My grandmothers alexandrite favorite ring on Oct 17 2007, at 22:29 in
My grandmothers alexandrite favorite ring
<![CDATA[I have been proudly wearing my grandmothers favorite ring for over 20 years without going beyond its immense sentimental value (I also have her same 1st name). I know that my grandfather had bought the stones for her (I also have an unmounted one) over 80 years ago. I always heard that the stones came from Russia... but might have been bought in Egypt...
Last year, I misplaced the ring and felt torn for days. It reappeared. Since then I have been keeping it very close, and, recently, I started reading and researching the stone and its history. I went to various jewellers both in Italy and Canada but no one could appraise it. I was repeatedly told: "It looks very precious but we do not deal this type of gems". They are beautiful and quite large stones (I measured the mounted one at 1.4cm in diameter and 0.7cm in height and the unmounted one at 1.1cm x 0.7cm) and they change color so delicately...
In available light they look a little like light amethysts with a touch of aquamarine greenish blue and under artificial light they warm up to a fiery violet-red. The smaller, unmounted one, becomes more reddish that the large one, it sometimes almost looks like a purpulish ruby. How can I find out who and where this stones could be appraised with accuracy. Can some one guide me? I do have photographs.
Thank you! Grazie! Merci!]]>
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