Thank you, that looks like a real possibility!
Just wondering...are these stones real or some sort of amalgam (if that's the right word)? The bow is 3" by 1 1/8". It weighs 1 3/4 ounces....
No dark stains as from tea. But obviously used...probably a young teapot. Thanks for your input!
I have a (very) little experience with Yixing teapots. I picked up this one because it has a lot of extra markings along with the square...
Thank you AJ! You confirmed what I figured and at least I know where it is from now. I will finish polishing it and take care of the stones.
This is a very pretty and interesting piece. I must say I was hoping it to be silver, but testing does not come even close. It is a 'puffy'...
I think these might be Czech beads. Here is a link to similar (different color) on etsy:...
Thank you @MrNate! I had found a couple of those links but with no fineness mark I have been unsure.
I agree..I'm thinking it will be blinding once polished.
That's what I'm hoping!
I am on the fence about this piece being sterling or just heavily plated. It is not marked sterling in any way, just the Miyakatsu Silver mark...
If they actually hollow I think that makes them a little more special!?!? But I am nowhere near a bead expert...just my 2 cents.
Ohmygosh, I love those beads! Especially the clear ones...I wonder if they are crystal (have you looked closely for bubbles)?
That prong technique is just ingenious! Love the brooch and I agree it would be really great as a pendant (I am definitely partial to pendants).
Yeah, I felt a little bad, but it was a loose bead; the necklace is intact. It was impossible to tell what the bead was actually made of. That...
Not dyed exactly, it is some sort of tinted finish.
Possibly similar to or the same stones that @evelyb30 asked about?...
Warning...bead sacrifice. There is definitely some kind of tinted sealer or glaze on these beads. But they do seem to be stone...broke one open;...
Did some more 'testing' before hitting Create Thread. The color is clearly artificial, but I still can't tell if it is enhancing a natural...
@Ownedbybear Do you do FaceBook? If so, there is a group called Bead Hunters. I just joined it recently. They seem to be very well informed...
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