Is it possible it's a broken arrow rather than a lightning bolt? Broken Arrow is the name of the mine that produced the variscite that is so like...
I was thinking aquamarine a possibility. Agree, wrong color, as shown, for peridot.
As good a guess as any. Don't think we will be able to tell you anything more. Fun piece, though. What do/will you do with it?
Following Holly's lead, found these. Stone is close to OP's....
It is a virtual certainty that if it is citrine in color now, it didn't start out that way. Because all the photos have been taken in light with...
A panther/pantheress is the traditional companion animal of Bacchus/Dionysus. Lots of Bacchanalian decoration in Roman villas. Could be a...
Doesn't look like jade. Turquoise is a possibility.
Appears to be citrine.
If it is very soft, rabbit. Mink collared coats were all the rage at one time, & collars were removable so coat could be cleaned, but does not...
Hi, BMRT. You might increase success by making a separate thread for this. Not sure everyone who is knowledgeable about jewellery makers looks...
Will add that the stones appear very well matched, not always the case with tanzanite. An expensive ring & very pretty.
Agree, tanzanite. Would guess ring from 1980s, if that's consistent with family history. Welcome, Jillian. :)
The cabochons that are a very different shape/size also differ in color & could be replacements.
Charlie's piece looks like an even shade of off-white, nearly or completely opaque. My experience with cameos of Celluloid, etc., is that they...
@bluumz The Great Exhibition of 1851. See entry #23: [ATTACH]
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I was going to ask if they were footwear related. Can see using the wooden one with the U-shaped head to dust off the tops of shoes/boots before...
Love these stones. Think they are all the same thing & some of the tiny cabochons definitely look like turquoise, so, even though the main stone...
And seems to have made this particular head, with slight variations, repeatedly. Probably could do it in his sleep.
Catalogue makes wonderful reading. Entry #247 is one of my favorites.
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