What I am saying is the do-not-cross line is strictly up to the owner of
the item. The families wealthy enough to have "family jewels" have
traditionally often reset them to current styles and sometimes, recut
stones with new techniques. The 18th-century diamond necklace might be
lovely, and so is the Victorian one later made from the same diamonds,
and so is the Art Deco one even later made from the same diamonds. It's
other people's business to criticize the owners for their goal of having
stylish jewelry to wear now instead of unstylish jewelry preserved in a
vault. And it's useless. Everyone on this list can get together in a
committee and decide no one should ever alter any jewelry set after
1920, or whatever, and the owners will go right ahead and do it. I doubt
I'm ever going to have to face that particular issue personally, but if
someone ever gives me a whopping diamond necklace in a style I don't
like, I will certainly feel free to have it reset in a style I do like.
Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com
On 3/29/2013 5:51 PM, Sybella wrote:
Ha. Wicked, wicked woman!! Hands off my precious!!! LOL! (When my eyeballs
popped out of my head, my dogs thought they were new toys and didn't want
to give them back.)
Fran, isn't there something you are partial to?? It can't be all materials
to reuse. You already know my weakness. I don't want anyone messing with
old fine jewelry. Come on...fess up. There's got to be something old with a
do-not-cross line.
'Bella
On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Lavolta Press <[email protected]>wrote:
Your mother will never notice if you mail all those embroidered linens to
me. Trust me. Here's my address!
<snippity snip, snip>
And if I owned a huge historic diamond and wanted to wear it, I'd
certainly consider having it recut. If you've got any diamonds around the
house, send those along too.
Fran
Lavolta Press
www.lavoltapress.com
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