I sort of recognize that blurry mess. Not some random crafter.
I don't see any age on it. It's a pretty rug and I'd bet good money it's mostly wool.
I was too busy turning 12 and burying my nose in a book.
Pewter also doesn't take to fine casting too well, unless the maker really knows his stuff. Stamping either. Silver is a lot more ductile.
I thankfully wasn't old enough and had to miss the 70s. Also most of the 80s, at least the illegal parts.
No more Pewter guesses!
I have or had one that's very similar. It's 1970s tourist stuff.
And the gilding, and I wish I could still drink the beer. A cold frosty one probably tastes even better in a nice mug.
I'd say zero percent chance of pewter! You're going to need a companion frame.
Ugh. At least you're safe from feline distemper! Probably a synthetic. Real opals are a bear and a half to cut that way, so most folks who do...
The box looks much happier.
Most of today's goodies. I left a green Blenko jug out in the trunk along with a pair of ceramic horses. I hit two neighborhood sales today and...
Yesterday's haul from the high-price eye-popper estate sale, plus the only two pieces from the jars I bought on Thursday worth showing. I bought...
I'd say definitely test it, and India for best guess as to origin. It looks like theirs.
It has a vent hole inside, but appears to have been made in two pieces. The hearts look like they were applied after the bracelet base was made....
It's almost definitely not Chinese, although the quality of their glasswork has improved a lot, and doesn't look like something an American would...
any time in the last 40 years. I agree on the African. The seed beads they use are often not size-matched.
Those are wax orange blossoms. They were standard in the early 20s; my grandother's veil from 1921 had the same flowers. Orange blossoms smell...
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