Stones in old brooch

[neodetectorist]

I was cleaning up this old brooch I posted with another find and found something interesting.
One of the 7 stones (or glass) fell out and I was intrigued by how detailed the stone was.
Here is the brooch

Here are some closeups of the stone

8 sided and flat on top and pointed on the bottom.
Is this just glass? It has such detail to it.
Anyone familiar with this design? Is this depression era jewelry?
Could these be stones?
Thanks

 

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[DigginNorthernVa]

I can't answer your questions, but I like the brooch!

 

[Kray Gelder]

Foil backed, but could still be garnet. I read where foil backed garnets were commonly used in Victorian times.

 

[CRUSADER]

Looks paste/glass to me

 

[saywhy]

An easy way to tell if it is a ruby, get a porcelain tile and rub the stone on the backside of the tile. If it scratches the tile and leaves no red mark chances they are rubies. A garnet will leave a color mark because it is a soft gem...

 

[Kray Gelder]

An easy way to tell if it is a ruby, get a porcelain tile and rub the stone on the backside of the tile. If it scratches the tile and leaves no red mark chances they are rubies. A garnet will leave a color mark because it is a soft gem...

Hmmm.

 

[boogeyman]

No need to test. You can still see the foil on the back and by the scratches & wear on the front it's glass. Clean up the brooch and post some pics.

 

[Gene Mean]

Very nice brooch. I would take it to a jeweler and have them give you an answer.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very nice old jewelry find, congrats!

 

[Tpmetal]

another clue of them not being real is that there is a large number of settings, but it is not a precious metal. If it were that many real stones they would not normally waste them without using a precious metal. so probably glass

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[CASPER-2]

they are not set - they are glued - they dont normally glue in real stones

 

[dirtlooter]

colored glass was still seen as valuable back then and that looks to be that

 

[Al.relics]

Very nice old broach. It's a keeper!

 

[Inspector]

Nice broach, congratulations