Keys Auction House has a little opal info

[SwordfishMining]

They can sort of be repeating or not the same information. Nice observations from her point of view and a little history. I feel like a fence post floating behind a barn around these never mention Virgin Valley "educators"or sellers. Thats what we can thank the people spreading misinformation as absolutes for 120 years, granted we have a fresh opal cracky problem. The first hard drying usually proves it is stable or not. If I was going to be ornery I'd ask a question: If the Queen was giving everybody opals back in the day 100 years ago....Where are they now and what do they look like. How many crazed? And I'm sure Pink spotted it like I did: always remove the hairs before you take the pictures.

Because of their amazing ability to diffract light, opals have never really gone out of fashion. They have been used in jewellery for centuries and remain hugely popular today. They are often set in pieces with diamonds, offering a colourful foil to the diamond’s purity.

Opal jewellery sells well in the saleroom, whether antique and vintage pieces or more modern examples. And judging by its continued adoption by A-listers on the red carpet, its popularity seems destined to continue for the foreseeable future.

Keys’ last Fine Sale of the year takes place on Wednesday, November 22 to Friday, November 24, and will include an extensive jewellery section. Consignments for the sale close on Friday, October 20.

In addition, the last Keys standalone jewellery sale takes place on Tuesday, December 12. Full details can be found at keysauctions.co.uk


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