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    Posted 9 years ago

    upstatenyc…
    (263 items)

    I love the design of these earrings, someone had a good eye! I'm not sure what the yellow "stones" are, the white ones are probably Marcasite. They are marked .925 on the back, as well as FAS. One of them also has a g or a 6. The box is not original to the piece. I found this in my research:

    The FAS mark appears on sterling silver jewelry that is also labeled as 925. FAS stands for fused alloy silver, meaning that a piece of sterling silver jewelry is infused with an alloy. Sterling silver therefore may have a stamp of FAS 925.

    Significance
    In silver jewelry marked with the FAS 925 stamp, the number indicates that the jewelry is 92.5 percent silver and the rest is a fused silver alloy. Sterling silver, or 925 silver, contains 92.5 percent weight of silver, as compared to 99.9 in pure silver. The rest of the weight in 925 silver is typically copper, which strengthens the silver.

    Other Meaning
    FAS may also stand for a company that created silver jewelry, Fantastic Antique Silver. This company no longer exists, but several pieces of its jewelry are still sold in certain places. If FAS is stamped on jewelry which isn't antique, it most likely is a reference to fused alloy silver.

    Read more : http://www.ehow.com/facts_7658979_silver-mark-fas-mean.html

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    1. upstatenycollector upstatenycollector, 9 years ago
      Thanks Phil! It might be. And thanks for the loves everyone!
    2. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      Not to take away anything Phil said, but it could also be Citrine, I don't know...here's a link with a great little story of the difference. More often than not, it's Citrine that's set in Silver. Also, if that is not enamel paint, can't tell, it's probably black onyx stones.

      These are really nice earrings and probably are quite old with good value.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCOZOnjTic8
    3. upstatenycollector upstatenycollector, 9 years ago
      Shareurpassion: The black are stone, probably onyx as you said. Sorry I haven't replied before this, I must have missed the email letting me know you commented. Thanks! The video was cool also, I love the Roadshow!

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