[Jewelry making - Article 01084] - Re: [Orchid] Good sapphires set in silver

[Helen Hill]

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>     someone who wanted to make some bridal jewelry and was not sure if
>     she should set sapphires not into silver, but rather gold? John, did
>     she ever say anything about making a "ballerina ring" with a bunch
>     of little baguettes? 

    Exactly what I have been trying to say for a few weeks but for some
    reason my posts on this topic don't seem to make it onto the list
    anymore. 

    As you say Lisa, this is a custom piece, not something that a
    "bricks and mortar" jeweller will be stuck with and not able to sell,
    and the person who posted originally never mentioned the hugely
    expensive sapphires that John keeps talking about. 

    I would NEVER buy a $15K USD sapphire (that is if I could ever afford
    one!) and then set it in silver, in a ring. I agree with John - that
    would be ridiculous and I think most people on this list are
    intelligent enough to understand what John is saying - but it is not
    very relevant to the original question posed. But set attractive
    sapphires in silver in a beautiful necklace to wear on the customer's
    wedding day - sure I'd do that and it would look nicer than a lot of
    the commercially available necklaces for brides. 

I'll hopefully shut up on this one now.

Helen
UK
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