u/itsyagurl01

Two very nice natural colorful sapphires

Yellow : 2.05ct, heated, slight pink / reddish fluorescence

Pink : 1,95ct, unheated, no fluorescence

Both are not eye clean, was wondering what these stones could be worth? Is certification needed to sell such colored stones ?

I like to collect corundum, but usually stick to blue sapphire / ruby… not well versed when it comes to other colors of sapphire :) your thoughts are appreciated!

I have these two very beautiful cabochons

Both are natural, unheated rubies, no fluorescence, the more vivid red one is 2.6ct and the lighter one is 2.8ct

They are very transparent, the lighter one has a lot of eye visible inclusions, but no strong fractures. The other one is very much eye clean.

What would you do with them?

They are not exactly a pair unfortunately :)

I have these two very beautiful cabochons

Both are natural, unheated rubies, no fluorescence, the more vivid red one is 2.6ct and the lighter one is 2.8ct

They are very transparent, the lighter one has a lot of eye visible inclusions, but no strong fractures. The other one is very much eye clean.

What would you do with them?

They are not exactly a pair unfortunately :)

Happy to share some more of the unusual cool pieces I have in my personal collection.

I have been obsessed with these styles for a long time & coming across them is not so easy!

Left : Rolled gold, garnet in the middle ca. 1900-1910 Pforzheim, Germany

Right, top : Rolled gold, synthetic ruby ca. 1900-1920, also from Pforzheim Germany

Right, bottom : Mixed gold contents 6k chain, 14k pendants, rhodolite garnet, ca. 1900-1930 from Austria. Would fit well with the Vienna secession style that was quite fond of geometric shapes, but earlier than art deco, but possibly art deco as well.

Pink really is my fav color!

For the first two markers marks help with the identification, while the latter one is quite unusual with its 6k gold chain which caught my eye! 6 carat gold purity standard was used in Austria from my research. In Germany that doesn’t count as gold as 8k is the lowest purity standard for gold here.

Latest addition to my antiques collection.
Would date early 20th century, what would you say?

Silver with gold plate and various colors of garnets light pink to fuchsia. This was a piece cared for, as it was updated in the later half of the 20th century with a more modern butterfly closure. Inspecting closely the base of the studs and closure are made from two different alloys and solder looks more modern. To me prongs & wear of the gold plate & different cuts of the garnets is what gives away its antique character.

I have never seen a set of small studs like this. Only ever singles so that makes this find especially precious to me.