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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 561975, member: 5833"]My sympathies, Jacqui. Are these rings you remember your mother wearing? Or did you find them among her things & not know she even owned them? The clear set of marks look like they are for Birmingham sterling (some more authoritative eyes will check me on that) & I have to wonder whether the patent that is pending is for the ring design or for the stone.</p><p><br /></p><p>No matter how good the photos, we are not going to be able to assess any gem stones unless they give some unmistakable sign(s) of being glass, which I do not see here. If diamonds are a possibility, you will have to have a jeweller look at them to know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 561975, member: 5833"]My sympathies, Jacqui. Are these rings you remember your mother wearing? Or did you find them among her things & not know she even owned them? The clear set of marks look like they are for Birmingham sterling (some more authoritative eyes will check me on that) & I have to wonder whether the patent that is pending is for the ring design or for the stone. No matter how good the photos, we are not going to be able to assess any gem stones unless they give some unmistakable sign(s) of being glass, which I do not see here. If diamonds are a possibility, you will have to have a jeweller look at them to know.[/QUOTE]
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