[Jewelry making - Article 00270] - Re: [Orchid] Estate stones dealers

[R . E . Rourke]

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    Beware is my main advice on "estate stone" dealers.. best to buy a
    stone from a little old lady trying to sell grandma's wedding ring
    than to trust an online claim of "estate" stones for sale.I'm betting
    80 % of the estate stones i see advertised on auction sites are drop
    shipped from Alpha Imports. I tend not to make any endorsementsof a
    particular seller on Orchid, but if you care to contact me off the
    list I will provide you with two legitimate sellers of estate
    jewelry.The major auction houses are a good source to look at in
    searching truly estate stones, but advise your client they are often
    four times the cost of non-estate stones of the same quality,clarity
    cut, size and colour. Diamonds from antique jewelry are often higher
    quality than is seen today depending on the diamond's origins: when
    and where mined, and when, where, and whether native or machine cut
    or cut by independant lapidaries. 

R.E.Rourke
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