The geode section would be citrine & probably heated to get that dark color. According to my gems & minerals guide, 'Most commercial citrines are...
With the grapes my first thought was "bacchante", but she does look very particular.
Glad you do understand it is not a cameo, that's a bugboo of mine. But these porcelain miniatures do get lumped in with them. I have seen this...
Thanks! Helmeted Marianne it is. One I can check off my mysteries list.
The piece probably has the documented provenance that would make it legal to sell anyplace ivory sales are not banned completely. It carries...
I spent some time looking into Jason, but he does not seem to have been a favorite of gem engravers, perhaps because he comes to an inglorious...
Maybe you could call the 'bumps' studs?
Completely useless, etched & bejewelled elephant tusk:...
One of the best uses of Headband Girl I have seen. Made in Austria. https://www.ebay.com/itm/384236258445 [IMG]
This patent is for some chemical process/compound granted to Polish applicants not named Bellows.
I think of a high end jewellery roll as one made entirely of silk, no plastic. I've never seen a jewellery roll from either end that had plastic...
https://brierhillgallery.com/ernst-barlach [IMG] Die Trödelhexe = The Junk Witch I think we should adopt her as the patron demon of...
The green stones are glass, maybe Czech. I see glass with this jade-like coloration called Peking glass, but think that's incorrect. @Any...
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The loose piece appears to latch on to the end of the strap. Then what is it like? Is the fitting the same on both ends?
And we thought this kind of thing was exclusive to our time. :(
The book presumably was Goethe's Faust. I can see this being of interest to a dealer in prints. Not sure what else can be done with it. How did...
One of the reasons we value gold so highly is that it does not tarnish under most circumstances. But Lusterloc sounds like a good product if you...
Think you don't want to create an irregular area in any patina it has developed. My stepmother collected coins, but not really seriously. It...
You really do not have to worry much about gold or gemstones. Scratching, denting & chipping are the dangers for them, so don't bang them around....
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