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Restoring Brass
Hey folks:
Who here can tell me the most expedient yet careful way to restore brass and silver metal. By silver metal I don’t mean actual silver plate.
Anyway this is for a large stand ca 1880... -
Green Carved Stone Bear
Failing to find any lovely vintage jewellery in the charity shops
,I ventured to the bric-a-brac shelves and found this little monstrosity.
What am I looking at? (no insults... -
A Small Vintage Alaskan Inuit Souvenir Doll
I bought this at an antique mall and was wondering if anyone had seen one before. It is about 8" tall and seems to be injection molded, like a Barbie Doll. The hood and boots seem to be leather... -
Coral bead bracelet with mystery marks on gold clasp
Last item for today ... probably.
The beads on this bracelet have those fine lines that I associate with coral. Not sure they're showing up in the photos though.
I liked the beads, but assumed... -
Hare & Hound Tiny Cups & Saucers
Also from the charity shop Bric-a-brac but prettier than the bear!
These are tiny, the cups are 4.5cm across , quite roughly made and decorated but the hare and hound are lovely, the hound being... -
Silver glass colour change necklaces
hi all
these are some pics of the silver glass cab necklaces i bought at local auction
modern, and can't be 100% sure there are silver but marked as
presuming they have to be glass(cold),... -
Mysterious Creature
This pottery piece made me totally LOL when I saw it-it is a mystery as to what kind of animal/creature it is supposed to be. My first thought was a Whale because of the person inside-...then it... -
Nanking Cargo Oriental Bowl
Hi,
I decided to buy this, "Peony Rock" blue and white bowl, mainly because I found its history quite fascinating.
Unfortunately, it was already broke at the time of purchase. Consequently, I... -
Porcelain Ewer Type Thing
Took a few preliminary pics. Nice piece of porcelain. Looks nicely done and the colors blend nicely at the base. No marks. Any ideas on age? Stands 16" tall. -
Necklace of metal petals? pinecones? hops? and plastic beads
This 15" necklace is strung on a chain and has what looks like an older barrel clasp. The beads are a hard plastic - not Bakelite, though (no odor). The metal petal? sections alternate between...
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