The whisker really isn't odd,it was just a way to make the near side of the head more 3D when the piece was done in repossee.
There is nothing distinctive about the cut of the stone.The stone wasn't cut on an automated faceting machine,the facets don't "meet" and was...
I believe what you are seeing is "firescale" from over heating while soldering,it brings copper to the surface.
Looks more like simplified steampunk.
weighted silver ... https://www.acsilver.co.uk/acsnews/2018/04/11/weighted-silverware/
Maybe resin,etc. copies of this pair...... https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/9462895-pair-of-ivory-statues-china-around-1900
Most of the carvings I have seen with that type of curve have been from elephant tusk .......
Looks a bit like a Japanese Hotei Buddha.
The photo showing the back of the piece,it looks like the pin hardware was replaced at one point.The mark could be from a "local" repair person...
I guess mermen are popular even now........
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What are you trying to clean? Many people use a Sunshine cloth for smaller pieces.
Looks like a made for tourist kukri knife.
With the white lines in the stone it looks more like amazonite .
2 compartments with a beveled mirror in the top.
I like the wheel lock carbine .......
I think the opal was set that way to prevent fractures due to temperature variations.I have seen several bezel set opals which the top of the...
https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=82472&partId=1&searchText=sulphides&fromDate=1700&...
The Japanese wakizashi appears to be a Chinese knockoff wall hanger.The India sword appears to be the same.
The main pattern looks Chinese.
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