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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 897410, member: 5833"]It at least requires in focus super macros for small things like beads. I sometimes have to distinguish ivory from non-ivory when assessing cameos:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.pinterest.com/cameotimescom/ivory-cameos-reliefs/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pinterest.com/cameotimescom/ivory-cameos-reliefs/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/cameotimescom/ivory-cameos-reliefs/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Think the main question here is ivory/not-ivory. I'm confident the plain beads are not ivory; have to hold judgment on the others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Doubt it adds any info, but I have shown a necklace of MOP beads with the same kind of old plastic screw clasp:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]200046[/ATTACH] </p><p>Photo was taken under fluorescent light that makes things look much more yellow than they are. From a little distance away, you might think they were pearls, just as, from a little distance away, you might think OP is ivory.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 897410, member: 5833"]It at least requires in focus super macros for small things like beads. I sometimes have to distinguish ivory from non-ivory when assessing cameos: [URL]https://www.pinterest.com/cameotimescom/ivory-cameos-reliefs/[/URL] Think the main question here is ivory/not-ivory. I'm confident the plain beads are not ivory; have to hold judgment on the others. Doubt it adds any info, but I have shown a necklace of MOP beads with the same kind of old plastic screw clasp: [ATTACH=full]200046[/ATTACH] Photo was taken under fluorescent light that makes things look much more yellow than they are. From a little distance away, you might think they were pearls, just as, from a little distance away, you might think OP is ivory.[/QUOTE]
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