Looks like a 9th Century home plate! (American baseball reference - game not invented really until the 1830s if memory serves.)
The idea of killing an animal for its body parts....yuck. But wasting things is wrong too, and destroying artwork once it already exists seems...
I need to get a photo up later. Went to an estate/tag sale I wasn't planning to hit. It turns out this was a rerun, but I did get two finds: a NIP...
My guess would be circa 1900 and either German or Austrian. A plant is what it was meant for.
No we need the rest of the nativity set! The cats as kings? Totally fitting!
The lamp is a match.
Nice! We don't see those here. At all. The Chinese never exported the good stuff.
The vase was a screaming steal, but I have to admit my personal tastes run to the Coventry etching.
I think someone cut a big hanger in half, or one broke and Dad reused it. People did that, back in the day.
They look like paw feet to me, to split the difference. Quarter-sawn oak is most likely; it was the wood of choice for these cabinets. The...
Alcohol was a prescription drug during Prohibition. I have no idea if they're worth much either, but you can bet someone wants them.
The rainbowing often means silver plate, but with jewelry and the odd finishes it's not definitive. Pretty pin. It's not as old as it wants to...
I'm no expert on Indonesian, but it's definitely vintage 2023 or close enough.
Yup - this 'every man for himself' stuff has gotta go.
Japanese for me too. I've found singles in necklaces with clasps marked Japan.
If y'all didn't get there first I'd have scooped those. It's hard to date trade beads for certain, but they're nice.
Better than I've done here in over a year. Congrats!
Not getting into it, but I've been on the International Missions team at my church for 25 years. Poverty is a side-effect or a side issue being...
Thirded or fourthed. Made like a bear paw but those aren't NA marks.
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