Or else guys with large dogs.
It might, but if so I think it's glued in. No marks on the ring and it's unmarked....and I"m not sure it's gold. It doesn't test like 10k or...
Thanks. A Bai comb. Very cool.
My mother would say in incorrigible, but thanks. It matches. I bet the bird on the base is supposed to match the one on the vase.
Sure looks like one of hers. I can't find a picture of her mark but the odds are good.
I don't know gun values, but if it were jewelry I'd oil the steel to retard or neutralize rust but otherwise leave it alone.
I saw this in the bottom of a Goodwill bin. I haven't measured, but it's only about 5- inches tall. For a dollar on Senior day it was a...
All I know is it's new-ish.
They probably are Native. Those inlay cabochons are prefab; the artist bought them that way and just affixed them to earring back he/she made.
A local antique dealer who loves silver liked it just fine, even if it was brand new. Thought it was plated when I bought it.
Wing-backs are costume non-pierced earrings made for a very few years here in the USA. They were all costume. The "wing" sat inside the ear and...
Breaking perfectly good antiques up for the pieces is not a good thing. Using busted pieces is a great idea.
Swedish silverplate, not American in my case. You hit the jackpot.
Did OK last weekend. Got to a church parking lot sale before everyone was totally set up. Asked one lady. She'd forgotten the jewelry, except...
((thud)) I've found a few things with 3-crown marks on them. They were all plated.(sigh) Those however....wheeeee!
Thornwald W Austria, I think. Can't find anything listed under that name , but it sure looks like it says Thornwald.
Not sure I'd use to to polish things, but as greenie remover it works nicely.
Better Decor than landfill. Some of those repurposed items may well have had a pile of work into them and the labor alone might have come close...
I wear non-pierced screw-backs most often. Wing-backs if I can find them. Single dangle silver earrings on wires can be made into bracelets or...
Love the gold and pearl(?) ring on the left. Looks like angel-skin coral to me, but I wouldn't kick it out of bed either way.
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