Odd? It's just a lever bottle stopper..........
That is not matrix,it is JB WELD or a similar substance as a backing so the stone is technically a doublet.
The patent date only tells you when the patent of the link hardware was approved,not when the design and piece was made.
I think it looks more organic than brutalist...https://www.boscovs.com/shop/prod/womens-sterling-silver-organic-openwork-cuff-bracelet/477081.htm
Seamless tubing or it really isn't hard to make a solder seam disappear with a little magic .... http://www.argex.co.uk/productlists.php?cat=54
Looks like someone's initials,too new... it could have been made by a hobbyist in the 70's or earlier.
Commercially made cones and liquid silver,made and sold by numerous companies across the states and else where.Impossible to date,but the clasp is...
That's funny,someone put the cover for The Tour of the World in 80 days on a Twenty Thousand leagues Under the Sea book. Someone was drunk or just...
Looks like a factory made tourist item from a local gas station,cafe,tourist trap....
Yea ,a in focus photo would help,it looks like there are "air bubbles" from casting all over the piece.
The "brown stones" look like horn.The one next to the narrow imitation turquoise the corner appears to be peeling.
Top inside flat north east position,very small.
The marks appear to be Chinese silver marks,the lines at the end of the tail could be something else but they are covered with solder.
Two totally different machines the OP's is a rug accessory...Antique 1892 "The STAR MFG. Co. Limited Washington PA. PAT. FEB.2.92" Star Rug...
@JohnBoy731 How big is it? Looks like a saddle.
It looks hobbyist/student made with factory sterling pattern sheet,etc..If you could find suppliers catalogs you might identify the pattern,but...
Not without a gemstone tester,local jewelry store,friend.
Or you could always nickel plate it yourself..... https://www.instructables.com/id/High-Quality-and-safe-Nickel-Plating/
Sand the plating off and spray paint it with .......
Looks like something you would find at a back alley tourist shop.The chasing of the design is very sloppy/uneven like it was done in a hurry and...
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