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<p>[QUOTE="Dessert58, post: 9930184, member: 78465"][ATTACH=full]498731[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]498733[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]498732[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]498729[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]498730[/ATTACH]So I bought this pendant/necklace online (came from france) because I was sure these stones were diamonds (the way they are cut and their irregular shape) and that would make this pendant/brooch a nice Georgian piece. Maybe a converted button or something similar. A no brainer to me.</p><p>But when I got it home, I tested it, and low and behold...they are NOT diamonds! Not even close.</p><p>I think maybe they could be rock crystal/chrisolite or something else, because they do show up as something harder than glass/paste.</p><p>But since they are not diamonds, I started to question everything!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Could they maybe be Indian and a bit like more modern? Or are they still georgian, as their cut and the back makes me think. Maybe Portuguese? Argggg! the uncertainty makes me crazy!<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Some help/advice on this one is needed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Dessert58, post: 9930184, member: 78465"][ATTACH=full]498731[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]498733[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]498732[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]498729[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]498730[/ATTACH]So I bought this pendant/necklace online (came from france) because I was sure these stones were diamonds (the way they are cut and their irregular shape) and that would make this pendant/brooch a nice Georgian piece. Maybe a converted button or something similar. A no brainer to me. But when I got it home, I tested it, and low and behold...they are NOT diamonds! Not even close. I think maybe they could be rock crystal/chrisolite or something else, because they do show up as something harder than glass/paste. But since they are not diamonds, I started to question everything!:nailbiting: Could they maybe be Indian and a bit like more modern? Or are they still georgian, as their cut and the back makes me think. Maybe Portuguese? Argggg! the uncertainty makes me crazy!:hilarious: Some help/advice on this one is needed.[/QUOTE]
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