Thank you jivvy! They do look very similar - I'll have to pull the necklace out and compare it to the blog.
Thanks reader! After looking at the longer beads, I think they are bone like Holly suggested. They feel slightly cooler to the touch than...
Thanks everyone for the opinions. @reader - I'm not sure what either of the beads are made of... The longer beads look more like wood to me...
I don't really think they do, but I know diddlysquat about trade beads. All of the pics are close up and do not show the whole necklace. The...
Love it! I want some! (though maybe not at $6k each...lol).
I'll take one crustacean rotary phone, please.
Thanks for the info Marko. I usually do the tooth test with pearls, but beyond that, I just don't really know how to identify a good pearl.
Just want to add that I was looking around and D&E apparently did have japanned jewelry. My mistake...sorry about that.
Does it identify the maker?
Really pretty! I'm no D&E expert by any means but right off the bat the japanned (blackened) back gives me pause that it's not D&E. I'm sure...
Love the angel skin coral with the 14k clasp! Marko, can I ask how you immediately knew they were Akoya? I have a hard time differentiating...
Welcome! Love the Jersey Shore! (Ex-Philadelphia Suburbian, now a NE Pennsylvanian).
Totally off topic, but I once sold a big box of fragile stained glass sheets for projects for a fraction of what I paid for it. I think I put a...
I vote auction house. Ebay has way too many pitfalls even if you're a seasoned seller (you mentioned you've sold there before, but I don't think...
Love the motif and love the shape of the cobalt inserts...kinda different from the usual round inserts.
Oooh, oooh, throw me in the pot! (Wait, not sure that came out right). Love the silver & amethyst pin! Anyway, I am in jewelry withdrawal...
Started a (very) temporary job this past week at the Salvation Army. The only good thing about it is that I get 50% off anything I want. I...
You're very welcome. I still can't believe it hasn't sold after all this time. If it sits here long enough, I just might have to give it a whirl...
Sorry to the OP to get off track. Sometimes happens here...lol.
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