No questions about this just posted for interest. I saved this from being thrown out and it’s got some fascinating bits of history in it. Not...
Beautiful!. What a wonderful inheritance.
Very pretty and wearable. I think your mum will love it.
Agree. You have to make sure they don’t fall down the back!
Weighs 5.9g and is 2.5cm long and 2cm tall.
:hilarious: :p
It certainly looks very similar to yours Cheryl. Thanks for the links- I wish mine had a 14k saddle!
Great document here (all 244 pages of it!) for anyone interested in the different types of coral used in jewellery. There's even a coral cameo for...
P.s I've just had a look under a loupe and it's definitely carved and no sign of mould marks. Feels slightly heavy to be celluloid and more...
Ok, I'll go very carefully!. Mary Contrary gem tester says glass but as she also says coral is glass I don't believe her. The seller rang me out...
Do you think it's ok to give him a quick wash as there is so much dirt it's tricky to know what's dirt and what isn't. Don't want to damage it though.
He is quite cool. I'll test him with my (totally unreliable) gem tester.
Just loved this when I saw it. I can’t see any lines it in at all. Do you think it’s bone or ‘that of which we shall not speak’? If it’s ivory I...
Ooh I love my new Christmas present!. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Ooh I didn’t think of that.:banghead: OH got me a spiffy microscope thingy that links to my phone. I’ll see if I can get some closer photos.
Fantastic!! I’m so pleased as I love it!:happy:. Didn’t want it to be a 50s repro :nailbiting:
Yay, I’m getting better. That was my guess to OH but normally if I put my neck on the block and actually type it I’m way out! I’m never sure...
Another nice little find today. Reverse carved and signed JEA or JFA. Any idea of its age (genuinely old or a wannabe?)please or does the...
Went to a table top collectors fair today and found a few nice bits :-). A white and red coral brooch- looks quite elderly to me?. Any idea of...
Ah so the freshwater are often the slightly oval ones sometimes with ridges?
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