Depending on where they are mined the colors vary. The photo I posted were from Washington state which had a lot of volcanic activity,so some of...
Impossible to say where the carnelian was mined,similar stones occur all over the world.
Looks like those with metal detectors in the UK are going for a new record of finds during lockdown.......
Something comes along with Viking roots,people get bored with the covid lock downs. Maybe make something and bury it in the back yard and in a few...
Windex?
It's looks like a synthetic with scissors cut.
Probably seeing the link won't help.It appears the ring in the photo had a 3/4 shank replacement and probably came out of a jeweler's scrap drawer.
They were made by a domed punch.
The "new" photos look like the originals in the first post,too bright lighting and not in focus.
Photos too small and too much light reflection to see the stone. Diamonds and other stones come in many shapes and facet designs,I think there is...
I see nothing in the photos to suggest these were hand chased.The horse appears to be die stamped/embossed and the Christ appears to have been cast.
No maker's mark posted? If it were made in the states some years ago,it would be illegally marked.Not sure if the FTC ever clarified the question...
Maybe it's a Canadian thing.
Unknown/mystery mark http://www.art-amerindien.com/hallmarks/g-indian-native-american-jewelry-marks.htm
Hard to say from the photos,it could have been a metal or wax model.
It looks like a casting,most of the work would have been making the model.
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The photos are too out of focus to see how it was faceted.
Just a guessing game trying trying to determine the stone's origin,it could be a cornflower blue Yogo sapphire.
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