Other Materials

Be­sides pre­cious metals, many oth­er ma­ter­i­als are used for mak­ing jew­elry, e.g. wood, bone, leath­er, shells of rare mol­lusks, and oth­ers. We will tell you about cer­tain types of these ma­ter­i­als, which are some­times val­ued as much as gem­stones.

Wood

Wood is one of the most long-stand­ing ma­ter­i­als used in the mak­ing of jew­elry and weapon parts. This art­icle is about vari­ous kinds of wood, from well-known wal­nut to black ebony, which is used for dec­or­at­ing only the most soph­ist­ic­ated and fancy ob­jects.

Read more about different kinds of wood.

Organic Materials

Ivory and oth­er or­gan­ic ma­ter­i­als are of­ten used in jew­elry, fine art, and weaponry. When con­sid­er­ing pieces that are made with nat­ur­al, or­gan­ic ma­ter­i­als, it is im­port­ant to re­mem­ber that the beauty of the ma­ter­i­al does not al­ways de­term­ine its value. His­tor­ic­al sig­ni­fic­ance and/or unique fea­tures of the ma­ter­i­al may also af­fect the price of a piece. For ex­ample, an in­sect pre­served in am­ber may be quite ex­pens­ive. Our artists work with many dif­fer­ent or­gan­ic ma­ter­i­als in­clud­ing ivory, teeth, and pet­ri­fied wood.

Read more about different organic materials.