A "Replogle World Atlas",the company still makes globes with atlas in base.
It may have been acid tested for silver which would remove the tarnish/patina.
Is there paint/fingernail polish under the 275?
The tiger looks like Ocean / orbicular jasper,no idea on the beige stones.
Looks like it was carved with a small diameter slitting disk on a motorized spindle.
The light line between 2 and 3 o'clock doesn't look natural.
Poor casting full of porosity,probably Chinese since a good Tibetan smith would not let something like it out of the shop.
Looks like coral,possibly dyed.
The lighter color in the photos are from flux when the pieces were soldered,the darker areas look like there was no boric acid solution applied so...
Who ever assembled it did a good job,there are at least 25 solder joints and no solder running into the line graver marks.The stone looks a little...
The "cast" bear has been on a number of items,though most pieces are not linked to a particular artist. There is a belt buckle on alltribes.com...
The "stone" is either a real bear claw or a good fake,bear claws are also illegal to sell in a number of states.
The stones looks like some type of quartz.
The deer are probably mild steel(1018-1025) range. Most steel looks like the sword when buried in the ground for a thousand or more years.
Old forged sword.......... [ATTACH]
They could have been made by student or experienced person.There are many schools/people where blacksmithing is taught. One list in Pennsylvania...
Not sure who said gold doesn't tarnish,but there are many causes.. see link https://www.ganoksin.com/article/gold-jewellery-tarnishing/
Faceting opal is easy,it does not compare to sphalerite in any way.
Engraving removes metal and chasing compresses the metal,if you see the outside design on the inside it has been chased. The cup also looks like...
Chip carving has been around for centuries,the tray's design could be from any northern European/Russian origins.Example of German chip carving...
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