I have a bad feeling about the jewelry. If the safe was taken because it was a safe, someone might have melted it down for the metal. Safer that...
With or without a cushion? Put it in the sunlight and a cat would land in it pronto.
Erik has officially begun a silver hoard! Good!
The cats I've had would cross the room to avoid it.:cat::cat::cat:
They both look newer than 30s to me. The faux Fragonard/courting couple are usually 1950s. The other doesn't look any older.
Wish I could help, but I know jack about pottery. Pretty jug though.
Even if it is creepy-looking. I think it's the paw feet that complete the picture.
Crud! I remember that jewelry! The thief had good taste, unfortunately. I've been, back when you had to stand around forever, but they've...
Possibly a good place to cellar whiskey?
welcome!
Tiffany in the Free Pile! Score!
Those are begging to be on the table for Easter.
Try ye olde baking soda test too, just for giggles. They look like they have real tool marks on them so I'd think they're not normal molded...
Buzz says he would like to eat one. Just ask Buzz.
What's underneath is in one Semitic script or another. That's as far as I can get.
It's legal in many places here. I wouldn't try shipping any though, just in case.
The Jugendstil brooch would be top of my list too. The Georgian button-pendant is a close second. it was a good trick adding the bail without...
The goshawful brown floral couch and cannonball bed thing...was a Thing. So was faux Spanish Colonial influenced furniture - heavy, ugly dark...
Nice find!
The pin may always have been a pin. They were given out to brides when they registered for wedding silver or some such. I have a few.
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