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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 330122, member: 6444"]I don't really see that as being the same, since in the case of the rhinestones the issue is which company made them, and there have apparently been people who have studied their jewelry construction techniques, materials, etc to be able to conclude whether it was really made by Delizza and Elster. Sure there are a lot of people who don't go to that trouble and call everything D&E, but that doesn't mean that it isn't possible to correctly identify real D&E. Very similar to furniture, where even unmarked furniture can be identified based on materials and construction if you have enough experience and know what to look for.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think the same is true of native american silver. If a piece was made early enough to end up in a pawn store, what difference does it make if it actually went to a pawn store or not? Imagine a pair of identical rings from the same maker sold to brothers - one pawns his, and the other doesn't. I don't see how that could possibly make the one that went to a pawn store different from the other one. They are still identical rings from the same maker, made at the same time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 330122, member: 6444"]I don't really see that as being the same, since in the case of the rhinestones the issue is which company made them, and there have apparently been people who have studied their jewelry construction techniques, materials, etc to be able to conclude whether it was really made by Delizza and Elster. Sure there are a lot of people who don't go to that trouble and call everything D&E, but that doesn't mean that it isn't possible to correctly identify real D&E. Very similar to furniture, where even unmarked furniture can be identified based on materials and construction if you have enough experience and know what to look for. I think the same is true of native american silver. If a piece was made early enough to end up in a pawn store, what difference does it make if it actually went to a pawn store or not? Imagine a pair of identical rings from the same maker sold to brothers - one pawns his, and the other doesn't. I don't see how that could possibly make the one that went to a pawn store different from the other one. They are still identical rings from the same maker, made at the same time.[/QUOTE]
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