Joined: Tue Jan 29, 2008 8:55 am Posts: 236 Location: Paris - France
My suggestion would be, if they are made of natural stones and not glass or other synthetics, onyx for both items or may be alabaster for the vase but of course, this is only a suggestion as objects can not clearly be identified by a photo only.
Joined: Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:23 am Posts: 923 Location: NYC
to get marble rule out drop a little hydroelectric acid (use Gloves and Goggles and take safety measures) if you see chemical reaction ( you will see bubbles) marble is composed of calcite (metamorphic) so it reacts with cold, dilute, hydroelectric acid.
Joined: Sun Oct 16, 2005 12:22 pm Posts: 21602 Location: San Francisco
Musse4936, you're posting objects that one would find in most all the tourist shops in a Chinatown. Trinkets a tourist might bring home as a souvenir from their vacation. Usually costing only a few dollars and often misrepresented....
If that is the market you are in, I'm sure there are many other shops in the Philippines with similar wares. Do your homework. Research what others are selling and how it is being represented and the prices it is being sold for and how negotiable those prices are.
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