Not sure why platinum was even mentioned,the flower was tested as being silver in the first post.
Kind of nonsense,platinum has the same working properties as 22K gold,though there are a couple platinum alloy which are a bit harder. Vickers...
Sometimes it hard to believe they got that much detail by die stamping/rolling mill a hundred years ago.
Looks like bone and from someplace in Asia.
Platinum is not hard to work with.
There is nothing in the photos to date it,Is it "scrimshaw" or painted design?I don't see anything pointing to NA,it could be SE...
It could be hobbyist made there are hundreds of classes across the states.
They can be measured ... but they can also be very close to the same. Because specimens from both extinct and extant sources may present angles...
It is ivory,but can't tell if it is mammoth or elephant.
Is the "pad" on the silver pin also gold? Looks like it was a repair piece and the jeweler used a scrap piece of square wire,I don't think I have...
No one can identify an unmarked piece for tribal affiliation, it could have been anywhere by a hobbyist,student,etc.
The top coin looks like a bad casting and cut off sprue on the nose,probably very modern replica/fake.
The base of the carved item appears to have schreger lines,but not in focus to be positive with the photo.
Good video,always wondered what was used inside the shell for the chasing work,a lot of them look like repoussee but the are chased.The wriggle...
Website with photos and info for WW1 trench art.... http://trenchartofww1.co.uk/men_making_trench_art_59.html
There are several categories for trench art,one is "factory" made by cottage industry after the war.
Maybe the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Denver.
It's all "wriggle" engraved,something a 12 year old could do with a little practice.When was the term “The Great War” first used?The "patina" on...
Looks like a cast fake/reproduction.
Doesn't look like a dove ,looks more like something tropical.
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