Antique Cherry Amber

Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings


Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings
Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings
Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings
Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings
Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings
Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings
Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings
Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings
Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings
Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings
Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings

Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings    Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings
HANDMADE VINTAGE GORGEOUS PAIR OF 14K GOLD FACETED. CHERRY AMBER 23 MM LEVER BACK EARRINGS. LENGTH OF DROPS 23 MM FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. LARGE BEAD SIZE: 12 MM. MUST HAVE TO COMPLETE ANY FACETED CHERRY AMBER NECKLACE. YOU WILL LOVE WEARING IT. IF IT DOES NOT FLOAT ON SALT WATER IT IS NOT AMBER. Telling real Amber from Plastic forgeries.... One of the simplest non-destructive tests that you can do yourself is to clean and taste the specimen.

Carefully washing with soap and water, then with just water, should leave a clean specimen ready for this test. Lick the specimen slowly several times, allowing the subtle taste to linger. It should be extremely subtle - real amber has almost no taste at all, leaving at most a very slight, tingly sensation. We think this "taste" may actually be just a touch sensation, not a true response of the taste buds.

Most plastic or other polymer forgeries, on the other hand, carry a distinctly nasty taste that screams, Imitation! Don't be fooled, remembering this simple taste test can save you considerable trouble in your adventures with amber. HOW TO TEST REAL AMBER. It's not really difficult to tell real amber from fake plastic or copal.

You can try just a few simple tests: 1. Copal (immature resin) and plastic fake amber do not hold up to solvents. Take a few drops of acetone (fingernail polish remover) or alcohol and drip it over the surface of your piece.

If the surface becomes tacky, or the fluid takes on the honey golden color of the substance, you can bet it's not amber. Amber is not harmed and will not dissolve under these solvents.

It will burn away like incense. Copal will melt, as will plastic. However, the plastic will release a horrible chemical smell upon burning, while copal may release a smell similar to that of amber. Amber smells sweet, piney and pleasant when burnt, the very reason it has been used for centuries as incense.

Amber is buoyant in salt water. That's why it is easy for locals on the Baltic Coast to find it washed up on beaches, especially after storm events. The amber gets stirred up from a layer known as blue earth, which is beneath layers of silt and clay on the ocean floor. To do this test, mix about 1 part salt to 2 parts water and dissolve the salt completely. Drop your piece into the mixture.

Plastic and copal will drop out, while amber floats. Return Address: Nina Butler 275 E. Calle Diamante, Tucson, AZ, 85704.

2-All my products are handmade. The item "CHERRY AMBER HANDMADE 12MM FACETED LEVER BACK ANTIQUE GENUINE 14K EARRINGS" is in sale since Monday, August 17, 2015. This item is in the category "Jewelry & Watches\Vintage & Antique Jewelry\Fine\Retro, Vintage 1930s-1980s\Earrings". The seller is "shopforfuun" and is located in Tucson, Arizona.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

  1. Country of Manufacture: UNITED STATES
  2. Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
  3. Style: Drop/Dangle
  4. Material: 14K AND CHERRY AMBER
  5. Metal Purity: 14k
  6. Main Stone: 12MM FACETED CHERRY AMBER
  7. Metal: 14K
  8. Brand: Handmade


Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings    Cherry Amber Handmade 12mm Faceted Lever Back Antique Genuine 14k Earrings