A digital archive showcasing the extensive collection of jewellery and adornment images shared on the former Ethnic Jewels Ning site over the years. These images have significantly enriched discussions on cultural adornment and its global dispersion.
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Even if it is not real amber, it Looks a dream!
Thanks, Eva, I`m pretty pleased with it myself. I think the stringer has a very sure aesthetic sense re the use of materials, even down to the clasp.
And some faux amber is considered of more value than much real amber as I`m sure you know.
I have checked on Ebay for amber, and you are right, some faux amber seems more expensive than real amber! I do not know why this is so, perhaps because of it s use and being antique? It is in any case an endless fascinating theme.
Yes, very often the high value of some faux amber is because of its` age and historical use as in this type of bead and some prayer beads etc. China inundates the market with modern plastic that it declares is amber. And some real amber has been over-processed in order to use all the scraps.
Antique real amber can be costly and also very lovely.
@Thanks a lot Frankie.... I suppose I better stick to my Ethiopian hairpins, only at the Moment I cannot find any. So it is China that spreads the Plastic amber around the world..... (if one knows it is plastic, it is acceptable, but if they make you believe it is real amber, this is not acceptable).