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    Posted 10 years ago

    surfdub66
    (464 items)

    I bought this for my lovely wife !!
    It was listed as a Russian peridot & gold necklace ..
    It's a 9ct gold chain and mount , she loved it !!
    Sorry I dont know any more about it apart from its not the original box apparently ..
    Thanks for looking. :-)

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    Comments

    1. katherinescollections katherinescollections, 10 years ago
      Just stunningly beautiful, wow!
    2. racer4four racer4four, 10 years ago
      So so pretty! Good choice SD!
    3. Peasejean55 Peasejean55, 10 years ago
      Yep my type of jewellery, it's lovely.
    4. inky inky, 10 years ago
      I think your lovely wife has a lovely husband!!!!..this is beautiful...:-)
    5. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Thanks katherinescollections
      Racer4four
      Peasejean55
      & inky for your loves and kind comments :-))
    6. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Thanks for your loves
      Vetraio50
      Kyratango
      & mikelv85 :-)
    7. davyd286, 10 years ago
      It seems to have a mark on the back of the bow, can you get a close up photo? If it turns out to be Russian, those green stones may be almandine garnets, which are much more valuable than peridots.
    8. freiheit freiheit, 10 years ago
      I love the pendant! Do you think it is possible that the chain is not original to the pendant? The chain looks very heavy. It must have a lot of gold in it. I have some pendants from that period and most of the original chains are broken because they were too fragile. But having said that, mine are most likely of lesser quality all together. You got a lucky wife!
    9. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Thanks Davyd286 for your love & kind comments, ill check it out ;-) many thanks ...sd
    10. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Thanks freiheit for your love & kind comments , i would of said the chain is almost definatly not an original , it does look & feel heavy but a good colour match!! Also the chain is marked 9ct but the pendant isnt ;-)
    11. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Thanks melaniej
      lisasround2
      aghcollect
      & trey for your loves :-)
    12. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Thanks nutsabotas6
      & Manikin for your loves :-)
    13. SEAN68 SEAN68, 10 years ago
      stunning!!!!
    14. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Thanks for your love Sean m8 ;-)
    15. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Thanks for your kind comments too sean ;-)
    16. Bluboi Bluboi, 10 years ago
      Lovely necklace! If Russian, the green stones may very well be demantoid garnets (or as my friend calls them, "demented garnets").

      The original mines were discovered in 1868 in the Ural Mountains in Russia; demantoid garnets were favored stones of Faberge and Tiffany. The mines were essentially closed after WWI. There are now other demantoid sources, especially Namibia, but only the Russian demantoids have "horsetail occlusions," golden brown crystal threads of chrysotile which can be seen under magnification.

      From the International Gemstone Association:
      The demantoid is one of the most brilliant gemstones that exist, yet until recently it was little known except among collectors and gemstone lovers. Strictly speaking it is a green garnet, or rather the star of the green garnets. The demantoid belongs to the large gemstone family of the garnets, and is actually a variety of the garnet mineral andradite. But it is more than that: it is the most expensive kind of garnet and one of the most precious of all gemstones. It is highly esteemed on account of its rarity coupled with that incredible luminosity.
    17. Peasejean55 Peasejean55, 10 years ago
      Hi surfdub, if you on to my posting there is a necklace with Dermatoid Garnets. It might give you a idea.
    18. Peasejean55 Peasejean55, 10 years ago
      Also I have a Butterfly with emerald eye and the other a Dermantoid Garnet, the colours are completely different greens.
    19. Bluboi Bluboi, 10 years ago
      Here is a link to a pearl and demantoid necklace:

      http://photos.imageevent.com/bluboi/fine/Demantoid%20garnets%20and%20pearl%20necklace.jpg
    20. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Thank you Bluboi for all the knowledge /info/link & your love ill have a good look now & see if i can tell which is what ;-)
    21. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Thanks PeaseJean55 for your love & kind comments ill have a look at yours , now :-)
    22. davyd286, 10 years ago
      Thans for correcting, Bluboi; green demantoid garnets was what I meant; naturally, almandine garnets are the wrong color.
    23. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Thanks BelleEpoke for your love :-)
    24. Virginia.vintage Virginia.vintage, 10 years ago
      Yes, an excellent choice, delicate, adorable!!
    25. surfdub66 surfdub66, 10 years ago
      Thank you VirginiaVintage for your love & kind comments;-)
    26. surfdub66 surfdub66, 9 years ago
      Thanks aura for your love ;-))
    27. Gillian, 9 years ago
      A joy to look at, and I expect, a joy to wear. Gorgeous.
    28. surfdub66 surfdub66, 9 years ago
      Thanks Gilliam for your love & kind comments,
      I bought it cos she loved it and she's never worn it !! She still loves it and is waiting a special occasion !!
    29. surfdub66 surfdub66, 9 years ago
      Thanks Katherinescollections for your love ;-))

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