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shamster liked evelyb30's post in the thread Japanese Vintage tortoiseshell necklace-age suggestion？.

You can still buy tortoiseshell here, but only when the seller either has no idea or pretends they don't.

shamster liked komokwa's post in the thread Japanese Vintage tortoiseshell necklace-age suggestion？.

Was it moving when you got it ..??? :playful::playful::playful:

shamster replied to the thread Japanese Vintage tortoiseshell necklace-age suggestion？.

Thank you :happy: I hope it didn’t die for me…

shamster liked komokwa's post in the thread Japanese Vintage tortoiseshell necklace-age suggestion？.

it's possible that yours is older than the one they are still selling today ...... but not by enuf that it would matter. If u got a good...

shamster liked komokwa's post in the thread Japanese Vintage tortoiseshell necklace-age suggestion？.

[IMG] B07BHCJNLR this one says 2018........ and gee....it's sure looks familiar....;):(

shamster liked mirana's post in the thread Japanese Vintage tortoiseshell necklace-age suggestion？.

I was going to say....The Japanese still make tortoiseshell items. It is legal domestically, but they absolutely attempt to export it....

shamster replied to the thread Japanese Vintage tortoiseshell necklace-age suggestion？.

I thought they only has a very late ban, didn't know they still make them. I don't think they could guarantee everything is made from...

shamster replied to the thread Japanese Vintage tortoiseshell necklace-age suggestion？.

Oh I see... they even have the same clasp so you might be right. 99% of these jewelry are sold as vintage so I thought mine was too. But...

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Japanese Vintage tortoiseshell necklace-age suggestion？

Just bought this necklace made of tortoiseshell and treated red amber. Tortoiseshell jewelry is very popular in Japan and only banned...

Forum: Jewelry

shamster liked Marote's post in the thread Antique gold pendant.

According to the site info, this one https://www.divaantwerp.be/en/collection/explore/s2021314-39930 [ATTACH][ATTACH] is from 1832 -...

shamster liked Dessert58's post in the thread Antique gold pendant.

[ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] So I bought this pendant online for little. Its 18 carat gold with...