Welcome Scott, what komokwa said is very true. Strictly speaking, something has to be 100 years old to be an antique. He mentions MCM, just in...
The only way to be sure is testing with a gem tester :)
Greg, we all have know that for years! When I started in graphic design many years ago everything was done by hand. That means if we wanted to...
I have a similar cabinet, bought it in a shop about 20 years ago for $600. Ours doesn’t have a label.
Agree, those faces are wonderful!
I have been a graphic designer for 30+ years. When I started computers were not widely available but they were used by type setters. Fast forward...
Hi and welcome! Can you please take a photo on a white background straight on from the side so we can see the color and shape? Like this:...
Already no one seems to know the difference between possessive and plural, inch marks and quote marks, hyphens and dashes...I could go on and on...
I found out the hard way while searching for a very illusive etch :shame:
This photo isn't great, but I think Peggy is right :) https://chataboutdg.com/gallery/details.php?image_id=18955
I use vintage a lot when I am pricing items for a sale, I always add a date, like "vintage 1960s". I personally am vintage 1956 ;)
Believe it or not, you will get different results with "flower and etch" than "floral and etch" :eek: The center of the flower on Blossom Time...
Probably gold filled. The testing on the back aren’t so bad, I have gotten pieces in lots with a big, deep filing right across the front :mad:
I use waxed paper all the time for both cooking and repair work also :)
This site has some wonderful examples of Art Deco jewelry :) http://www.morninggloryantiques.com/collectDeco.html
I was going to say 50s-60s :)
On the "too short" thought I have a story, not jools but somewhat similar. I like to go out and pick wild berries when they are ripe, all...
As I understand it, provenance is where the piece came from, its history, and how it got to you. That is something you have to find by taking to...
A maple leaf :)
Sweet piece, but JMHO, not Art Nouveau :)
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