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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 924559, member: 649"]I recently acquired this beautiful solitaire pearl ring and I’m trying to figure out a little more about it, as the seller had no history. It is a large size at US 9 and I plan on wearing it on my index finger. It appears Victorian in styling to me. Am I correct in calling the pearl baroque? The seller referred to it as a potato pearl, is that correct? </p><p>There are no hallmarks whatsoever and I’m wondering if they could have disappeared if/when the ring was stretched to become the large size that it now is. The band does appear to taper and thin slightly at the back but I suppose it could have been originally made that way. </p><p>The seller made no claims as to the gold content, calling it “difficult to test”. I am no expert with the acid solutions but the scratch appeared to withstand the 10K acid solution and dissolved with the 14K.</p><p>Your opinions are appreciated concerning age, origin, gold, and pearl... and anything else that comes to mind! </p><p>I didn’t spend much so if the whole thing is completely fake I won’t be disappointed. It’s pretty and I’ll wear it regardless. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]201983[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]201985[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]201987[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]201989[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]201991[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]201993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]201994[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 924559, member: 649"]I recently acquired this beautiful solitaire pearl ring and I’m trying to figure out a little more about it, as the seller had no history. It is a large size at US 9 and I plan on wearing it on my index finger. It appears Victorian in styling to me. Am I correct in calling the pearl baroque? The seller referred to it as a potato pearl, is that correct? There are no hallmarks whatsoever and I’m wondering if they could have disappeared if/when the ring was stretched to become the large size that it now is. The band does appear to taper and thin slightly at the back but I suppose it could have been originally made that way. The seller made no claims as to the gold content, calling it “difficult to test”. I am no expert with the acid solutions but the scratch appeared to withstand the 10K acid solution and dissolved with the 14K. Your opinions are appreciated concerning age, origin, gold, and pearl... and anything else that comes to mind! I didn’t spend much so if the whole thing is completely fake I won’t be disappointed. It’s pretty and I’ll wear it regardless. [ATTACH=full]201983[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]201985[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]201987[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]201989[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]201991[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]201993[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]201994[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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