A bishop's ring. They can be very fancy.
The stone actually does show wear & tear. Don't know how much, if any, opportunity you had to know your grandmother, but do you have any memory...
Sadly, probably not. A whale baby tooth that fell out in the ocean is not likely to be found by man. There must still be many teeth, whole &...
For reference, sperm whale teeth & a killer whale tooth in cross section: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Think this link has been posted before, but best guide I have found on the subject of different ivories:...
I am far from certain about this, but my observation of most pieces, ivory, jet, bog oak, that have the hinge & pin stuck directly into the back...
Or motor oil? It is also purified/refined.
Refined? A romance language, but not sure which. Going with my notion that it could be turpentine, French is terebinthine, with accents on first...
I run into this all the time. I see a ring or bracelet described as Victorian, seller will insist that it is so based on style of the setting,...
Uh oh, looking out for lightning again. My first reaction to the dragon brooch was Celluloid, until I saw that the lines wriggle here & there, do...
Turpentine?
Contradicting Any Jewelry makes me feel I'll be struck down any moment for hubris, but style of setting says to me no older than 1950s. Love the...
Repousse, yes, but Ottarliani. See auction link sent earlier.
Searching around on eBay just now, only items of Native American work that look at all like this are described as Navajo.
Ah, cat-resistant. :happy:
Check out Bouasse. Or maybe not. Looks like there was a jeweller Bouasse as well as a Bouasse the younger. Marque has same elements, different...
This seller agrees with me that the fabric is silk: http://www.ebay.com/itm/401437305515 This looks like same frame, different finish:...
More likely worn by a mother. Suspect names are people she prayed for each time she said her rosary. Catholic object, German names, so perhaps...
That was my first thought too, but looking at the enlarged photo with just that one stone, decided it does not have the appearance of little...
One is cornelian/carnelian, the orange-y color of chalcedony. The other is also fundamentally chalcedony, except in the form of some kind of...
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