If you think the clasp might be difficult for many people to work, can't hurt to consult a jeweller about adding a tiny bit of silver to build it...
Can't imagine that any of them are made of marble, a soft stone that chips & fractures easily. They look to be the size of playing marbles....
I couldn't figure out what this meant, other than that the clasp is difficult to open. At all times? Only when the bracelet is on the wrist? I...
Sold for GBP 122/USD 160 21 bids Antique Shell Carved Cameo Brooch / Pendant 14K Gold Woman Embracing Dove Sold for USD 410 80 bids
I would think glass, but would be happy to be shown otherwise.
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Without going back to reread, think it mentions that sterling tarnishes faster than plate because the higher the copper content, the more prone to...
Tacking this on as a cross-reference, posts 1224 & 1225:...
Really interesting article; even tells you how to minimize discoloration of yolk in hard boiled eggs. While we were all worrying about the effect...
Don't let it give you ideas about making your quietus! It's actually longer than needed to hold some folding reading glasses I have. Folding...
@Figtree3 Every time I see this I think of you: [IMG] http://www.ebay.com/itm/333084858040
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I think this is best proposal so far, that it came with one of those feed sacks of a handbag & was made to loop on somewhere so that you can find...
There are jugate cameos of Dionysus with Ariadne or a maenad. Mercifully, they do not look like this!!
Reasonably sure not. AJ will be more than reasonably sure.
I'm not sure whether there's a coherent image here or an outburst of art nouveau exuberance. Everyone is right about snakes & Medusa, of course,...
I don't know any other term for it, other than the alternative 'braided'. We haven't heard from @Any Jewelry or @Hollyblue who I am sure will...
I ran through the same thoughts yesterday & came down on the side of glass, on the 'would they mix glass & stone?' question. With the photo, now...
Possibly a smudge of dried silver polish? The 1968-75 mark is another possibility & may be the likelier one, given the glass stones. Arabic is...
[ATTACH] My best guess it that it's the 1962-65 mark. I'm not seeing the reddishness that is catching your eye. I sometimes see gold washed...
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