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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9487170, member: 2844"]Speaking as a collector of antique diamond (and other) jewellery and an amateur jewellery and diamond historian, I would leave out this bit:</p><p><br /></p><p>"However, the absence of other gemstones or pearls in the stolen pieces could mean that they had been specifically crafted for the purpose of transporting diamonds, possibly as a means to evade taxes imposed on loose stones."</p><p><br /></p><p>No jewellery or diamond historian has ever made such an assumption.</p><p>It was a theory by Debora. And with all respect for her vast knowledge in other fields, she is not a period jewellery or diamond collector or jewellery or diamond (amateur) historian. She was merely trying to help as a member of Antiquers by 'thinking aloud', so to speak.</p><p>We are a forum with many members who try to help, often by just posting 'ins Blaue hinein'. Sometimes those theories help lead to an identification of an item, which is why they can be useful.</p><p>However, in your paper you are trying to get closer to the truth. You have to ask yourself if a random theory has a place in such a quest, or if you would rather stick with fact.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9487170, member: 2844"]Speaking as a collector of antique diamond (and other) jewellery and an amateur jewellery and diamond historian, I would leave out this bit: "However, the absence of other gemstones or pearls in the stolen pieces could mean that they had been specifically crafted for the purpose of transporting diamonds, possibly as a means to evade taxes imposed on loose stones." No jewellery or diamond historian has ever made such an assumption. It was a theory by Debora. And with all respect for her vast knowledge in other fields, she is not a period jewellery or diamond collector or jewellery or diamond (amateur) historian. She was merely trying to help as a member of Antiquers by 'thinking aloud', so to speak. We are a forum with many members who try to help, often by just posting 'ins Blaue hinein'. Sometimes those theories help lead to an identification of an item, which is why they can be useful. However, in your paper you are trying to get closer to the truth. You have to ask yourself if a random theory has a place in such a quest, or if you would rather stick with fact.[/QUOTE]
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