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Green Platter. Is this JADE?
I doubt it. Don't know why but I do. Why would someone make a plate out of jade? Measures 8 1/2 inches wide. Thanks for any info! -
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I feel really good about our stuff, now! This is all in one house: old radios, typewriters, pinballs, trains, white china, etc. How do you collect/buy so much? Scroll through the pictures...... -
Very sweet packets of love letters.
Yes, ladies did still keep their love letters tied up in blue ribbons as late as the 60s. My cousin, Blanche, was born in 1919. She got married, had a child and divorced when Sylvia turned 18.... -
My old tools
Hey guys here are some of my tools:
Before:
After:
This one is about 100 years old, I made the handle:
I think this is the mos beautiful piece of my tool collection:
Saw setting tool:
My father's... -
Help with unopened Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
I got this album last weekend (yes - at the same place as the viola/cello bows, the Danish silver, and the Russian cloisonne).
It is sealed. My question - is this one of the first US pressings of... -
Questions about a ceramic cigarette box
Well... do you think a lighter may have sat in the metal cup on the lid?
Or was that for ashes? Or was it for wooden matches, perhaps?
What's its age? I'm guessing 50s-60s, but actually I'm... -
Two ceramic busts ... opinions welcome
The old lady could do with a lick of paint from some demented Italian parishioner and was bought at a struggling Sydney auction house more than 20 years ago. The auctioneer rated her a bit and I... -
Anyone have an Idea as to what this is?
i purchased a bunch of artwork at a recent probate auction and this was in one of the lots I won. I can’t find similar artwork think it may be Native American but not sure any help would be... -
ART DECO BIRD EGG PAPERWEIGHTS: Origin, age, etc?
Any info on these paperweights would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Approximate measurements:
Egg on the left (pictured): 6” long x 3” wide x 3” tall
Egg on right: 5” long x 5” wide x 3” tall
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