Just looking at the photos you can't really tell how it was made. Are the globs raised above the surface? The lines appear to be chisel marks and...
The designs were chased not carved.
It was already posted a month ago ..... https://www.antiquers.com/threads/1600s-english-bible-box.81216/#post-9568777
There are man made bear claws........
Looks like a vinaigrette stick pin.
@jingyel There isn't much you can do to fix the surface,the gold pieces are overlaid onto the steel surface which has chiseled lines to hold the...
It is real damascene,not Toledoware.
On the heart most of the bubbles at in the engraved lines.it did not have any engraving after casting as the bubbles are also at the bottom of the...
There was no engraving after the piece was cast.The bubbles in the engraved lines are at the bottom of the lines.The circled engraved line at...
Take a look at the engraving on this piece... https://www.antiquers.com/threads/14k-rose-cut-diamonds-heart-pendant.81751/
There are casting bubbles on the surfaces and engraved lines.I circled a few.... [ATTACH]
It appears to be a cast "copy" of an original possibly made by a student/hobbyist,etc. The original was hammer and chisel engraved some what...
Can you take a better photo of the front? It looks like something is odd with the engraving in the top photo.
They look like lug nut covers.
Everyone in the USA who makes jewelry calls the alloy nickel silver..........
The original engraved line would be sharp and clean,on your piece the lines appear to have casting bubbles at the bottom of the cuts.
Look here........ https://www.antiquers.com/threads/pewter-marks.25690/
The factory made inlay stones are still made by a number of companies. https://www.thunderbirdsupply.com/cab-inlay-style-1-13x18mm
With the damage on the base plate it's not really nice.
Hard to tell the age since it is a copy made from a mold of the original.
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