[Jewelry making - Article 00184] - Re: [Orchid] Red amethyst?

[John Donivan]

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>     Your description matches the description of a once-popular
>     synthetic corundum, produced in Eastern Europe and sold widely
>     before WWII

    Actually this post rang a bell. Thought I'd let the gemologists duke
    it out, first. Jo-Ann has pretty much the same ring, in a way - a
    reddish-purple synthetic sapphire (we know) that's quite lovely, set
    in a Russian or Russian-esque ring, with appliqued leaves in
    different gold colors and stuff - large and very beautiful in a
    Faberge kind of way. It's worth a lot more as a fine historical piece
    than it's inherent value, in our case. 

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