It worked properly for me. Try saying that 5 times fast.
In the pic of the back, is that the hinge on the left & the clasp on the right?
How do the stones react to UV light?
I see such beads described as carved peach pits, but have always had my doubts.
Rudraksha seeds, some of them? A couple look like chestnuts.
If there's any positive you can chalk up for the big, international auction houses, they get a lot of eyes on things. In both cases, do you know...
I like the necklace your wife made.
It has a fineness mark. Do you mean a maker's mark? I'm going to ask @Ownedbybear for clarification on UK gold marking standards. I just do...
Or maybe horn.
If 'real' means actual shell then yes, it is real. I'd put it to the 1950s or after.
From the 1 photo, & lacking measurements, I wonder if this is a wine coaster? Concur with cxgirl that it's a watch fob that has never been engraved.
I see Zanaratova.
I'm seeing F Nissen.
Other than for those of exceptional value, auction houses do not themselves research items consigned for sale. Mainly they take the consignor's...
I don't know how to be certain, but something I look for is how well, yet economically, a piece is made. If parts are thicker than they need to...
A purrfect reply.
You might want to use Thread Tools & change your title from Gotham to Gorham.
@Any Jewelry is our expert on jewellery from the Middle East. Let's see what she has to say.
This was an investment quality gem.
Estimate was CA$3,000 - 5,000. Hammer was CA$80,000.
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