It is a "real" ring,but the above dating is questionable.
Do you see schreger lines on the pendant? There are sanding marks on the back and the overall carving is low quality.
The coin stands? Seems the British,Canadians and Germans also love "Challenge Coins".
Something looks off for a ring made in the 20's.The photos are too bright and the reflective background does not help.
There is no stated size,the first thing that came to my mind was a hookah stand.
"tin", try a magnet......... tinware is tin plated/dipped mild steel.
You can search the web and see how many objects are just repousse ,you probably won't find any.The term is half the process to make the object and...
The dragon is repousse and not cast,photos can be decieving and age is only relative to the history of the piece. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have had this for a number of years,my son is in town for the holiday with his good camera and had him take a few photos. Copper repousse 7...
The base does not look strange,it appears to have been sand blasted on purpose for whatever reason.
Without the Topazio stamp it could have been made by any of the hundreds of filigree makers in the country.Leaves and flowers are a common subject...
It doesn't look like obsidian,no visible conchoidal fractures. Just a wild guess , possible anthracite coal.
The "D" ring probably was not original,but the wear at the hole looks like long term wear from a cord or leather thong.
The pot could have been soldered with pure tin or a number of lead free solders like stay-brite which are lead free certified for water pipes,etc.
With the size at 2.5 inches and the metal ring it looks like a canoe/hiking cup.The design really doesn't look like North American or Scandinavian...
Too bad most of the silver inlay is missing,hard to say if it is bronze or one of the many copper alloys.
Impossible to date the clasp,they have been made in the same style for more than 75 years.Chinese "mala" beads and probably carved from peach pits.
The oval blob and the one across on the other side look like solder.There appears to be air bubbles toward the end of the long hair,is the...
Hori is a general term i.e. metal engraving,tattooing,wood carving,etc. Revere Academy offers special classes at times,though there are few photos...
What is "melted straight through ice"?A magnet test only tells you if something is magnetic,most modern sterling is rhodium plated and will be...
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