If you attend one of those parties where they let helium balloons go into the sky and fall to earth later as non-biodegradable compost, just poke...
Thanks to all for your suggestions! I think the bun idea is great, just dunno why the prongs had to be so pointy!
These combs are not marked but test as sterling. Measure 2" wide and 1 3/4" high. The tips of the prongs are very sharp. Would these go directly...
Thanks @anyjewelry for the info. That's pretty much what I understood. It seems my bracelet is a third type of process.
Ok, I understand, thanks!
Hmm, I did mention that the gold tops were cut-out pieces and riveted thru the black into the back plates...
But it chipped at the edges so it had some thickness. I thought the black material in niello ware was an inlay, not a smooth surface unto itself...
Yes, they look similar but damascene uses metal hammered into a metal surface, not pieces of pieces metal riveted thru glass or stone onto a metal...
Don't think I have the right terms for this but the bracelet is rose gold on the back, hollow links, with rose gold pierced floral appliques on...
Don't know the mark but I notice you didn't show an 18K/14K or .750/.585 mark. Are gold dots perhaps gold-filled or brass?
Don't some makers use a more durable non-gold material for the pin stem than for the ornamental part of jewelry?
Can't help with ID but very good photos!
Oh, okay. Not sure why you think there are more. The black rod is not coral, tests well above glass on a Presdium, coral would not.
Chopsticks, funny! I don't see sloppy solder. Where do you see that? Maybe it's my incomplete polishing of tarnish?
Hi @bluumz, I don't think the artist was going for "dagger" but I couldn't think of a precise term that seemed closer to the style. I like your...
Hi Roaring20s, I saw that first pic but didn't find the one labeled "Navajo". Frankly, I don't think the piece is Native American and I'd doubt...
Oh, cool! Thanks for that!!
This 5 1/8" long "dagger" brooch has a rhodochrosite half-moon at the top and an onyx cylinder to the side. Signed "Sterling SS". I found one...
Sobral pieces can be truly vintage since the company is not new. I'd check their site to see if this kind of construction is used.
Great idea! I'll try it!!
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