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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 9912402, member: 2844&quot;]I also thought Colonial Spanish or Portuguese.</p><p>The stones could be diamonds, which used to be backed with soot before they were backed with silver.</p><p>Indian Golconda diamonds were (and are) often cabochons, rather than facet cut. They were traded throughout Asia, Europe and the colonies, although the cabochons were more popular in India.</p><p><br /></p><p>Happened a lot. I have a thesis on the jewellery Rembrandt painted, and some of the pieces turn out to be complete fantasies.</p><p><br /></p><p>My impression too, but I am not very familiar with this more naive style.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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