I have a lovely Orientalist style porcelain nodder holding pearls. I did find the same one on line for sale but there was no mention of the...
Not sure if you are a member of Facebook but they have a mineral/rock identification group you can join.
I had an English stained oak server that had a very similar art nouveau carved frieze dated to about 1930's. Can you show the drawer construction?
Could it be a meteorite?
Really looks like lovely Japanese art pottery - you might find this mark on on the site below - you could also send them a couple of a pictures to...
I wonder if this was painted by Jacob Ruysdael?
OMG!!! That is hilarious! The other day I received some photographs requesting pre-auction estimate and one photo in particular almost caused my...
I just finished cataloging some Larimar for an upcoming auction and this isn't a stone - more like quartz. I had a lot this as well and most was...
http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturyjapan.shtml
Welcome! Here is a good place to start http://www.gotheborg.com/marks/20thcenturyjapan.shtml
Not sure if this will be helpful since 935 was typically Austria, Germany and Switzerland but there was an "ED" was registered by Edward Dimier...
Hi Terry, right now the vast majority of us in the auction world are having to tell our consignors 'no' to these types of pieces. They are...
Hi Brownwen, unfortunately in the auction world, we have to state how one tests - if an amethyst is not testing as 'citrine' because it is lacking...
You can try going through Italian marks on this site https://www.ceramics.it/eng/ceramic-art/marks.html
Stones could also be tourmaline - I had several bracelets and rings that were classified as garnets until I tested them. If you don't have a gem...
I believe it didn't really move - was in the quartz part. I originally thought some type of amethyst slice. I left everything on my desk and...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I am not sure what the stone is in these earrings. Looks like there is a moon stone than a yellow amethyst not quite...
So the bracelet is a hard stone - definitely not MOP. I am wondering if the stones could be a turquoise? Some thing like Orvil Jack?
I could be wrong but it looks like bone with the striations - ivory will show cross hatching. If you google ivory versus bone, you will see good...
I think it is American. I thought at first it was Northwood Beaded Panel but it could also be by Jefferson.
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