Thank you, ma'am. She has been duly archived. Yes, that is the conventional interpretation. May or may not be what the cutter had in mind.
Isn't it amazing the difference shmoo removal can make? You didn't give us a 'before' pic of the front of the intact brooch. Do you have one? I...
The ring would make an impression that looks like this (your image flipped & rotated): [ATTACH] The characters at the top between the 2 that...
Looks like there may be a couple of other stamps in addition to the 2 that are clear fineness marks, but they're too indistinct to make out. In...
Pretty good chance OP's stone is too. Small synthetic rubies were on the market at the start of the 20th century. The USSR seems to have been a...
Does the auction listing say anything about the brown? In some photos it does look more like inclusions of some sort.
My concern is that the grunge could be hiding abrasions. Is there a minimum opening bid? How much?
Himalayan art is the core of their collection, but their exhibitions are wide ranging. Wiki characterizes them this way: 'The Rubin Museum of...
The Rubin Museum might help: https://rubinmuseum.org/
That there would be a better chance of success with pictures.
A jeweller who also works with watches will have the right little tool to prise open the back. It may be over wound now.
There is coated wire for beading that might serve as a replacement. Sure takes me back to the 70s.
Black coral?
My first thought was Shiva because he is dancing.
Does the 'spout' swivel or is it fixed in that position? I'm wondering whether it is complete as is or whether there is something else that goes...
Garnets are as hard or harder than citrine, which is a quartz.
This is what can happen if you're not careful with your cupids. [ATTACH]
You keep cupids in it. [ATTACH]
From the findings, early 20th century.
If the setting is that quality, it is probably not glass. Stone is dark in photos, but looks like citrine. Most citrines like this are heat...
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