They look a bit thick to be capiz shell, but hard to tell. Could be any number of mollusks.
The irregularities actually make it look more like natural shell than it would if artificial. MOP is not such an expensive material that you...
Nah, just superior attitude. :)
Since most gold jewellery is not 24K, it can discolor with time. This is actually at least 14K, but you would never know to look at it: [ATTACH]...
Yes, marble feels cools, although polished marble will seem cooler than unpolished in the same conditions. The suggestion wiscbirddog made,...
It is some variety of synthetic polymer, which is a fancy way of saying some kind of plastic, commonly & generically called 'resin'. It is not...
You're welcome. :) What I'm seeing are tiny round surface pits that look like places bubbles formed in liquid then popped & the appearance of...
Can't rule it out, but think you would have been risking your life to have such a thing in colonial Haiti. No longer remember whether seller was...
Could be unpolished marble. Hard to tell from photos: [ATTACH]
It's an interesting piece. When I got it I showed it to a French friend who said he was surprised because the French had not been particularly...
As though there aren't enough candle holders made from the old wooden spools.
My eyes see glass or ceramic. Really does not look like stone.
"Criz' could be short for crystal in whatever language.
Men's fashion seems to march steadily away from jewellery. Cravat pins, watch fobs, cufflinks, signet rings... With ties being required in the...
See photos on this site for ivory examples: https://www.fws.gov/lab/ivory_natural.php#elephant
@Jeff Drum Since it's an automatic, are you sure it has stored enough kinetic energy to run?...
No, those lines are consistent with both bone & sometimes ivory. Schreger lines are a distinctive pattern like crosshatching that show only in...
Because seals fall into my area of interest, I see a lot of them & would guess about half of those floating around on the market were never...
More specifically, a geode slice.
I have a jeweller who seems to make watch repair a bit of a specialty. They take the watch for examination, get back to you with a price, & you...
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