Looks like it is made of rolled gold/gold filled metal with a silver center layer. The outside border and swan necks were wriggle engraved,the...
The photo of the swans is not in focus and too dark to really see how the engraving was done.A better photo might help.
It's on a finger ring,if you look at it from the tip of the finger it is the right direction.
It's a silverware ring,either could wear it.
What tools are you thinking about?
It's a puzzle box.......
In the new photos it looks like a poorly cast mystery metal with gold plating wearing off in many places.
What is the little 3D shapes you are trying to polish? Some things are simple if you use the right technique.
I have a piece of amazonite larger than a soft ball we found years ago in the garden and probably a couple of gallon buckets of smaller pieces.
Turquoise crystals are a bit rare.
Looks like a "failed" hobbyist/student ring. Bezel joint not soldered,twisted wire border covered with excess solder and probably other problems...
photo?
The stone may be chrysocolla malachite,it could be any number of copper based stones though.
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The wood looks like black walnut to me.
In the photo on the left the vertical cuts were made after the other designs were engraved.
Looks like bubbles in the circled areas,may be more but hard to see in photo. [ATTACH]
The back appears to have air bubbles in the "cut" lines,so it would be cast and not hand worked.
No,in the green circled area.
What are the dark lines in the photo? [ATTACH]
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