[Jewelry making - Article 00397] - Re: [Orchid] Red amethyst?

[Harriet Kelsall]

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Hi there

    I have just spoken to the customer who owns the ring and she will be
    able to pop the ring back to me some time soon and will be very
    happy to have me photograph it so that I can show you all the stone!
    When I have it I'll post it on my blog or somewhere like that and
    mail the link to you to see what you think. 

    Interesting point about the difficulty about finding somebody expert
    in natural vs synthetic amethyst and I'll be sure to take it
    somewhere that I feel confident they will be able to advise. I will
    see if I can persuade the customer to let my colleague take it up to
    the Gem-A in London for their opinion as she is currently studying
    there. I had never thought that people would bother to make synthetic
    amethyst as I would have thought that the lab costs would have far
    outweighed the cost of a new piece - but I guess that is for the
    standard purple quartz - and maybe there is a point in doing this for
    an unusual stone like this. Who knows. I still feel like it is a
    natural stone. 

    The customer was telling me that she picked it up from a funny
    little junk/antique shop for about 200 GBP (about $400USD) and this
    is the same junk shop from which she recently bought an absolutely
    amazing art deco opal and diamond pendant for less than GBP 2000
    which I valued at over GBP 12000. I think I need to find out where it
    is and go along to this shop! As I was saying the stone I have been
    asking about which may or may not be a red amethyst is large so
    either way and whatever the stone turns out to be I think that for
    GBP 200 she has a bargain...it is certainly 18ct yellow gold and of
    interesting construction too so it will be interesting to see what
    comments you have about the mount itself too as I have always found
    that the mount says so much about the stone in this sort of piece. 

    Thanks for the continuing posts - I am finding them very interesting
    and educational. 

Very best wishes
Harriet (UK).
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