What I was thinking. Spain owned Florida until 1819 and I'd imagine ties remained for a long while thereafter. That said,I know not much about...
I don't see any prongs and it looks a bit late for a dress clip. I'd say scarf clip that's been hung on a chain. Cute little mousie too.
That is NICE! I have some crosses because as a practicing Christian I actually wear them. :-) If I were guessing I'd say this one is late 19th...
Aka "Ye daft doggie" (LOL).
I understand. I skipped a historical society sale today because my last hit was so big, anything else was bound to be a letdown. The problems of...
No marks on the dog itself? The stones look like crystals or possibly synthetic rubies. Have you tested it to make sure it's silver?
Nice!
I think a bunch of them really were her property. I've seen the odd piece here and there but not en masse, the way the late Queen Mary would have...
I've a brooch with a tube hinge that's engraved 1838 or so ... so take the dates with a grain of salt.
I'd try vinegar and an old toothbrush. Ultrasonic might knock the stone out.
Fancy-cut kubas! And open-backed to boot. Austrian?
Nicely modeled. No idea where though, or by whom.
These days you never know. Real stone goes a lot higher than glass of course. Or it's supposed to.
I actually had to Google it. It's Cornish, so now I'm interested. Not that I'll ever find any.
Kind of what I figured. The 1939 and 1964 World's Fairs are a similar case. Anything from 1939 has an audience. The '64 ... it's going to...
Two answers: who knows and who cares? (LOL) Bear said a magic word. It's honestly not my cup of pot metal, but to European jewelry collectors...
It's more 1920s than 1980s. Most of them were Czech. I'd imagine the pin stem is original; these weren't crazy money new and the manufacturers...
Sure looks it.
A location would help, photos too. It might also be worth contacting an estate sale company. They'll take a cut, but at least the clearing out...
agreed, but maybe for Easter eggs? Ukranian-style eggs are made with a similar device.
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