Exactly how I would handle it.
Is it a batik fabric glued to the paper? I agree that is a lot of finishing nails! Can't comment on the meaning of the scene, the whole thing is...
Agree with this dating. Cool piece.
I have had some experience with these. My mom had a tooth extracted with a gold crown (7 years ago or so) and I asked what the oral surgeon what...
I was absolutely speechless with the find. Keeping, not selling. It was at a group rummage/garage sale fundraiser on a table loaded with newer...
I did test it and it's 14K, not 18K. Going on Ebay sales of sold, 1.9 grams of 14K scrap, maybe around $150. But who knows!
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Thank you, Debora. :)
Yes a gold crown. I'm sorry to post it if anyone has trouble seeing that or thinking about that. Clearly from a pulled tooth with a crown (I may...
Trigger warning: This is not your normal garage sale find. Just a little... unusual. Late in the day at a yesterday I went back to a...
Excellent point.
Now off to google John Hardy!
Thank you, Brad. :) While you were posting I thought to google-imaged the better photo of the the signature on the spoon and got a link to John...
No, Boulder, CO. IBM was a major employer here for years. They had a large campus east of town. Mostly closed at this point though.
Some of you know I'm obsessed with moss agate, so almost fell over when I found these at a garage sale this weekend. At first I thought...
Not thinking this is an ethnic piece, more decorative. It was at a thrift that offers returns for credit, so decided to grab it and do some...
These were popular IBM desk pieces for quite a while. IBM had a large campus in the town where I live, lots of people I knew worked there so...
I love the beautiful etched or carved decorations on the wood. Antique pieces like this are so finely made. Very cool!
I would not have thought this was a hood ornament! This link that Debora posted has just one screw hole, too....
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