Made in Italy according to the back. Pure costume jewelry probably not sold in the UK.
Yup!
I've heard of it being done, but it was a good trick.
Yup. I found lucite (!) grapes sitting in an Italian glass basket once. The combo was ugly and others had walked by. I took both straight to an...
Totally fitting. He was a legit retired pirate! Rum runner in his youth, maybe?
I'd take a damp rag to the frame too. Leave the picture to a restorer for certain. Burt in his birthday suit on a bearskin doesn't do much for...
God bless dusty florals for hiding the good stuff. ..so we can get it cheap.
Nice! I can see why they framed it.
No idea, but I'd have bought it too.
No wonder they sent them to auction. With that pedigree, price goes UP. I hope the family kept the quilt.
Paintings of the Wall turn up here on a semi-regular basis. The frame looks like it was up in the attic for a few too many years.
In an odd way, I like the Muppet version. :p
It's a kiwi on kiwi jade. Nice little birdie!
They did some things not in the standard colors. I even found a blue urn with gold flecks on it, as though it was Stangl. That's Deruta, Italy all...
No contest. I saw a little side table in the ReStore today that Ghopper would have eyed, and Brad too. 1850-ish probably. Drop-leaf probable...
WHOO! SCORE!
Today's find is my sister and BiL's Christmas present next week. Michael Sosin "Kanji" glass vase in green. Paid $5. My guess is it never had...
That many staples means less poverty than someone absolutely loved that plate. Staple repairs were $$$ and it wasn't worth it to repair lesser...
I need a road map to find Normal, and a GPS, so I get it.
Seconded on both. Ivory is problematic on a good day, and today isn't a good day. Tomorrow isn't looking good either. You can give it away to...
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