The stones are glass, exactly as described, and appear in the photo. Too bad they don't look like garnet or another natural stone.  The "stones" are red, it's just not deep rich blood red.

The metalwork with the macasite is exquisite, if anything better than the picture.  The marcasite are tiny gemstones which are the same tone as the silver, but with mirror-like faces which sparkle--very nice!  I suspect that the setting was intended to be used with a more expensive stone, to sell for several hundred dollars.

The stones are not as round as it looks in the photo---the backside is flat.  The back is covered with silver "lace-work" but it is simple, not the elaborate detail of the front that's probably a good thing---the smooth silver is surely more comfortable against the skin.

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