Dad was a pretty chill guy, which you'd have to be in that job.
No idea, but I'd hit it with a blacklight and see if it glows. Just for the giggles.
I bet she does; those decorations don't look Chinese. Jade carved that thin; it's a good trick doing that without cracking the stone.
There is is! Thanks. Somewhere in my area is a former tanker who'd appreciate it. If it had an Ordinance logo I'd keep it myself. My late...
Someone was asleep at the switch when that went up for auction, if you got it for gold weight. Even with a few age-related dings.
Some of the closed items went below estimate, but not many. Mostly the odd ducks. I try to go after the stuff that "doesn't fit". Everyone else...
i'm no coral expert or even close, but I'd grab any of them and run if they turned up in an estate sale or rummage without attribution...or a big...
It's safe - solid metal. Probably made 30 years ago.
Sash buckle originally? I wonder if the design at least wasn't reused.
There are only two jewelry lots in the auction, but both were jaw-dropping coral. They had come buy me estimates on them.
I'll have to get some. My camera batteries were about to die and the pix go fuzzy when that happens. I knew it was SOMETHING, just not what, and...
17th century clock bits set with diamonds...you betcha they'll be interested.
Thanks. It's a pretty thing. BTW - the total turned out to be seven bakelite bangles. The overpainted and carved one tests positive. The brick...
Thanks. Makes sense.
The UK version, for sure, but this is prettier. You can generally see the background color on chinzware and you can't on this.
I'd say GIMME THAT. :shame::shame::shame::shame: It's fluorite for sure and the Blue John form since Bear/Smaug says so. I think I have one small...
A fancy floral like that would be worth a bit more now, methinks.
There was certainly something screwed down there. A sundial makes as much sense as anything else.
The knife edge pin looks like diamonds and a good sapphire. There are blue diamonds, but they're lighter and cost a small fortune. I'd check the...
This turned up in the bottom of a "junk" jar. The pendant is shaped like a bullet but it's a solid hunk of brass. The only way it could hurt...
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