The next generation of Austrian officers landed in the trenches. All too literal for them.
Could be 20 years old, and could be 200 from what I can remember.
I think someone was messing with old loose beads. The little guys look like Italian trade beads. The bakelite barrels were probably part of a...
Keep your eyes peeled and wait; it'll show up sooner or later.
That sapphire ring was a score. Montana? The double ring box deserves rings.
The corals were good luck or protection from illness. the Evil Eye, or some such. Same idea. I think the blue bead and the Ottoman coin both...
Never heard of the brand, which means little, but it looks like a steel band from here. No hallmarks on the back usually indicates "no joy" on...
Hate to say it, but it looks like a prop from The Walking Dead. (LOL)
Spinel apparently does come that color but I'm used to seeing it much lighter. Still, couldn't hurt to check...although apparently the dark ones...
Silverplate - if it says Rekord like I think it does. I've seen it called German and Norwegian both, but without a silver hallmark in that period...
It sure wants to be. The locket part on the back is very Victorian, but the metal looks all wrong. So does the enamel. Then again the mesh color...
You could do the same now, except it would be worn out to dinner instead of for dessert. (or as dessert)
My mother's maiden name is Jewish and my dad's (aka mine) is too. The Ancestry test didn't turn up a drop of Jewish ancestry. Go figure. I...
It looks like all soldered bits that were molded the way they are. Repousse implies hand work on the detailing.
I think with that particular barrel clasp, it was strung later. Who knows when the coral was harvested, but I'm used to seeing those barrels on...
I don't think there is any coral naturally red red. There is some red coral but I think it's on the Endangered list. Your necklace above looks...
It's...striking. That's a polite word. Striking.
1920s, looks like, or maybe a little earlier.
It's because it looks like things I saw in Pier One in years past. I have no idea what a Capstan stem is, but this has a Mexican bubble pattern.
Interesting possibility. This is a case where I hope I was wrong.
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