Silver does indeed have a very distinct smell. Not always with low grade.
I think that’s a Fossil brand.
Try sniffing it, too. If it smells metallic, unlikely to be silver.
I’m happy to ship as well.
Royal Mail insure higher than £250. And it’s dead easy, they even collect.
That style looks more eighties to me.
As aj says, the wild ones differ a tad from cultivars. I’ll see if I can find an image.
I honestly despair of some sellers. The Chinese market is huge and has money to spend. And it’s easier to ship there than to Europe in some ways.
I’d think Indian, wedding jewellery in style.
That’s dicentra.
There you go. Majorica were and are high end, often use silver and gold, so I’d doubt they made for Hobe, they wouldn’t need to. Their name is...
It’s CG for Caithness Glass.
I’m distinguishing specifically Majorica, with an i, just for clarity. That’s the foremost maker of Mallorca pearls. Majorica didn’t sell their...
You could try sticking it in a bowl of vinegar for a while. That can kill the verdigris.
I’m not sure that’s a majorica clasp.
It’s pretty typical of Benares made brass.
I agree with John on date and origin. So many factories copied each other.
Amber is likely, get a UV light on that.
Are you able to use a different browser? Or a different device if you’re using the Facebook app?
Could be Majorica.
Separate names with a comma.
