). All thoughts and opinions are welcome! [ATTACH=full]18581[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]18582[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]18583[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]18584[/ATTACH] close up of pin ends [ATTACH]18585[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]18586[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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