Soak it in water and scrub, I bet it will all come off :)
I agree, I had a graduated angel skin coral necklace that was broken and filthy. I cleaned all the beads as Brownen described and tried to...
Agree, not Unger quality. Someone must have taken a mold of an original Unger or similar piece and made a copy. Sweet but new and not well done,...
Can't help, just wanted to say I like it!!!
I took a day of classes at a local restoration years ago. One of the classed was with an itinerant blacksmith, he taught me how to make nails :)
Once again Mr. Nate inspires me to keep looking! I love your analogy of the pond and the ocean :)
I have sold quite a few pieces of pottery the past few months, mostly lower end like 1930s-50s McCoy. People seem to love it, I sold 2 McCoy...
I love it! Can you repair the broken curve on the bottom left?
The first necklace looks like orange agate beads. The second one looks like angel skin coral to me.
Can we see the back please?
Always post a bottom photo and measurements please :)
I think a lot of the problem with Roseville was the cheap, badly made knock offs from China that flooded the market starting about 10 or so years...
I don’t use silver testing kits because it’s near impossible for me to see the subtle differences in the reds, especially on a dark stone. I test...
There is no way to confirm the stones from a photo, you will need to have them tested.
#1 is not Victorian. It has a simple c-clasp but the hinge is newer. JMHO, but I would date it to the 30s or 40s. It will look much better once...
After years of finding similar bracelets I have a caution for you. Have the metal tested. I can’t tell you how many times I have come across...
A local scrapper told me the best thing to do when home testing is do the scratch test and leave it for 30 minutes. If it holds it is gold, gold...
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