Granny was right about the water. Spring water doens't have all the treatment chemicals in it, and after all those years she had the antibodies...
The estate sale dealers I like use good old blue painter's tape. Cheaper than fancy labels and doesn't damage finishes as easily as regular...
Looks machine made to me, from the back even more than the front. As such, it isn't old. The back really does look like silk.
I bet the original buyer bought them for the literal giggles. The Museum of Bad Art exists for a reason.
May even have been meant to hold a watch. I see what looks like a bent-up hook on the back. It could either be solid gold or really good...
I have a 1970s souvenir tourist cookbook from the USSR. Real Russians at the time didn't cook what's in the book; it's what they would have...
Seconded. I don't think it's horribly old, but there may even be a date on the bottom. Some glassmakers sign and date their pieces.
It's a 60s carving with a Victorian style clasp and 60s-style hallmarks. I have a hunch some jeweler found Grandpa's stash of old fittings and...
I see images above. What I don't see are images of the back of the textile. It doesn't appear the least bit old to me, the embroidery looks...
It's at least 60% here, which is bad enough. Usually 70%, and sometimes better if it's an older piece and you can take it to an antique dealer.
Same here. I said 80s right off the bat. Those big pearls are the giveaway.
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