If you don't feel comfortable opening the watch, take it to a jeweler you trust and ask them to open and possibly date it for you :)
Nice piece but it looks like a whole lot of loss on the enamel :(
And also we need to see the clasp :)
Please, please, please, you need to choose full image when posting photos! I know others have asked you and given you instructions on how to do...
Check out this site: http://imageevent.com/flippingtreasures/jewelrystyles/h2clasptypesh2
Take a look at the Haskell subjects at this site for information on her pieces and lots of photos: http://imageevent.com/bluboi
Found this on a web site talking about treating ear infections: One home remedy is [IMG]sweet oil, which is made of olive and/or almond oils. This...
Yes, please always polish! Tarnish is damage and should be removed. Don't use a dip, it's much too harsh. Use something like Wright's Silver...
And if there is a clasp original to the piece, reuse it if it is in good shape :)
Yes, and we can't wait to see more :)
That puppy needs a good polish! Use Wright's Silver Cream, it is applied with a wet sponge and all the left over polish is washed away. That way...
It's not just the c-clasp, it's the hinge on the other end as well :)
I agree, the silver and moonstone bracelet is a winner!
I've had quite a few old pot metal pins with a stone setter's mark! For cleaning you could also try a light application of alcohol on a soft...
The G could be the stone setter's mark, sometimes they marked a piece they worked on. If I had it at a show in my area (Cape Cod) I would ask $45...
Thank you everyone, especially SBSVC! I thought it was a good deal. The couple at the booth said her parents were antique dealers, they passed...
Hi all, I picked this up at a local flea thinking I could ID the maker, but I can't seem to find it. I looked at Gotheborg and didn't see it. I...
This can't be a goblet (as you ask in your title), can you imagine trying to drink out of that rim :nailbiting: This is a vase like you say in...
Oh TallCakes, I hate the moving things around also. We are on Cape Cod and the stores all think they have to rearrange to get ready for the Summer...
First one is not a sash pin, that would have a pin stem an c-clasp. This looks like a belt buckle that would be on a ribbon. The second is a...
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