Gran had good taste, and beautiful deep blue color! I also have a weakness for sapphires and emeralds (my birthstone) - this was one of my first...
Looks there's still quite a bit of the gilding present, and will probably look good with just a bit of gentle cleaning. There is a very good...
Welcome, Sam! It's an oddity, isn't it? Your tool chest is beautiful - one of those pieces that just pleases the eye, and makes one wish they...
While some styles of filigree are distinctive to certain origins, it can be problematic in that the same techniques were used in various countries...
9K is unlikely to be American, would think probably of Chinese manufacture... ~Cheryl
It might be in the Gorham archives at the Brown University library - Sam Hough, who spent years organizing the salvaged archives, used to search...
It is a lovely thing, even nicer to have an Australian stone. Here is the ring I mentioned, with nine natural Montana sapphires - bit beat up...
No other marks? By the style of the Gorham trademark, it would date after 1898 when the company made considerable changes in their marks - it's a...
This similar piece, smaller in size, brought much less in 2016: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Nice auction result in 2014: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Here's one similar, without the silver mounted base: [ATTACH] ~Cheryl
Hi - welcome to the forums. As Bakersgma has already said, it is by Gorham, and as also suggested, please post images of all marks. Would also...
Awww, that's very cool (gotta love a horseshoe) - I've already received a lovely brooch from Tracey, so good luck to those who are in! ~Cheryl
Other than the laminated wood, looks like a classic tool chest form to me, especially with the already mentioned space in the lid for a square,...
Oops - already suggested... ~Cheryl
Some type of garnet? ~Cheryl
Hmmm - would guess a sapphire, but AJ already suggested that (I have a ring with small different color Montana sapphires, a couple 'bluish...
Hehe, thought the same on the second name (and just corrected my spelling of the first). Of course we were, thank you...:D ~Cheryl
Not familiar with those, looks like they might be worth adding to my cleaning arsenal, but might be a bit harsh - the ultrafine sandpaper, often...
Ughhh, it is weird - long monkey arms, long monkey toes, long skinny tail with weird tuft at the end, long face with human-like eyes that could be...
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