Oh my goodness. Go look at the thread I posted on the "hidden" forum. I do agree yours is black dot. @Any Jewelry
Gut feel is 50s does 20s.
Screams Bohemian to me.
Or a white sapphire, I've a bracelet with one.
And the brooch a little earlier.
Yup. I buy weird. This looks Eastern to my eye, but what and where? The figures don't look Japanese although the creatures do. Help. @Any...
Milk glass, sulphide cameo.
South Africa hadn't ocurred to me, but they did use 9ct marks.
A swish in white vinegar won't harm it. Just make sure it dries well.
Hm. I've seen him on Facebook. He's not that knowledgeable.
I'm honestly not seeing Whieldon. More Belgian maybe.
9 ct was used until at least the 30s here.
Yup, it's really only us and a couple of former colonies which is 9 ct as a mark or even a purity. The style is like an eternity ring without...
Ceramic is the generic term for anything made from clay, including porcelain, bone china, earthenware et al. So it's everything.
I'm with the conversion theory. The plaques look dead right for Victorian, probably part of a much larger parure.
Brass, and Edwardian or early Art Deco. Vinegar is needed. ;)
Lovely thing. Bronwen, there is natural black onyx as well.
Very rubbed British import marks, I suspect.
Small point. All porcelain is ceramic. Not all ceramic is porcelain. ;)
I'm gobsmacked you can spell that, aj. ;)
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