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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: awhitetriangle on February 08, 2016, 03:54:27 AM
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hi sorry i've been a bit quiet of late, just thought i'd share some bits i picked up from an estate sale this week. first up some carved red coral pieces. the first i believe is a buddha type head. it has a small hole the the top for mounting or threading. it measures about 3 cm tall and weighs just under 50g. i know these are at least 40-50 years old. any info greatly appreciated. i've seen similar whit some quite high price tags!
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s56/awhitetriangle/58734fdf-39b1-495b-a689-2db7f5944db8_zpsx9o8oxwf.jpg) (http://s149.photobucket.com/user/awhitetriangle/media/58734fdf-39b1-495b-a689-2db7f5944db8_zpsx9o8oxwf.jpg.html)
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s56/awhitetriangle/IMG_0245_zps7smcvgvg.jpg) (http://s149.photobucket.com/user/awhitetriangle/media/IMG_0245_zps7smcvgvg.jpg.html)
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from the same old collection a cat? dog? like creature this ones much much larger weighs over 200g...
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s56/awhitetriangle/IMG_0246_zpstqm6vo6a.jpg) (http://s149.photobucket.com/user/awhitetriangle/media/IMG_0246_zpstqm6vo6a.jpg.html)
(http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s56/awhitetriangle/IMG_0247_zpsjg0psyle.jpg) (http://s149.photobucket.com/user/awhitetriangle/media/IMG_0247_zpsjg0psyle.jpg.html)
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Beautiful pieces especially the cat! Does the cat look like it could be just a stand alone item for display? How tall is it. I find a lot of jewelry in carved coral but not many statue like pieces. Having to look through all of the jewelry to find 1 or 2 stand alone items. Also, I don't find pieces that have had any paint added. I assume this is probably a 24 KT gold paint on these pieces. I hope there is someone with knowledge in coral carvings who can help you. Maybe take them to a jeweller to verify it is coral and go from there.