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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 2238607, member: 5833&quot;]I had the same observations &amp; thoughts.&nbsp; Just spent a bit of time poking around in the records of the impressions made by James Tassie.&nbsp; His fanciest productions were impressions in glass paste of the same color as the original gem.&nbsp; However, although the catalogue of his work numbers more than 15000 pieces, &amp; he did take impressions from other kinds of seals, even ones that just said &#039;Mary&#039; or things of that sort, he does not seem to have replicated any that were armorial.&nbsp; I do not know if this was a choice he made or if it was that families did not want the family crest turned into something commercial.&nbsp; If Tassie didn&#039;t do it, it probably wasn&#039;t done.</p><p><br /></p><p>My first message originally started by saying that I was inclined to amethyst for exactly the reasons of why would such a thing be mass produced &amp; the excellent condition compared to other parts, then became concerned about authenticity &amp; scrapped it.&nbsp; When you get it, &amp; we find out what color the stone really is, we&#039;ll have a better idea.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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