[Jewelry making - Article 00057] - Re: [Orchid] Good sapphires set in silver

[Ian W. Wright]

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    Before jewellers were able to easily work platinum, most stones were
    set in silver I believe and most found in antique jewellery are still
    present. The settings may have had to be a little beefier but I don't
    think that silver should be discounted as a metal to set stones in.
    Indeed, my wife's engagement ring which I made as one of my first
    ever projects - more out of poverty than anything else - has a
    solitaire sapphire set in a silver claw setting between two parallel
    gold bars and is still going strong despite almost daily wear over 37
    years! 

Best wishes,
Ian
Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK
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