Perhaps it didn't just fall out but was taken out in order to dry the painting? Once dried, the pieces were replaced amateurishly.
I wouldn't discount shipping. They are a nice pair and in excellent condition...
They do look like diamonds. Are the undersides of the stones open in their settings?
I don't like fooling with NA jewelry unless it can be definitely authenticated. In this case I don't like the construction of the the beads. The...
I go with "verybrad". I think that it's way too much for a porch lamp. They remind me of the lamps that used to be mounted on the old horse drawn...
As to value, I would say that $130 - $140 would be an excellent buy. Check on "sold" on ebay for the entire unit and for each part.
Definitely a chatelaine and probably the chains and belt clip are steel. The items at the end of the chains are: paper knife; unknown; pin...
The date mark looks more like 1845. There are more marks on the stem. The design is machine cut which puts it into the early machine age. The...
This pic may have been taken some time after the event. Note the excavating machine in the foreground. It may have been brought in to help clean...
Another thought: The tall structure in the center background with windows? This is not a silo. I wonder if it's not an early fractional...
How about an explosion. Grain and flour elevators used to have dust explosions in the early days quite often. Fits with Eastern Wa. state and...
Or perhaps a button?
The twisted, main body looks like the shaft of a screw conveyor and very well might be stainless? The welding to the base is well done. May be a...
Suggest you treat it like a pocket watch and just push down (toward the main body of the watch) on the winding stem (knurled knob). Case should...
Thanks for posting the hall tree. It' wonderful! Beveled mirror and umbrella pans intact and in good shape. I am green!
Very nice. It's all oak and it looks to be pegged/doweled at the joints. I wonder what the hall stand looks like?
Or marcasites.
I think that I'm getting a headache now........ Just wanted to address the subject one more time. I think that this is a man's jewelry box and...
Reminds me of the patterns brought out in those wooden Japanese frogs......
If it has a mogul fitting and you can get one of the bulbs at Lowe's or Home Depot. Adapters usually give only one wattage. You can pick up a nice...
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