It is some variety of synthetic polymer, which is a fancy way of saying some kind of plastic, commonly & generically called 'resin'. It is not...
You're welcome. :) What I'm seeing are tiny round surface pits that look like places bubbles formed in liquid then popped & the appearance of...
Can't rule it out, but think you would have been risking your life to have such a thing in colonial Haiti. No longer remember whether seller was...
Could be unpolished marble. Hard to tell from photos: [ATTACH]
It's an interesting piece. When I got it I showed it to a French friend who said he was surprised because the French had not been particularly...
As though there aren't enough candle holders made from the old wooden spools.
My eyes see glass or ceramic. Really does not look like stone.
"Criz' could be short for crystal in whatever language.
Men's fashion seems to march steadily away from jewellery. Cravat pins, watch fobs, cufflinks, signet rings... With ties being required in the...
See photos on this site for ivory examples: https://www.fws.gov/lab/ivory_natural.php#elephant
@Jeff Drum Since it's an automatic, are you sure it has stored enough kinetic energy to run?...
No, those lines are consistent with both bone & sometimes ivory. Schreger lines are a distinctive pattern like crosshatching that show only in...
Because seals fall into my area of interest, I see a lot of them & would guess about half of those floating around on the market were never...
More specifically, a geode slice.
I have a jeweller who seems to make watch repair a bit of a specialty. They take the watch for examination, get back to you with a price, & you...
It looks decorative to me rather than like any kind of table ware. I can imagine my grandmother having an arrangement of artificial flowers in it.
On the Egyptian ring with the Roman intaglio? Weird thing is same seller had 2 or 3 chunky gold rings said to be the work of a particular...
As a complete militaria illiterate, have to say it does not look military issue at all. Military award/insignia inspired costume jewellery. Was...
Looks like a fob seal that was never engraved. Bloodstone (heliotrope) & carnelian.
The mark may apply only to the clasp. It is that older, life preserver, style of spring ring.
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