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    carved jade ? pendant

    You should definitely keep your eye out for older ones--a lot of tikis were bought directly from Maori in the late 1800s by UK tourists who took...
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Jun 23, 2021 in forum: Jewelry
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    Unpacked Some Small Glass Today

    I think your "Elixir"bottle might be vintage and not antique--I bought one exactly like it in the late 1970s at a bottle museum in Australia....
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Jun 23, 2021 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    carved jade ? pendant

    Oh what a beauty! Your hei-tiki is carved from nephrite and looks to have a little age to it. That being said, it's quite crudely carved and most...
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Jun 23, 2021 in forum: Jewelry
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    UKRAINIAN NAIVE ART

    Oh it's big--lovely! I appreciate your art collection, but have more than enough collections of my own on the go, though.
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Feb 18, 2021 in forum: Art
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    UKRAINIAN NAIVE ART

    Oh how lovely!! How large is it, Natasha, and how did you come by it? I have a few pieces of Nicaraguan folk art (but from the 1980s) that I...
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Feb 18, 2021 in forum: Art
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    Antique ...earrings?? Stamped R.G. or A.G.

    These look like shoe clips to me--very popular int he 1980s with that whole Revival look. The "tongue" slips under the leather at the front of the...
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Nov 19, 2020 in forum: Jewelry
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    Crystal Vase Identification Help. No Markings.

    mitten, I've just gone back and looked more carefully at the centred motif and I was wrong and you were right--my apologies. It IS a flower--I...
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Sep 16, 2020 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Crystal Vase Identification Help. No Markings.

    The flower design looks like it might be a pineapple... Waterford has a pineapple pattern that your lovely vase might be referencing.
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Sep 16, 2020 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Help with dating an old (I think!) oil maritime painting

    Oh Susan!! What an incredible coincidence!! Too much of a coincidence given how very similar they are, right? Can't thank you enough for taking...
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Sep 16, 2020 in forum: Art
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    Pig poke in the dark I think it is new and it is actually purple but...

    I do have a soft spot for Oiva Toikka's work. His work is really timeless (so many of the mid-century Finns and Scandinavians have designs that...
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Sep 12, 2020 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Pig poke in the dark I think it is new and it is actually purple but...

    It's by Oiva Toika--from the Flora series, I believe. Lovely bowl!
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Sep 12, 2020 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Identify age and maker of chair?

    Oh, they're so lovely! the fabric you chose is perfect. thanks so much for the update! definitely worth all the work you will have put into them.
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Sep 10, 2020 in forum: Furniture
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    Need help with old photo- identify lady's title?

    I'm getting a calisthenics vibe from her--but the hoop thing is throwing me off (calisthenics used a lot of rods as part of the exercises, but I'm...
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Aug 18, 2020 in forum: Ephemera and Photographs
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    Sig. help please!

    The medium looks like linocut to me. GREAT picture, by the way, and by an accomplished artist!
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Aug 12, 2020 in forum: Art
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    Large 30 Piece Japanese? Porcelain Set w/ Blue Flowers - Need Help w/ Mark

    You could break the set up a little for eBay sales (and consign the rest). I feel the serving bowl (far left) and the conical bowls (far right)...
    Post by: PortableTreasures, Aug 11, 2020 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain