American? The chain looks like some things I've seen from USA companies. Dunno about the pendant.
Free food! These days if you're handling Depression glass that's a good ROI. Especially considering the inflated prices on food. Otherwise,...
If I or another joolie found that, it would already be residing in our hoards. It'll find a buyer easily. (see above - typed as I was typing!)
Those saw marks are one thing that made me think "real"; with plated pieces they usually pretty those up.
Continental style numbers. That's all I've got.
Charlie's right. Weird place for it. For me it was the feet. They don't look like the white metal ones I find on silverplate. Made and affixed...
That's a white opal all right. The style doesn't look Victorian to me in the slightest, and the opal color is off. More 1960s than 1860s. Being...
Odds are no one else realized what those were. They might look like damaged costume jewelry to some people, but... jackpot!
Chasing CT vampire stories? There were some weird rumors flying here in the Victorian era.
The jewelry dealer standard is to use 18k acid to test silver. If you scratch test, the 18k will make the silver scrape "curdle" up and turn...
I agree. Pretty but not old.
Those who snipe sometimes get snipped. If you don't know what you're doing, best to go in strong early. Let the rest chase you.
I'm actually wondering about Avon. Some of their pieces are just marked with a circle with a dot in the center. But yep, 80s. It's a watch...
OTOH this is a fun game.
Odds are she knew what she was doing, and if she has the earrings the set may be worth even more than she paid. Now THAT is a profit margin!
2. Makes my nose twitch.
Yeppers. The way that's made combined with the color ..gotta be silver. Not all of it was marked. American pieces especially often weren't.
Somebody found some silver today! I usually take them to the pawn shop and let the shop owner bang away on them. Sometimes those guys need to...
Thirded. Looks real to me!
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