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Sterling Silver Change Purse (B'ham, 1918).
Not bad. Had one significant dent which I was able to remove pretty successfully, but I'm not going to bother with the other little pinhole ones. -
Van Briggle pottery frog --with 3D frogs -- can I just wash in soapy water?
This was a garage sale purchase today.
Kind of a fun find as I was late to the sale. The sale wasn't that large, just in a small section of a garage, and they were selling a large shelf on a work... -
Silver edged plate with a sneaky mark
Hi everyone!
Quick post from a sterling item I found today. Nothing too fancy, but always fun to "sniff out" some more silver. Picked up a plate that looked good to me. I must have spent 5... -
Applied Sterling on glass
Hello,
As I said in my intro, I generally collect Sterling as a hobby. I did stumble onto these two pieces. I'm guessing maybe from 1920-40s? There are no marks other than Sterling on the rim. The... -
Glass Face Signature Help
Hi All,
I picked up these 2 faces and while they are marked I'm not able to read what the mark says. I'm seeing ____ Western but can't make out what would be in the blank.
Different sizes, 6 1/4"H... -
My first post (accumulator of nice sterling silver)
Hey dudes,
I just saw a post over on coin talk about this place. Ya'll have a great site.
I have a couple of pieces of old sterling to start with:
My second hobby is 19th Century hand made... -
Was the travel leather case worth the money
Hi all picked this travel case up today for 50 dollars. I reckon it's pretty cool. Most original I believe and some extras. Ebony marked brush nice straight razor was hoping could explain the... -
800 silver filigree crucifix
Howdy all picked this up today love the filigree type silver stuff. Anyone have an idea on the age of it. Gather its italian or European. Not sure on mark on the back. 60mm long. Chris -
Owl Head Glass Paperweight - Mid Century? By Who?
Hello Board Buddies! Today's mystery is who made this owl head paperweight. It measures 3 1/8" across the base and 2 1/2" tall. Reminds me of the West Virginia glass companies like Blenko, etc.... -
East Asia Ivory figures
Beautifully hand carved and painted elephant ivory figurines what looks to be Indian or eight E. Asian though I can’t find anything similar on the web. Please help me figure this out.
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