Maybe the fabric is an early design by Helene Blanche, a Danish fabric designer who started her business in 1977, according to her website...
I did a little more research and found some photos of Gibbard furniture on a Canadian website, Decade Five Furniture Company...
That's a beautiful set of furniture. Looks like cherry and worth more than you might think, but I can't help with a starting price for your area...
Thank you, Obb, for mentioning cerium oxide paste. I forgot that I already have some...you might have recommended it for polishing an opal that I...
That's a good idea. There's a university with a geology dept about 30 minutes away. I'll see if someone there might be able to help.
I really appreciate everyone's comments, and interesting that several think they are malachite. Thank you to Debora for pointing out that...
I doubt these bookends are antique, but I didn't know where else to post them. A previous owner hand-wrote "malacite" (misspelled) on the bottom...
I haven't gone quite that far into a survival mode. Right now I'm just trying to make things easier for my husband and/or kids to liquidate things...
Interesting information, AJ. I was aware of the Dutch East India Company, but had never run across anything about the Swedish East India Company....
I've got the missing binder problem covered....everything in them is also on my computer, a flash drive, a full computer backup, and all the...
P.S. Gotheborg.com is an amazing resource. I had no idea it existed and knew nothing about Gothenburg, Sweden, nor the Swedish East India Company...
Thank you so very much, 2manybooks. I didn't expect to get such a detailed and definitive answer to my question. My knowledge of Japanese (and...
Thank you, bosko.
That's amazing that you noticed the mark, Charlie. Thank you so much for pointing it out. I took a photo of it and increased the contrast, then...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I’ve been reading several previous threads on this site about Japanese Imari chargers in...
I’m a little late replying—my internet service has been off and on, off and on. Thank you, @Any Jewelry, I think I understand now that the way I...
He actually has to wear a diaper/bellyband full time in the house--he has "issues" probably because he was abused by a previous owner. He does try...
I wasn't aware of that breed--I can see why you adore her. I enjoy my "granddogs" for a week or two at a time, but I'm glad I don't have full-time...
Thanks, Cheryl -- I'm hoping I can finish writing this before I lose my wifi connection. It drops off for an hour or two at a time, and I don't...
Even though Antiquers says I'm a "Well-Known Member," I'm a sporadic user, and sometimes go for long periods of time when I don't post anything. I...
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