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  1. Ownedbybear replied to the thread Input please on this citrine? Retro ring.

    So do I, and smaller sizes are usually older.

    May 4, 2024 at 5:04 PM
  2. Ownedbybear replied to the thread Input please on this citrine? Retro ring.

    I think it’s earlier, as in pre war. The post war ones are usually marked. It’s also small.

    May 4, 2024 at 4:33 PM
  3. Ownedbybear replied to the thread painted relief glass vases.

    Bristol is an urban myth! Bohemian.

    May 4, 2024 at 4:31 PM
  4. Ownedbybear liked Marko's post in the thread Vase with bubbles.

    Thanks. Posting something shortly on the finds and jewelry board I'd like your input on.

    May 4, 2024 at 4:30 PM
  5. Ownedbybear replied to the thread Hand blown glass candle stick.

    Egyptian, I suspect.

    May 4, 2024 at 4:29 PM
  6. Ownedbybear replied to the thread Colorful vase ID.

    Third for Belgian.

    May 4, 2024 at 4:29 PM
  7. Ownedbybear replied to the thread Vase with bubbles.

    Not a mark, I think it’s just where the pontil has been snapped and not totally polished out. I do think it’s got age, too.

    May 4, 2024 at 3:51 PM
  8. Ownedbybear replied to the thread Etruscan Revival piece?.

    Blimey. That’s fabulous. It has some Egyptian references with those lotus heads.

    May 4, 2024 at 3:47 PM
  9. Ownedbybear replied to the thread Finds Thread.

    That’s bonkers, in a good way. Someone took a mid to late nineteenth century British giant snuff mull or perhaps a mounted trophy and...

    May 4, 2024 at 3:44 AM
  10. Ownedbybear replied to the thread Vase with bubbles.

    Honey, can you enlarge that base photo? And does it show much wear?

    May 3, 2024 at 4:35 PM
  11. Ownedbybear replied to the thread Finds Thread.

    It’s sort of controlled bubble but not as regular as some pieces. Can you get some more photos, especially the base, and pop them on the...

    May 3, 2024 at 1:33 PM
  12. Ownedbybear replied to the thread Finds Thread.

    The vase!

    May 3, 2024 at 11:11 AM
  13. Ownedbybear replied to the thread Not done a show off thread for a while....

    The necklace is lemon amber, and that was four quid. The brooch is the one that isn’t. It’s interesting though given it’s got an early back!

    May 3, 2024 at 11:09 AM
  14. Ownedbybear replied to the thread Finds Thread.

    That’s Victorian that is.

    May 3, 2024 at 5:40 AM
  15. Ownedbybear liked evelyb30's post in the thread Not done a show off thread for a while....

    Carved amber for 4 pounds... he was asleep at the switch on that one!

    May 2, 2024 at 6:19 PM