Looks high-karat, or a really good electroplated piece. If it's a one-off they sometimes weren't marked at all.
No maybe about it.
Silver gelatin prints tend to have that silvery sheen, viewed at an angle.
The enameled Victorian one looks like gold-filled brass, what's left of the poor thing.
Someone in Ohio, looks like. Beyond that I have nothing. Pretty color.
A weevil mark????
Meant to slip through a sash or belt? I'll be keeping an eye peeled for one of those.
Meanwhile, these paper bits are often more expensive now than antique hardwood furniture. Go figure!
Or the Ill Will as I call them. Anything old or good goes to online sales and the send the junk to the stores. Once in a while you get the...
ANY dishes with metallic edges - dead in the water. No one wants dishes they can't put in the dishwasher or microwave. Some lady on Nextdoor was...
No idea, but if I'd found that it would be in my jewelry stash. :D:D
I just dunk the q-tip in water and squeeze a bit. Dunk in baking soda and rub on the back/inside/whatever of a piece. Do it next to your nose if...
Yup. I've kept the family pieces but leave the rest to others. It still sells but not for much.
Faturan is possible, and the composition varies. I'd have to try baking soda on a swab and get a good whiff to be sure. Formaldehyde is...
I still don't know what it's worth, besides zero since it can't legally be sold here, but it's cool. The Lenox above is pretty, but a tough sell...
Dirk Diggler would take one look at those and decide to stay home! I was eyeing those Japanese blades myself, even though the only knives I know...
Sure looks good for cherry prystal bakelite.
I know nothing about the art, but someone said Alfred Bester. That's a name to conjure with.
Also not of any huge value. I wouldn't worry about these.
At $200 I'd hit the BACK button. The flatware all looks plated and those meat platters always are. I've never seen a real one and only seen one...
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