I love #466, the perfume!!!!!!
Nope, nothing happening under UV light. I'm going with some kind of plastic. Thank you everyone :) [ATTACH]
I will try it and post a photo, thank you :)
Thank you. Do you think it may be horn, if not, what would you suggest?
Not Jade, I tested it with my gem tester and the needle hardly moved at all! I deal with a lot of Lucite and I'm sure it isn't. It's heavier than...
Brass. I was able to scrape the side of the touchstone on the metal between the pearls :D
I get a gritty feeling from the pearls. The metal is gold tone, I suspect brass. It will be tricky to get a scraping without damaging the pearls,...
Yea, I suspect gold filled, but it's always best to check :)
Yes, I have noticed more and more men buying them for themselves. In the past 2 antique shows I have done I have sold about 35 pins, and that...
Got this at the local flea. It tests negative for Bakelite and feels wrong for Bakelite, it feels harder, tooth tap feels harder than plastic. I...
A few rhinestone pins plus two unusual finds at the flea yesterday: [ATTACH] The comb is silver plate and the bracelet, I am not sure. Tests...
You paid 8 pounds for that? It looks like the cracks are just in the glass. If it were me I would take it to someone who repairs estate jewelry....
Ah! The dreaded unknown, thanks so much @TallCakes :)
I vote labradorite, the style of the piece is fairly new and I don't think butterfly wing would have been used.
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