Number two is glass; the beads were made to resemble turquoise but not fool anyone. Number three looks like a dress clip from the 30s. The last...
Makes sense. I know about that but didn't think about it as a reason for post-WWII carving. By that point it was tradition.
The carvers of the ships were probably working from pictures in books or prints on a wall. Either that or they thought European ships were pretty...
I bet he worked cheap, or was free. (i.e. Grandpa/papa)
Or had seen a picture and used it as a place to start. I've seen that stone mix used on Indian jewelry, but the bracelet looks wrong.
Keep your eyes peeled; some people don't know from unsigned jewelry and sell it as junk.
She looks like something a crafter did in the 1970s or 1980s.
Seconded. Nice and heavy, but not an antique.
THe only eggs I ever found were Joan Rivers and Avon.:p:p:p
something-reina (or reinberg) '87, ME? Clear art glass is unusual.
The white is a dead giveaway; it's an "enhanced" print. You can also see the waviness of the paper in one of the images. The back velvet may well...
I'll just keep it simple and take the necklace sitting on the gray display on the table with them. The aqua is pretty too.
If the tooth test freaks you out, take a loupe to the holes where the string runs through. Most times it's glaringly ovbious when they're costume.
They probably bought it close to where it was made. If it's copper, you got it for metal weight, so a decent price.
Very late 80s for me.
I'd have figured India or somewhere else in the vicinity. The metalwork is crude, but not old/crude. IIRC they made pieces in Iran for export...
They did solid silver for certain, but I'd never seen actual gold before.
...unless I'm one of the dealers! :p:p:p
In the USA, "white elephant" parties used to be common near Christmas, the elephant being a term for things you owned but found useless and wanted...
Once upon a time they were sold in department stores and dime stores as decorative items, and everyone knew what they were. They were sold in the...
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