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<p>[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 315206, member: 29"]Bohemian garnets from Jablonec/Gablonz. With the proviso that glass garnets were also made there and often mixed in with mined stones. The construction is absolutely typical as is the use of brass. I do agree about that extension being added: women had little necks! </p><p><br /></p><p>Bronwen, I've never been convinced this was mourning stuff. I think it's rather that the good people of Jablonec were very good at marketing their garnets. And of course, they look fabulous in candlelight.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ownedbybear, post: 315206, member: 29"]Bohemian garnets from Jablonec/Gablonz. With the proviso that glass garnets were also made there and often mixed in with mined stones. The construction is absolutely typical as is the use of brass. I do agree about that extension being added: women had little necks! Bronwen, I've never been convinced this was mourning stuff. I think it's rather that the good people of Jablonec were very good at marketing their garnets. And of course, they look fabulous in candlelight.[/QUOTE]
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