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<p>[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 97546, member: 201"]From my understanding, if the backs of the glass pieces aren't foiled, then they're not rhinestones and are saphiret glass. If they're foiled, then they're glass rhinestones imitating saphiret and are called sappharine. Sappharine is collectible, but not as valuable as saphiret.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have faceted sappharine rhinestones that I think are from the 1920s, or thereabouts. Mine are glued to a milky white base with holes running through the base so they could be sewn onto fabric. Here's a not so good photo of two of mine...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]24668[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pat P, post: 97546, member: 201"]From my understanding, if the backs of the glass pieces aren't foiled, then they're not rhinestones and are saphiret glass. If they're foiled, then they're glass rhinestones imitating saphiret and are called sappharine. Sappharine is collectible, but not as valuable as saphiret. I have faceted sappharine rhinestones that I think are from the 1920s, or thereabouts. Mine are glued to a milky white base with holes running through the base so they could be sewn onto fabric. Here's a not so good photo of two of mine... [ATTACH=full]24668[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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