Posted by Dmitry on November 14, 2012, 11:19 pm, in reply to "Re: please..."
I am not certain if the image posted. I am rather a Luddite at such things.
My apologies.
Here is the link.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-36ct-Rose-Antique-Cut-Diamond-Silver-Victorian-Look-Ruby-Tiara-/320935708000?pt=US_Fine_Jewelry&hash=item4ab9424560 --Previous Message-- : It looks like some of the effective, but lower : quality Indian-made items that show up on : Ebay in antique-style settings, sometimes : even open replicas of rather well-known : tiaras and so forth. There is no false claim : about them, just that they are what they : are. Someone could purchase and resell them : as something else, obviously. Anyhow, the : pieces remind me of the workmanship and : quality of stones to be found in such : Indian-made items. Really though, it is : quite attractive, but I would doubt if the : value would equal the price paid. : : The link I have provided looks vaguely like : one of our favourite, well-known tiaras and : is an example of what I have stated above. : : --Previous Message-- : : O/T I was reminded when Cynthia showed the : Hermes bags on E-Bay. There was a young : woman who bought what she thought was a : Hermes bag on E-Bay for $3000 and she took : it to an expert for inspection and it was : fake. Oops! As for the tiara and necklace, I : agree the price seems awfully cheap. I would : be leery. : : --Previous Message-- : do not open that can of worms nobody ever : mentioned this - not even the seller! I am : saying this as someone might snap up this : from this board and start telling people : this set has a connection with the Habsburgs : : I am sure the seller would have mentioned it : if it had even the slightest connection with : the Habsburgs : : : : : : :
on November 14, 2012, 11:19 pm, in reply to "