Found these two necklaces at two separate consignment stores today. The cherry one was $6.50 and the amber (or bakelite?) one was $14.50. I think...
Thought you all might be interested in this French cameo I picked up. I think it might be lavastone, but I'm not certain. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here's more of what I bought on my spree, including a Georgian era bureau. ;) Dog included. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I should've said very deep cherry amber. The cabochons look black, but they're semi translucent dark red when I shine a light through them....
Here are better photos. The pearls look natural to me, and the quality is actually exquisite--all those panels and decorations are pierced, it's...
So I made friends with a wonderful woman who runs an antique store, and it was going out of business so she was doing a 50% off sale. At the same...
Oh, I'm going to have so much fun sharing. The best way of finding out a medication has made you gone manic is when you drop your 20k life savings...
Agreed. It seems like an intentional choice to me, almost whimsical. Could they be older (or meant to mimic older ones?)
Hey everyone! I bought this box from a French seller a while back ($2000 covid splurge lol). He said that his father acquired it at a Paris...
:( I have to wonder too. I like to think that the torah scrolls these were associated with, ended up either with their original worshippers or...
:happy: A good price, but I plan to keep mine since I'm Jewish.
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