Thread: Escher? - Afraid I screw up...

While browsing eBay last night I came across this one just a few seconds before it ended, I just had time to see the chalice on the label and throw in a bid in the last second.

Now, when looking at it again I'm starting to worry I might have screwed up as I can't recall seeing this type of label on these boxes before, and the other Eschers I've seen in cardboard boxes also had labeling on the lid.

Can any of you rockhounds tell me how bad I screwed up?

I've seen that label, as you probably have too, on the thinner stones in the wood box. The box and the size of the stone look 'right' but usually have the wider and longer more familiar label. So it is a shot in the dark. The chalice with E&Co is , as far as I know, from Escher. Just unusual, in my experience, to be with a stone of that size.

It's hard to say but that label is normally in a small wooden box with a 5x1 stone. You might get a nice stone still but you will have to wait and see. I hope it works out for you.

The label seems genuine, whether the stone is an Escher is hard to tell for sure. The measurements of the box are in line with American cut Eschers/Thuringians. Fingers crossed

Are many variants with eschers I think.

Actually, It looks like a Droescher hone to me. Looks like someone took a label out of a 5x1 box or pehaps larger, I can't tell the scale. The only way to know, is to use the hone. Droescher btw, bought and relabeled Escher hones, and look very much like that one. Just as good as Escher. I'll post a pic later.

My Droescher is 5x2 1/2 and my Eshcer Barber's choice is 6x2

As mentioned, many variants with Escher, it may well be one....

Test it!

Like this 1x5.

Thanks for the input guys.

It's 5x2 so I suppose it's possible it's a Droescher, and if I have understood correctly basically is a re-labeled Escher?

From the look of the stone it self I am relatively optimistic, it looks a lot like my Thuris in color and grain, but I guess I won't know for sure until I get it and get to test it.

I'm not sure what Droeschers go for, but if it really is an Escher I did good, if it's a Thuri I did okay for one of this size, if it's useless I've learned to be a little less trigger happy

I also got another stone that I have no clue what so ever what can be, but it was cheap

If anyone have a slightest idea of what it can be any input is welcome, I will post some more pics once I get it and have it cleaned and lapped.

Hard to say, looks kind of thin the size.
I personally did not believe it was Escher, the box did not look legit to me with the label put on it like that.
Usually that size has the label on the back of the stone. Droeschers are Thuris, and if I am not wrong exported by Escher. They also have the lables on the back, they are labeled Droescher.
Hope your stone is a Thuri and not something of lesser quality

I have written the seller this week . I explained him that the lable belonged to Escher of another size and that he is responsible for naming it "Escher hone" . He wrote that he had sold lots of Eschers and knew what he was selling . Anyway , you can give it him back and write a negative feedback . But I think it is a good stone .