The Strange Saga Of A Diamond Ring...
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Often I buy stuff in lots, or I'm foreordained stuff in lots. Occasionally I buy attire jewelry lots if I like what I see. I'm not definitely sure where this ring came from, however that I thought of it as "the trinket ring" and figured it was seasoned, with rhinestones:
It had a spacer in it (one of those things that makes a portly ring fit a smaller finger). It sat around for a year or two, until I was alluring jewelry for an appraisal before I did the Manhattan Old-time & Textile Trade Show in April. I tossed the ring into a bag along with a numeral of finer pieces (I thought).
So I believe you can imagine my astonishment after the jeweler, a considerable-end dealer in a good neighborhood, removed the spacer, looked the ring across, and said, "This is 14 karat waxen gold with old European cut diamonds. It's in all probability the most valuable piece you obtain."
Mind you, this was also with an belongings lot with genuine pearl and gold rings, choice diamond and onyx rings, vintage gemstone pieces, etc. Legitimate to be sure, I took it to another jeweler, who confirmed what the foremost jeweler had said! And I can't even reminisce over where it came from!*
I went on the Ebay Excellent Jewelry Discussion Board, and was very soon peppered with questions and admonition, all from helpful veteran gem sellers. I had no idea how to describe it, and they gave me the terms: bead-set, bow ring, etc. It didn't shop at the Vintage Show (although very a bit of costume jewelry did). The Fine Jewelry arbitrator over at Specialist Auctions, who also sells on Ebay...