Bought these from an antique store in Jerusalem. Any idea of age and significance?[ATTACH][ATTACH][ATTACH]
I believe this is a Turkish kilim rug. Looks handmade, slit woven. Any thoughts on age or origin? I can't find the names of the motifs. I think...
Picked up this necklace today. The beads are lightly crazed throughout. I don't think it's Bakelite (tested it, no mark), and it's pretty light...
It's a nice shade of green. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I can't seem to find this one anywhere. Any idea of maker, name, or age?
Picked this up over the weekend. The moment I saw it, I knew it was something special. When I held it up to the light, the light shone through as...
As you may recall from my earlier thread, I recently acquired an antique Russian samovar. This one has the imperial crest and nine sets of...
Just bought an antique brass samovar. I haven't received it yet, but I can tell from the pictures that it's heavily tarnished. It has a rather...
Bought this minj fur coat cheap, figuring I could probably sell it for more than what I paid. It has a piece of fur missing from the back; I was...
Picked this up today for a steal. I figured even with the amount of damage it had, it might be worth more than what I paid. As you can see, it's...
Bought this cat today. I thought it might be old because it's crazed and there is just a small vent hole on the back. (Those things on the bottom...
Every so often, I find interesting plastic jewelry. Problem is, I have no idea if it's bakelite or what. I rubbed these pieces with a q-tip...
Today, while searching through a bag of jewelry I picked up at a thrift store, I came across.... a human tooth. Or at least I think it's a tooth....
Any thoughts on how old this might be? No marks, pretty big and bulky. Three small ventilation holes on the bottom. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I found this bagful of Miriam Haskell parts in a lot of thrift jewelry. The clasp is signed. How can I find the original necklace these parts came...
I found a sterling silver identification bracelet in a bag of thrift store costume jewelry today. It has the person's 8-digit identification...
I'm sure we have all decided not to buy something, only to regret it later. But what about the opposite? What about when you've bought something,...
How old do you think this necklace is? It has a box clasp. Unsigned. [ATTACH] [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Bought this bowl today. It's crazed (but not all and uniformly crazed), with a hand painted picture of a samurai and a woman on the inside. No...
I found another coral necklace. This one weighs 8.3 ounces and is 26 inches long. I still can't tell if it's dyed or not. There are some white...
Today I found this weird holder. Although it was bent, I figured for $1.50 it was no big loss if I couldn't fix it. Egyptian Revival by Charles W....
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