My great-grandmother, born about 1871, had a cameo that was more like a size 3/4. It's in my sister's safety deposit these days. A size 3 really...
I think it's new-ish, but that's a 4th grade-educated guess.
I like the worn and torn look - she's been there done that, and the wear is part of the appeal. Oddly I never liked coral cameos much. The...
The lady looks like a lava cameo; I'd nobble the whole thing as it sits and leave be. Lavas have the best carving and IMHO the worst colors in...
Only a real sourpuss would hate on that donkey; he's a cutie. Sauerkraut optional.
pretty-pretties are out of fashion. That said, five quid for those is stealing.
Once the name Prussia cropped up, that was a strong indicator that it has been around a while.
By jove I think I found it. It was a Collector's Weekly unknown mark, except that somebody knew it. I found it on ebay with Prussia underneath...
Fossil material? Mammoth tusk? I've never seen anything really like it either. The closest thing I've had was a two-sided resin bead with an...
I thought it looked pretty clean already. I agree that it's stone, and probably made as a souvenir. If it were mine I'd throw it on a cord and add...
Alas I don't think they're Eilat, the stone I"m used to seeing in green and black and kind of like malachite. If they were, you'd be sitting on a...
This one is shaped just right for originally having a caned seat originally. 1890s-ish and the more like look the more "take me out and cane me"...
This thread is so old, I doubt the OP even saw the messages.
I don't read Arabic at all, darnitt. Probably a quote from the Kuran, as others said. Unless it says "PUT THIS END IN FIRST" or some such. :p
The lavaliere might be lapis and sodalite together.
I think he even had leftover pewter ingots at one point. Closed down with a vengeance, I guess.
Yup. I recognize it; my grandmother had the same one on her chairs. Only she and my mom did a far better job of putting things together. (unless...
I think someone made a new necklace out of old parts. That a sport/thumb ring clasp. The filigree bits are probably post-war. Americans were...
If this was a "no one had a clue" deal, I'd say $3. Tops. (woot!)
Some housewife sitting by the radio needlepointed a new seat cover in the late 30s to mid-40s, judging from the color.
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