We picked this figurine up at a thrift store and haven't made any headway in identifying her. She resembles the Meissen style but has a few...
Thank you, @say_it_slowly! This is exactly the kind of lead we were looking for.
My mother recently purchased this ceramic turkey from a thrift store, suspecting that it was much older than many comparable ones being produced....
The rim definitely has gold gilding, and it has started to fade. That was one of the things that threw me off when I examined the stamp later and...
That's a bit disappointing, but I suppose it's still a nice set for a dollar each!
Thanks, @Bakersgma. To be clear, do you mean you think the plates were also made later (post-WWII), or that the mark was simply added at a later date?
In addition to the plates, I picked up lots of other items. One was this beautiful Finnish Arabia rice vase. Check out what it looks like when...
Yesterday I hit a small jackpot of glassware at an antique mall in one of the very messy booths where piles of boxes have to moved and sorted...
I've been selling off quite a few things in my collection recently, thinking I would bring in a little extra cash. Instead my family has been...
Thank you, @dgbjwc! This helps narrow it down, as I had hit a dead end on my own. In full transparency, I'll probably end up selling these, but...
I picked up a set of six bowls yesterday, as they were hand painted with a beautiful rose design and are also in great shape. I've been doing a...
That's exactly what my mother says...and yes, she has collections of specific things she likes! This is just one of the many cabinets in the house.
Hello, fellow antiquers. I actually already posted in another section but wanted to quickly come back here to introduce myself. As my username may...
Sorry for the late responses...I've been traveling over the past week and just got a chance to log back on. @Hollyblue The lens seem to be flat...
One quick correction: the USA mark is in the third photo, not the last one!
Hello, everyone. I picked up this pair of seemingly very old spectacles for a couple dollars from a garage sale today. I've been trying to...
Separate names with a comma.
