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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4573389, member: 5833"]Welcome, Dessert58. Interesting piece. Unless it is heat treated amethyst, think the yellow stone is more likely to be glass than either citrine or topaz. A natural stone with this color & clarity would be much more valuable than the other materials used. Also, in the photos, the edges where facets meet look rounded to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the period we anglophones call 'Georgian' (most of the 18th century & first third of the 19th) delicate jewellery set with pearls & turquoises was very fashionable. This has that same feel.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4573389, member: 5833"]Welcome, Dessert58. Interesting piece. Unless it is heat treated amethyst, think the yellow stone is more likely to be glass than either citrine or topaz. A natural stone with this color & clarity would be much more valuable than the other materials used. Also, in the photos, the edges where facets meet look rounded to me. In the period we anglophones call 'Georgian' (most of the 18th century & first third of the 19th) delicate jewellery set with pearls & turquoises was very fashionable. This has that same feel.[/QUOTE]
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