Thanks af :cat: much appreciated. The flowers are hard, and almost have a rough texture like unglazed porcelain or ceramic. Your suggestion sounds...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] About 1 1/4" length. Marked sterling and perhaps something else on the clasp, but very worn, and...
Mystery solved, jeez that really was easy. I took it to a different "hometown" jewelry store today, and they tested it, and it is synthetic :(,...
Hahaha!:joyful: Tick tock....Yes, I guess it is a bit creepy! It is outside my front door now (to scare off any sales people:cool:). I still...
I hope you can find out who it is. Is it a vintage or modern piece?
Could they be wood? In the 2nd picture it looks like I'm seeing an orange (ish) or wood color underneath on several of the beads. I have no...
Thanks sharona, there's another jewelry store here in town that is closed on Monday, so I will give them a try tomorrow. I didn't realize it was...
Thanks again everyone for all your great help. I just got back from 2 places. The first was a jewelry store, and as soon as I handed the earrings...
I thank all of you so much for all your thoughts!:cat: I really appreciate it. About how much does it cost to get a stone tested? I'm also in the...
Thanks Susan and Messi! I guess I'm used to seeing the darker hues of ruby, lol. These are almost candy apple red. Somewhere closest to the first...
Glad to hear that Rro. You are always so positive.:kiss: Thanks for letting us know.
Earrings are 14K and marked with sort of a sideways infinity symbol. My question is the stones. They are really red, not darker like a ruby. I...
Thanks bunches Rro! I too hope all is well with you!
Thank you khl :) Much appreciated, but what a bummer, lol! I don't know how to search those characters?, but I did google Kazan kiln Arita and...
Oh, and I forgot to say, I did get them both in an antique store a while back, but I know that not everything in an antique store is antique, so...
Thanks moon, I appreciate that.:) Is it japanese, in your opinion?, and just called blue and white?, or is there a name for it?
I also assume this is modern, but maybe someone could help with the mark? 12 1/4"diameter. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'm assuming these are both modern, but I have no idea. They just look too new. Are they Chinese or Japanese?, and are they called transfer ware?...
Thank you maryislgal :cat:
Thank you Af :cat: Much appreciated, and what I was hoping to hear. I don't see any plate marks.
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