I don't think the size the first piece is now is the size it was made to be. The spacing no longer looks regular, more like someone has untwisted...
They look like high quality coral to me too, but need more & clearer pix.
Are you sure there are no other marks? French marks are minute. In the second photo, the 2 pieces in the center each have a spot that reflects...
Exactly. And 'fancy sapphire' covers all the other colors this mineral can be. Amethyst & citrine are the same thing, quartz, different colors....
Radiator or toast rack?
The basic answer is yes, this has been & continues to be done. It is a topic I wish I knew more about, i.e., when were cameos of this type first...
Some of these, particularly coral used in NA work, is a different species of coral. In my experience, it is only finding that something is not...
Sorry, I sit drinking coffee, corrected. Getting a late start & haven't been through my first cup yet. Holly is absolutely correct: aquamarine &...
My mother got into furnishing a doll house & bought very high quality pieces for it. Only the bathroom fixtures were not quite the same caliber,...
If those holes that suggest eyes are not where the cord would pass through for use as a netsuke, how can this be both a netsuke & Daruma sans...
As AJ confirmed, almandine a type of garnet. Do the black stones test out of the range for tourmaline (schorl)? Aquamarine is chrysoberyl*; they...
Yes, glass, & probably gilt brass. You can usually smell brass.
A ferrier would need maybe an oar or paddle, but think farrier's tools is probably correct. Here's a modern set: [IMG]
It does. She is ivory. I'm getting an Asian feel off her but can't explain why. Just the carving, not the whole thing.
How cold something feels to the fingertips is partly a function of how smooth it is. These have been polished to a high gloss, so will not feel...
They look like coral to me. Surprised they were not knotted, but fine gold, high gloss, orangey color with patchy distribution, are all...
They could all be JML. On the cufflinks, think the L is in the middle, a common way to do monograms, with the surname initial in the center.
I've stayed out of this because I really can't tell what I'm looking at. Malachite & ivory? Malachite glass & shell? This box is glass: [IMG]...
In the group photo she looked slightly pink. Not conch shell, Celluloid or similar. I'm rather fond of Celluloid & have a handful of pieces....
I am always struck when these have an inexpensive pin back screwed on directly into the material, treating it no more preciously than jet, bog oak...
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