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I'm reading it as 1994. Sotheby's say the same thing (could be the same one Christie's had.)...
The excellent condition of the poster given the years before being placed in this frame is the bit that sets off alarm bells for me.
I still do this when needed. I find the pointed end of a metal nail file is very good at popping the frozen plug of wax out & scraping off...
There's a Norman Rockwell quality to it. Maybe the MAGA constituency would go for it. Isn't that when America used to be great?
Cleaning out my e-mail inbox, came across this exchange from a while back. Sent a very polite note with a link to a site where they would see...
Turquoise nuggets. Any crystals would be from other rock around the turquoise, probably quartz. What's going on with the bottom of the shank?...
If it feels cold & metallic to you, it is probably metal, just don't think you can make any statement about what kind of metal. Pewter is...
I had no idea how old these American candy brands are: https://delishably.com/desserts/Candy-Favorites-from-the-1800s-through-the-1960s
Some of the rest of their products: http://www.candywrapperarchive.com/?s=Candy%20Masters Many appear to be nut-based. My favorite is Snow Wonder.
Laura: Venini Vase by Laura Diaz De Santillana Sommerso cylinder-shaped Sommerso Oro Engraved Venini Laura...
This is from the Venini photos: [ATTACH] None of that looks like Venini, Scarpa or Murano to me. First word on posted vase does look like venini.
[ATTACH] Looks to me like the original was modeled in clay, but think this was cast from a mold made from the model. (How's that for alliteration?)
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Lollipops?
I was thinking maybe pencils, but holes look too small even for that? (I'm a Yank with no immediate sense of 4mm, but pretty small, no?) What...
I think yours is prettier & more interesting. Are the beads all exactly alike, indicating molded, or a bit more free form? I realize it's...
Hope it has nothing to do with Africans aboard ships as cargo. :(
Size?
I don't know if the practice has been modified, & what I think I know comes from a work of fiction, but if the description there was correct, they...
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