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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 2270012, member: 2844&quot;]It is a beauty, Anna.</p><p>Bone doesn&#039;t always have dark hairlines or spots. It can be extremely uniform in colour, but ivory is more likely to have subtle very thin banding. Do you see alternating cream and yellowish thin bands?</p><p>A photo of the back of the clasp would be useful. Please make sure you focus on the back, not on the background or another object in the photo. It is easiest to get a good focus against a white background, because it reflects light.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a Chinese dragon, this kind of carving was usually done in the Canton (Guandong) region.</p><p>The silver mount doesn&#039;t look very Chinese to me, so I think the dragon and the rose beads were made into a jewel somewhere else.</p><p>Chinese gemstone, ivory and bone carved parts were often exported for use in jewellery in other parts of the world.</p><p>These Canton carved dragons etc. became highly popular in the West ca 1815, and stayed popular throughout the 19th century. Decorative clasps that were worn at the front have been popular for even longer, and the box clasp is a pretty old technique. I always like those &#039;front clasps&#039;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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