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A bit of showing off

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Ivo:
OK fair enough - it is quite solid.

chopin-liszt:
I've been checking the link to the load of google search images, Ivo .  There is a thick lumpy one in there (that isn't just plain old amberina stuff)

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=webb+alexandrite&client=firefox-a&hs=N5g&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&channel=fflb&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=-bTOU9zqNfTT7AbhgYHYBA&ved=0CCEQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=789#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=kVUNk6HiV1FrdM%253A%3B_XIu0sCHpWW3QM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fimages.kovels.com%252Fprice_guide%252Fglass%252Fwebb%252Fwebb-vase-ea073010-0426.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.kovels.com%252Fprice-guide%252Fglass-price-guide%252Fwebb.html%3B350%3B350

Lustrousstone:
Ivo's looks like New England Bluerina

Ivo:
Sounds very likely - thank you!

Frank:
Puzzled on comments above re the chocolate-brown colour seen when viewed on edge. I handled all of Parkington's Alexandrite and his impostor examples, he told me the effect was what defined the Webb version.

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