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Just bought a 1980's vintage zuni silver necklace, bracelet & earings set. the set was originally bought in Arizona by a buyer for the silver heron store in maryland. From what im told the markings put the pieces in the 1980's time because of the 'sterling' mark & not the .925 stamp in silve...

last try!!!!!

here is a light box picture-this also shows the negatives of the light box i have, oh well-stevie...

this is a reconfigure zircon pendent, all stones are vs class, 5.79ct, 9.60ct, & 9.10ct on bottom, all zircon, blue stones are cambodian, heated & the green stone is sri lanken, untreated, gold is 14kt yellow-steve...

this is the latest pendent just completed, top stone, 3.74ct, mid, 5.83ct, bot, 4.97ct, setting 14kt white gold, length, 6.0cm, wide 1.6cm, total weight 39.55cts-steve...

this pendent is not as elaborate as the pictured item but the stone is very nice with excellent blue in the light, stone is over 15.00cts-steve...

I havent posted any pics of my alexandrite pendent lately but it is interesting to see other peoples response to the light reaction of the stones in this pendent, im told this material is in the $5,000.00 to $8,000.00 /ct range wholesale when found for sale, these are the latest pics of the pendent ...

Have been talking with several jewelers dealing with this new wave stone, are selling like hotcakes, but the down size is the resale value. Most of these stones are coming from the orient, the tech know how in making this stuff is out there and some of the copies are mirror images of the real. As sa...

This is another rare stone, Sri lankan, considered a collector stone because not too much for the market, a little cloudy but clean & good color, a little yellow seems in the green, 22cts mounted in 14kt rose gold, value @ 1/2 that of the blue material, nice & unusual- IMG_0265+.JPG IMG_0266...

this stuff is rare, doesnt mean expensive & different from the blue zircon from cambodia, which is heated almost 90% of the time. it looks good & the fact that it is not easily found, i will probably just keep it as is. just another addition to the "unusuals"- -stevie...