Fun, isn't it? Soon you'll be joining some of us others in the dark closet with our little flashlights. Most materials just reflect back purple...
Elen's stone is not so different from this one: https://www.astudio1980.com/Round-faceted-lapis-lazuli-ring-34547 [IMG]
I don't really see the beads reacting to the UV, just reflecting it back. The cord they're strung on may be reacting a little, looking more...
The writing on the tag is not Russian. I do not recognize it at all. :confused:
When you get a photo of the whole thing, tag DragonflyWink.
Has a nice amethyst-y color but triangular pieces look like glass to me.
The netsuke are looking like ivory from here. Let's see what others say. The other guy still looks like resin.
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Maybe I'm the last to know, but just stumbled into this today. It lets you search jewellery listings from eBay, etsy & Ruby Lane all together....
A bit later, going by clasp.
Yep. You will see many opal cameos attributed to William/Wilhelm Schmidt. In the majority of cases this is probably wrong.
I could live with this: [IMG]...
I like them both very much. The bear is gorgeous.
Oops, sorry Lark, I wasn't clear. I really had the 3 netsuke in mind but it can't hurt to go over this guy more. I was already pretty well...
I like it. May be artisan made.
These both have a type of safety clasp that wasn't in use until the 20th century.
It's more than similar. The painting may be different but they came from the same mold....
Do you recall whether the amber colored section looked like this when you got it?
Fanciulacci? Had to look it up but had some idea of what it should be based on Italian phonetics.
Sorry how do you know when these were made is there evidence youre not explaining to us
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