What are the "lines" on the back of the head,carved or natural?If it were ivory schreger lines would be on the top of the head and bottom of the feet
The writing could be cassiterite(tin),maybe someone else can decipher the rest.
petrified avocado
It's a bead and not a netsuke
I don't think an "assault rifle" has been used in a crime since the North Hollywood shootout in 1997.
Maybe cut at one of the old shopping mall kiosk ,stone or diamond cutting wheels with pre-made patterns or customer's design.
I don't see anything important about the stones,"native cut" stones cut for weight and not quality... “windowed” or “fish eye” gemstone". It could...
Is it 2 sheets of copper riveted together and is the white material in the leaf grooves maybe a polishing paste?There is also a "line" of solder...
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Try photos of the front and back of the piece, and one with less magnification of the maker's marks.
The tops and bottoms look like they were "beaded" and the strange vertical lines on the bars.Those parts may have come off another piece of...
Might be koa wood
The Wilhelmina of the Netherlands are pierced coins.
Looks like it may have been fire(mercury) gilded,the construction of the bars under the stone settings are strange also.
Jasper of some type.
What is the size and did you check for silver? It has a lot of casting porosity and mold lines were not removed.
Cross Pattee on the front and the trademark looks like a Cross of Lorraine with a "C".
RE The Queen's Royal Lancers badge looks like a cheap souvenir piece,casting flash not cleaned,the lettering is not clear(out of focus...
Looks like it was a commercial made tray that was hand chased,you can see the pattern guide marks and the chaser not following the marks when chased.
The piece would need to be examined by a professional to determine what material it is.One possible type is bowenite, a variety of serpentine (new...
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