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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 402435, member: 5833"]I can't speak for you piece, but it is quite common for cameo settings to have parts that show that are solid gold or at least gold filled, and structural parts that are out of view that are gold filled or brass. It's like the secondary wood on cabinetry.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once bought a large cameo locket that seller asserted was 18K or better. It needed some attention from a jeweller & always intended to have it tested, but didn't get around to it until window for returns/complaints had passed. When tested, jeweller declared it not gold it all! Left it there for needed work & asked that they test some other parts while it was in their hands. Wrote seller, related what had happened & asked how such an inconsistency was possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is how: Jeweller, not wanting to risk marring the face, had tested the back of the locket compartment & assumed all metal was the same quality, while seller had tested the front part, & assumed...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 402435, member: 5833"]I can't speak for you piece, but it is quite common for cameo settings to have parts that show that are solid gold or at least gold filled, and structural parts that are out of view that are gold filled or brass. It's like the secondary wood on cabinetry. Once bought a large cameo locket that seller asserted was 18K or better. It needed some attention from a jeweller & always intended to have it tested, but didn't get around to it until window for returns/complaints had passed. When tested, jeweller declared it not gold it all! Left it there for needed work & asked that they test some other parts while it was in their hands. Wrote seller, related what had happened & asked how such an inconsistency was possible. This is how: Jeweller, not wanting to risk marring the face, had tested the back of the locket compartment & assumed all metal was the same quality, while seller had tested the front part, & assumed...[/QUOTE]
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