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Welcome, @Seneca_one. Your piece looks similar to this object, which is a decorative finial on the stretcher of a "Louis XV style" table, dated...
There was a type of currency made from giant clam shells used in the South Pacific that looks somewhat similar - [ATTACH]...
A bit more information could be helpful, as mirana and Any Jewelry have suggested. Also, of the photos you have posted, which best represent the...
I think the writing is a gift inscription, not any indication of the manufacturer.
The silvery areas might be solder. The ring looks well worn. Here are some comparisons, if you haven't already seen them -...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binding_waste
It is not unusual to find various kinds of "scrap" paper used as reinforcement in the spine of books.
If a natural stone, I would expect a more even polish. These areas make me think it is cast glass - [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Such striations are often evidence of the forming process - spinning sheet metal on a lathe. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_spinning
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