I'd say freshwater pearls, just from experience. Those "wraps" on the ends of the strands made me think they were probably real before you...
I'm a cheapskate, but I figure 9 inches is at least 9 ounces. I'd go $75 on it and figure on getting full scrap in a real auction later. (so I...
No matter what, you're in profit on this one. They tossed a PRINCE shirt, for pete's sake? I can think of three friends who'd have that up on a...
We Americans see so little Bristol I'd probably not know it if I tripped on it.
Clam broth glass??? I'd bet on Czech myself but all I'm really sure of is they're not Italian.
THat was my first thought too. Generally they'd also mark it Mexico, but these didn't get stamped.
Chrysoberyl would be my guess too, but with the wear it looks like one fresh out of the ground. I'd leave it the way it is; it can only look...
Nice! I've been lucky to see pewter lately, never mind sterling. Found weighted pewter too, strange but true. (I mean, why bother?)
That's a possible. The stone is often layered in those colors.
Miki mark on the clasp for sure. SCORE!
...and swilling gin and cursing.
Hang around this lot long enough all sorts of odd British slang seeps into your brain.
I'd say Central American somewhere rather than African. Guatemala sounds close enough.
As it has ever been elsewhere. Knowledge = money!
I think the drop things are on top of her sleeves, or something similar.
Ill Will doesn't do that at least; they keep it all for themselves and sell it on line. The ReStore takes the really good stuff and sends it to...
At some point someone wanted the British stamps, but not the German ones. WWI maybe?
Her hair isn't powdered, so well into the Regency period methinks - 1800-1810 or thereabouts. It's a good thing that girl's painted, because her...
Pretty stuff, but they listed the D&E pieces as all Juliana....ARGGGGH! How to make a purist crazy and make them wonder if you know what you're...
Stamps are fun, or researching them is. My dad was a stamp collector and I swear I learned more geography from the stamps than I ever did in school.
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