I've seen the style before on a marked ring, I just can't remember for the life of me who it was that made it and what it dated to. If I recall...
It's emulating victorian, a retro piece, not tortoise shell based on the pieces I own. I would not be surprised if it was made from a resin of...
@gauntlettgems was thinking of you when I saw these;...
There is a group of buyers that love to purchase real gold nugget items. The nuggets of good size (such as these) would be worth more than the...
LOL! Please, no missing members :)
I came across an old Benjamin Franklin style pair of spectacles. They were not marked but xlr'd at 9kt, acid tested at 9Kt and there was a damaged...
I was thinking such with the clasp, but they do still use them, but I was thinking with the cabochon garnets, clasp and quality, it could be 1905...
A lot of your questions might be answered by identifying the maker using the stamp on the pin. A fine quality piece from the looks of it. I'm kind...
Ah...you may find this a good read; https://nevadacassidys.com/pages/turquoise-information
I will throw in my two cents as that is about all I have at the moment :) Love the chain! I'd do some more research on that bit. The color and...
As Marie said, they are a pair of screw back earrings. They don't appear to be missing anything at all. It's probably fair to call them vintage.
The coins were not "special" at the time. US currency (currency around the world for the most part) used to be backed by gold and gold & silver...
lol, Germany's own import "carbon" tax as basically, you are paying for your waste/recycling. Can't wait for them to roll something like that out...
You sure it is brass? Lovely little bit. Nice workmanship. I'd love to see the markings on this if you can manage to get a solid close-up picture :)
It is a sad state we find ourselves in. It is long past time for the DOJ to break up all of the mega corporations. Unfortunately, many of these...
Nice find. You can see your watch works details here; Elgin Pocket Watch: Serial Number 7456882 (Grade 180) (pocketwatchdatabase.com) I believe...
Interesting find. The looks say it is silver. Can you take higher quality photographs? Does the top screw off? Would be helpful to see the reverse...
The franklins are much easier to come by than the silver they are enclosed in...lol
If you look at the spiraling in the wood, that is a saw mill blade pattern left in the wood ( https://www.woodgears.ca/sawmill/index.html). Hand...
The stones are probably agate, but the quality of the photos makes it hard for me to offer an opinion. I'd have your jeweler verify as Jasper was...
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