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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Darkwing Manor, post: 425839, member: 738&quot;]I&#039;m slogigng through an estate liquidation and need some assistance on materiasl ID, please. First is what I think is a coral pin, altho it doesn&#039;t bubble in vinegar. A hot needle does not affect it. The material shows some striations, varations in color and pitting, slight translucency in light, appears to be hand-carved. The setting looks like high-quality metal, perhaps gold as it has not tarnished. No marks. I have no way to test it at home. </p><p>The second is a Middle-Eastern set, brass (?) wires. I thik the blue barrel beads are glass, but the verdi gris beads? They show some slight sheen in spots, have a few chips [ATTACH=full]148956[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]148957[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]148958[/ATTACH] and a grittiness that suggest a glazed ceramic? </p><p>Thanks all you experts![ATTACH=full]148955[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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