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Thoughts on this 18k Diamond Finnish ring? 1925
This pawn shop has made the final clearance price on this 18k diamond Finnish ring from 1925 (U4 date code). The final price is $270 and gold weight is $190. The diamonds seem oddly cut no? Off... -
WANTED TO SHOW YOU MY THRIFT STORE FIND - EVER HEARD OF A RAT ROD BICYCLE (w/FORD PARTS!)?
I found this at a local thrift store today & just wanted to show it to everyone - the antique Ford parts that the builder saw in his mind & then added to the bike, were enough to make me buy it!... -
Silver trophy or something else maybe
I bought this silver something today and not sure what to make out of it.
Looks reasonably old and ornate but I don't know German ( I think it is German).
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Unusual snuff box marks
Hello again
Another set of marks that has got me stumped. This silver snuff box has makers initials of CH flanked either side by a mark that looks a lot like a saltire.
Has anybody come across... -
Dugag Yemeni beads and chain, gilt silver.
An unexpected Ebay find! Coming from Chili!
Seller described it as a pomander, which it isn't (un-openable ball!).
I got it for 2.25$!!!!!! Of course, shipping was.... 35$


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Gould hummingbird lithographic prints dating and conservation advice
Hi all .. first timer here. I picked up these two prints at a thrift store yesterday. Dimensions are 20" x 14" matted. Inscriptions (left and right) : J"Gould and H C Rechter, del et lith" and... -
Wood carved Thai figure?
Beautiful wood carved figure but we are not certain of age or origin... any ideas on that or who/what deity this is, would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!!
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Ethnic folk art waiter ..from where?
Saw this painted wooden chap at the flea market this morning and had to give him a new home ..he's about 3 feet tall.
Not sure what ethnicity and apparently seller picked it up in a church sale... -
Turquoise Ring Questions
Hello! I’m wondering if anyone has info about this ring. Was in my grandma’s lot. She had lived in Saudi Arabia in the 1980s. Wondering if it’s a particular kind of turquoise? Why it’s shaped like... -
Gold & angel skin coral brooch, Victorian?
Is this brooch 19th century? Has a tube hinge and a curly “C” catch. Measures about 1” across and weighs a hefty 10 grams.
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