That makes more sense, although it would be Stationery, if you're searching the Internet.
Some members of the quartz family often seen in jewellery: rock crystal amethyst citrine smoky quartz rose quartz aventurine tiger's eye the...
Maybe Writing & Stationery Co.? I'm just making it up based on fragment & nature of item. :) Edit: Well, not Writing, looks like __NTING.
It doesn't look right to me for any of the stones we've come up with & not for jade either. If it weren't for gold & diamonds, I'd suggest glass....
Is the stone lightly speckled? Or is that a lighting artifact?
Really good pearls are always knotted to keep them from rubbing on each other. Knots don't guarantee good pearls, but lack of knots is a good...
I knew someone was bound to take exception with that statement. As far as I know, most topaz we see in this shade of blue is the result of the...
The other clue is the blue topaz, not know to Georgians or Victorians.
Alvar looks like the dealer, not the artist.
Some on the left look Italian, Milor or some such.
Might have been a pearl necklace with that clasp & someone added the center bit, badly.
Catching up. Love this, since 'allegorical' falls into my area of interest, but having a little trouble seeing how it relates to fishing. Bowl...
I noted that look too & remarked on it to someone looking over my shoulder last night. If I could handle it, I'd have better idea....
Not what comes to my mind when you guys talk about 'brown furniture'. I think more of the bureau I had in my childhood bedroom, or maybe all the...
Agree, hair & open collar suggest post-Victorian, edging into fashions of the 20s. I'd be willing to extend the date farther into the 20s if...
Could be amazonite.
She must feel grainy to the touch to be so often mistaken for lava, or sometimes listed as lava glass. I just want you all to know her when you...
This is marked as Mexico: [IMG]
Collectors of gem impressions, such as those made by James Tassie, also used cabinets like this & contents were catalogued. However, absence of...
I don't really have a clue. Seems seriously overbuilt unless, as I was thinking, it was made to withstand being placed in or over a fire to heat...
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