Totally agree. It looks like someone's make-do insted of a proper clasp for this necklace.
When I was taking pictures of something else, I found something I didn't remember having. It looks like a little rosary case, but with a Star of...
Somebody paid you, and still got a good deal. Just try and find anything similar, made new, for those prices.
I've restrung those branch corals before. It's fairly tedious. Before seeing any comments, my brain said "1970s Native American-influenced design...
Which would surprise no one. I knew i had this kicking around, but had to wait until I had some daylight to take a photo. Length is dead on 18...
I have something similar. Much shorter; the roses are blue, yellow, pink. and green. Not a mark to be had. I'll have to get a picture up when...
Find my share too! I found one on Saturday that looks good, but it's too far out to get to.
Here the estate sales have mostly moved on line. Worse, they're "curated" so that everthing people like us want is either not there, or lotted up...
Meanwhile, I can't even find a tag sale this Summer. The ones that exist require highway driving and don't even look good - too much kid stuff....
It's only a bad buy, until you try to find a solid wood table made of mahogany made new at any price.
It does look like a one-off. Some stores had jewelers who made things instead of just repairing or selling them. I have a totally one-off ring...
I'd say that was worth digging!
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We shall see when it gets here. No Neiger "stank" on it for me either, although we Murricans usually only get some by mistake.
I love the shade on the whale oil one. As for the lady..bingo!
((drool)) I wouldn't have bought it, but dang I'd have wanted to.
Not Charlie, but the clown costume is from the right era.
My parents both went to the 1939 as kids, and to the 1964/65 on a date.
They look like what I'd call "airport art". I've found similar drummers and musicians more than once.
That happens too. These days you have to be like an old joolie and get there first, otherwise all that's left are scraps.
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