--Previous Message-- : PJ, thanks for bringing these lovely brooches : to our attention. I am sure they are : amethysts with some other stones. Purple : with some little green look pretty together. : : If these are really once owned by the : British royals, and the fact that Queen : Alexandra once had some amethysts in her : jewelry, could these brooches be part of her : property at one time? Just curious. : : Nellie, I finally bought the Munn book last : November but do not get around to actually : open the thick book because I am busy with : my teaching job so I might wait until my : spring break or summer to read it. Something : for me to look toward to later, huh? I did : not realize Mr. Munn is also on the Antique : Roadshow (is it Australian antique roadshow : or British one?). There is one in America : but I am not sure to which one you are : refering to when you said Mr. Munn is on one : such show.