A friend purchased this. Does anyone know anything about this ring? I
thought the mark being faded was strange and the fact that there aren't
many examples like it on the Internet. It's a nice ring but I'm always a
little weary when I don't see a lot...
When I got this I wasn't sure it was gold but I tested with 14k acid and
it passed. I was wondering a couple things.1. Is the person anyone
special?2. Is there any place I can find comparable fair prices for a
piece like this? I searched Google and a...
Sorry I meant to say 18 or 19c. A lot that I have seen are in a range
between 1780-1850. Not sure what led them to the Belgian 1850
description. May have just been an observation based on where the buyer
originally purchased. I don't know enough abou...
Thanks for your replies. You have provided a lot of very helpful
information. I thought it was Bacchus after matching some very similar
faces, but you're right, if it were him it would probably have the
identifying grape motifs. This piece in particu...
Thanks. I never heard of malachite glass before, but it's interesting.
It did have a very 'sea glass' kind of look before applying the mineral
oil. I am going to use my digital microscope tomorrow to get some good
photos of the carving. It may show s...
Thanks for the reply. That's very helpful. The dating of it is the
predicament I am in. I thought the same thing; that it could be a found
piece of Roman malachite and set in gold at some point in 19th C, or
crafted entirely during the same time fram...
