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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IvaPan, post: 5315130, member: 78949&quot;]Thank you, guys, for your time and help! I thought it was faux as I red that natural amber with such orderly and beautiful inclusions would be expensive, and I bought it cheap. And I also red that faux amber was made from plastic materials and&nbsp; insects or leaves (like in this case) were included in it to resemble real amber.&nbsp; But I am no expert.</p><p>About UV,&nbsp; long story, it turns out a scarce thing in shops here,&nbsp; finally I bought something but it seems not very appropriate as it is a pointer and I am not sure it can do the job. The brooch does appear to glow under it but I am not sure. I will order online a proper flashlight but it takes some time as local merchants are mostly out of stock and international ones do not always ship to my country. Plus there are customs duties if outside EU which additionally complicates things as customs clearance is needed.</p><p>So I am nuts <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /> I will also order a set for silver testing from a local provider..</p><p>A, the brooch is rather heavy, another mark of faux amber but it can be the metal cladding which is quite thick.</p><p>Ownedbythebear, thank you! It is very probable to be from that period, as for silver, I will test after getting the acid.</p><p>I also think it is handmade, the filigree elements are not uniform.</p><p>What is &quot;reconstituted&quot;? Sorry for the stupid question. Edit: found it, it well can be as it has some glow even at my UV pointer torch&nbsp; (don&#039;t know if this is the right word, it emits very focused&nbsp; light, like e dot).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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