Featured Amber or Orange Jade.

Probably reconstituted Amber in sterling.

 

I read the post after looking at pictures and responding.
Duh on me

Rub vigorously on your blue jeans, then hold it to your face.
Amber will be hot.

 

Another friction based test for amber is to rub on jeans and see if it attracts to a single ply piece of tissue.

 

Tried the rub test and it was just warm on my lips........

I've always wanted to try that with Amber.....but alas......

 

She'd kick you somewhere.... It looks like sterling and resin from here. Pretty though, almost like sea anemonies.

 

Why ?

 

You'd have earned it?

 

Not if amber said it was ok !!

 

Then why the "alas"?

 

cuz she was out of my league....

 

Davey, how does it look under UV light?
It could be pressed amber of the kind widely used in the GDR. That was a mix of real Baltic amber and artificial resin.
Amber-resin mixes had been made for a long time, but never as convincingly as this, and GDR scientists were very proud of the result. No doubt they got a bonus and a holiday in a state resort on the Baltic coast.
It is often seen in post-1947 Fischland jewellery, like this ring:


It is still used in some parts of Northeastern Europe, yours could be a 1980s Polish piece.

 

Why don't you ask one of her sisters:
https://www.antiquers.com/threads/anyone-know-amber.16196/

 

It's reconstituted amber and the only definitive test is UV. You'll see a diffuse blue veil be it original or remade.

Can I rant now about hot needle tests?

 

Please do. And please go on for as long as you like.

 

I agree!

 

Please do!
And what ever you say I will second.

 

And the front?