Think, therefore, that amethyst can be ruled out, as it does not show this kind of pleochroism.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is a bog oak Jubilee brooch I sold last year. It was darker to the eye than to the camera when...
I'm intrigued by the way the pendant looks purple when lying down but blue when held up so window light passes through. Maybe a camera artifact,...
Except that it alternates 2 kinds of beads, this looks a lot like the way beads are sold when not being sold individually. Both kinds of bead are...
In the first photo, is the oval object with rhinestone flowers around the edge a picture frame?
The clasp looks to me like it has been replaced; hinge might be original. I regularly see sellers make Egyptian brooches older than they are...
This guy turned up on eBay, with a number of other pieces, offered by a seller who had bought up the contents of a defunct store, among which was...
The damascene work on the front has remained in good condition, while the layer the frame is mounted on is downright crude. Holding the cameo in...
I'll be excited to see it. Have more than once been given the final push to buy a cameo by an interesting convertible setting. Love trying to...
Curious item. Is it so long it does not need a clasp? The beads themselves may be of interest to bead collectors, as well as to artisans. I'm...
Aw, shucks. :shy: I'm enjoying 'meeting' all of you, learning things, sharing what I know & showing off some of my collection. Thank you so...
I am starting to think about April's setting. The cameo is beautiful, but seeing one in this type of setting is very unusual. Anyone know where...
After my boyfriend got home from having first eye unbandaged, he looked around his apartment, where he has lived for I don't know how long, &...
I often see cameos described as angel skin coral that are really conch shell. In case there is any doubt, this may help clarify:...
The Illusion Jewels site has helped me out many times. Would propose that condition is some clue to quality: well made pieces are less likely to...
As long as it's on the mat with a sprained back.
The day we see that, we'll know the world really has changed. Now, if we could get Harvey Weinstein on the mat...
Well, I wouldn't want to question Himself! Part of how I have come to have a collection interesting in its own little way is through spotting...
When I first looked at the back sides, the idea flitted through my mind that they were sumo wrestling students. Then realized one was a girl.
A onesie - pron. 1Z - is a 1 piece baby garment, usually one that covers a bit more than the ones on these 2. Maybe they are big bibs to wear...
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