Natural fissure that wasn't ground out when the opal was cut,the backside looks slightly domed and cutter didn't grind the back flat to add extra...
They are real cuff links,but look at how the post is soldered to the "back plate".
Could the name be Potter Mellen and a real opal?
Japanese kanji,could be the carver's name.
My inro work in progress,need to decide on a pattern to carve into the surface this winter. [ATTACH]
This one has better carving and is only $160:angelic: https://trinidadtrading.com/inro-box-0001
What type of pieces? Jewelry,silverware,cups,Etc....
Looks like Spanish Damascene. [MEDIA]
It's a feather quill pen and inkwell.
Engraving tools,files,dental tools,chip carving knife.... http://myparanormallife.blogspot.com/2008/03/guide-to-carving-with-tagua-nuts.html
The nuts have a hardness around 2.5 on the MOHS scale,ivory is 2.75-3.50.
The stones in post#2 are also cinch mount.
It may be a futile attempt ,students,etc. copy/reproduce designs out of books,magazines,internet,etc. There is no maker's mark or hallmarks on...
The stones are "cinch mount".
If someone calls a stone amethyst and the stone is not purple,it is something other than amethyst.
Handmade by a student,hobbyist,etc. sometime in the last 40+ years.Looks like the applied patina in the recessed areas has mostly disappeared.
We collected some 18th century Chinese pottery shards and numerous fossil sharks teeth,whale bones and shells from the shores of the York river in...
A burnishing tool for silver has a curved/rounded surface,not straight edges.
The photos aren't in focus,it looks like casting bubble on the monogram and the piece was pierced with a saw.
Dragon claw holding a "stone".......
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