Need help on jewelry identification

[MisterSilverSearcher]

So, my grandmother's house needs to start being cleared out. She was...well, a hoarder, an organized one too. We've started going through stuff. She was a big jewelry nut. We need to start pricing stuff since we can't keep all the jewelry. I'm good on the silver and gold, I need help with the stones. I'm hoping someone here is good at stones and can explain some stuff to me. Here's the first haul of stuff out of there.

Not sure what stone this is, but she bought it for $200

I doubt it's real diamond, it says Chr. Dior or Diar on the inside

Some bracelets, one is ivory (LEGAL!) the other maybe...obsidian? The first one has a cool design, I guess the obsidian one is a dragon

Not quite sure what this is, it's cold like jade, but it isn't a similar color.

Same question as the one above, this one looks a bit more like jade though, quite similar actually

Funky thing. Has lots of little stones on it, maybe some turquoise and such...? It has a mark on it, not sure what is says, I think "Made In Italy"

I think this is an ivory piece too, the chain is silver. I kinda like this one, great paint on it.

Nice piece, I think the center is jade.

Any and all help appreciated!

 

[Plumbata]

I bet the member KBbottles would be able to help quite a bit but I'll give it a shot.

The first necklace looks like Lapis Lazuli, the ring seems to be a designer Christian Dior ring so the diamonds may be real, bracelet 1 looks like ivory, the 2nd looks like Jet or any number of black materials but I doubt it is obsidian, 2nd necklace looks like jade, the fob with cross looks kinda like turquoise (or fake turquoise) but not sure. Also agree about the multi-paneled bracelet as being ivory.

 

[cowseatmaize]

This is a jewelry site now too? []
I have some old old cameras (they have glass lenses), I think I'll post them here. The problem is which category? I know there after 1900. I didn't dig or find them. They weren't unexpected.
I just don't know.
Oh, photographing! []

Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

 

[Sir.Bottles]

I agree with plumbata 1st necklale lapiz lazuli. except the multi necklace could be ivory could be ox bone. I wish you have a better photo.

Ooops Sorry Eric couldn't help myself[]

 

[ironmountain]

here are some links to costume jewelry manufacturers and their marks...

http://vintagecostumejewels.net/

http://www.illusionjewels.com/costumejewelrymarks.html

http://www.antiquingonline.com/jewelry-designers.htm

the illusionjewels site is the best of the 3.....

 

[ironmountain]

If the rhinestones are in a channel vs being prong mounted, it's not Dior.. but during the early 50's Henke & Grosse did do alot of work for Dior because they were getting so popular for costume jewelry...Sure that doesn't help much.

I haven't seen a cursive script like that either...i've seen it non-cursive with a copyright mark...

 

[surfaceone]

Hello Mister SS,

Carved Jet (lignite)

https://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o660/MisterSilverSearcher/101_1332_zpsb2981857.jpg[IMG]

Looks like Turquoise.

[IMG]https://i1336.photobucket.com/albums/o660/MisterSilverSearcher/101_1335_zpse4449302.jpg

Nice Japanese ivory.

Looks like Jade, Jadeite... I'd suggest getting this looked at by a trusted jeweler.