You can but try, who knows if they will listen.
Hi Illuminated and welcome. You may get more eyes on this if you use some descriptive words in the title to attract the right boardies. Maybe...
They look like beach umbrellas to me :)
Yea, hppens to me all the time. Someone calls and want me to look at her mother's jewelry who passed away when she was 100 years old. I get there...
Or made by someone special like Tiffany or Jensen!
It doesn't matter if it's a nice shop or converted gas station, try them all and go with the best price :) There is a scrapper in the next town...
Just posting 2 pins from a house call I did last week... I assumed these were gold filled but once I cleaned them (they were filthy!), I suspect...
Know anyone with a gem tester?
OK, here is the mark, raised letters and the comb under blacklight. Nothing there, how would tortoise shell look under blacklight? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
EF = Eberhard Faber? Beautiful slope!!!!!!!!
Oh, sorry, I assume faux especially since the 22k mark on the back is raised letters.
I think it's a coffee pot, JMHO :)
I checked it with a loupe and it is inlayed metal. I can't figure out how to test it without damaging it so that's why I am going with what it is...
Good weekend for me :) - A sweet amber enamel painted tumbler - A hair pick and 2 combs, the large one with 22k gold inlay - 2 celluloid ring...
These are old pictures so they are small, but it's a sweet small pitcher with an unusual hobbyist panted decoration :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
@Bdigger I have a bid in on this lot, assorted Royal Lace pieces. The auction ends tonight, I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!!!!! [ATTACH]
First outdoor picker flea market of the season today. It was all of 36 degrees and only about 14 dealers but I did find a couple of things... A...
@Bdigger sounds like you do well with Depression Glass as well as I do :)
People like pink glass too, I sell quite a bit of it :)
I agree, I use a lot of the "Pricing Guides" for IDing only. Even when they first came out they were not accurate on pricing!
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