Seconded.
I'd have figured chrysocolla. They're real stone of course; I'd have bought it for the beads.
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Rolled the antique die, or vintage anyway, and it came up... @pearlsnblume !
THe dress says late 80s/early 90s to me too, both from the houndstooth and the cut of the dress. If it never had shoulder pads I'd say later...
She's not my thing, but selling her jewelry for $$$ wouldn't be a problem!
I only buy chipped or cracked (when known. Mistakes are another matter) when it's something I want for myself. Bought a cracked jelly mold...
Looked like toffee lumps to me!
The gold bullion around the edge says 1930s/1920s to me too.
S-C-O-R-E! $1000 in scrap alone for $400 is a good deal in anyone's money. The Liberty pot might well pay for the whole thing, knowing how you...
You had me at Chihuly installation. My niece wants to major in art in college and loves blowing glass.
The bracelet looks like what blue moon bakelite did when it was new. The Ruskin piece is pretty sweet, even if cracked.
If they're OLD silverplated mustard pots and salts, the $200 would still be OK. Some of them sell for good money. The cobalt liners by...
To me the curtain rings (Cafe curtains in the USA, at least in the old days) are begging to be used on potholders. We used to make our own,...
Nope. Haven't pulled a name out yet.
I wouldn't use anything with more than one or two ingredients either. Mineral oil might be OK, but good old olive oil is probably the safest option.
Time to improve the neighborhood?
I ususally just scarf the unremarked gold and tell them they missed the silver I didn't particularly want anyway. :greedy::greedy::greedy::D:D:D...
Might be a good time to dust it off and rewire it, since your street is still out of commission.
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