Barbara Walters Necklace

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Does anybody have any idea what this is? What stone? If it's a designer?

I've noticed Barbara Walters has been wearing this necklace for years and I'd love to know more about it. I snapped a few shots of her wearing it on the View from my laptop so pictures are a little strange.

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My mother has some earrings made of rough cut rubies. The rubies look a lot like the beads in this necklace.
Edited to add: When I was watching Joan Rivers on QVC, she mentioned that she had given some pieces from her QVC line to her friend, Barbara Walters. Perhaps this is one of them.
 
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lubird217 said:
Does anybody have any idea what this is? What stone? If it's a designer?

I've noticed Barbara Walters has been wearing this necklace for years and I'd love to know more about it. I snapped a few shots of her wearing it on the View from my laptop so pictures are a little strange.

Also if anyone can tell me how to change .png to .jpegs I'd appreciate it. I think .png pictures are only visible to apple users...
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Very pretty! And the way the colour catches the light makes me think they are expensive.
 
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lubird217 said:
Who knows if it's Joan Rivers or super expensive. She can certainly afford the real deal. But if it's rubies... wow!
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I've seen rough cut rubies at gem and jewelry shows for really reasonable prices. They're low grade rubies and are very shiny and glittery when cut nicely, but are cloudly and/or included (so they couldn't be used as a solitaire piece in jewelry, for example). I saw a ruby and sterling bracelet, for example, that had about 7 large, faceted rubies in it that was selling for $25 or so. They also make dyed rubies that are even cheaper.
Now, Barbara Walter's necklace has a ton of large beads, and these were wholesale prices.. but still, you might be able to replicate this look for a decent price if you bought faceted ruby beads and either strung them together yourself (if you were crafty), or had a jeweler or artistan do it for you.
 
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This: http://www.etsy.com/listing/6475053...cklace&ga_page=2&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet= is what I'm referring to with the beads.... I'm sure if you poke around etsy, you could find more.

ETA: Here's a necklace that's like a baby version of hers:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/4865187...cklace&ga_page=3&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=

And this one is like hers, but ruby quartz (not sure exactly what that is, but it's pretty)
http://www.etsy.com/listing/6084772...cklace&ga_page=3&ga_search_type=all&ga_facet=

In fact, if you do an etsy search for "faceted ruby necklace" under All Items, you will come up with a lot.. good luck!!
 
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