Thanks 2manybooks, that makes sense.
My first thought was also midcentury, Italian.
This is a small basket, about 6 x 5 inches and 5.25 inches tall. Has some loss on both sides where the handle meets the top rim, still feels very...
Thanks everyone for your comments. Very helpful. Great link, Bronwen, what a piece.
Wow, that is the same face. Thank you! I have been researching to come up with a value, and haven't settled on anything yet.
Thank you all. I had thought maybe a young King Tut, but random Pharaoh it is. What looks a little silvery in the photo is wear to the gilding....
Got this great set from the same estate I got the Mexican MATL-style set and the abalone pearl earrings that I asked about a couple of weeks ago....
Lovely bottles, Peggy, all cleaned up. They look great together.
@bercrystal They did not know what it was. It was not cheap but still a very good deal for what it is. I was under the impression that all...
I am thrilled and feel very lucky. I saw this in the estate sale photos, but I think it was a late addition photo since I don't remember seeing it...
Unbelievable, found this set at an estate sale today. Never thought I would see pools of light in person. They test as quartz, and have a floral...
The worthpoint brooch sold for $105.50 in 2010.
Yes, it is a fur clip, meant to say that.
I actually went to the sale for some advertising tins. Imagine my joy when I walked in to see a dining room table covered with jewelry, not even...
And also from the same sale, bakelite bangles, fun copper pins, and a gold filled bracelet, needs a clasp and I don't have the key for the heart,...
The mocha flashes in and out as it is tilted, seems to be moving around in the stone. That cross is lovely. In the same junk bag the gold pendant...
Thanks OBB. It just kind of slowly dawned on me that this was saphiret. Never seen one in person.
Thanks Marko, that looks just like it.
I believe this is a Halley's comet pin, with a saphiret stone. What do you all think? I've not had a saphiret before, and did not at first...
I've seen these called wedding cake beads.
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