My two grabs of the day. The vase is a tall piece of Westmoreland Glass, complete with their mark on the bottom. It's a blue-ish green. The other...
I have a cheap Chinese diamond tester too. It picks up diamonds and glass just fine; it's the others that get a little interesting.
That's what I was thinking. Unless they're Japanese clones.
Sometimes that's how they get where they're going.(LOL)
Now to figure out if it "belongs" somewhere. That's why odd objects usually come to me; I'm supposed to put them where they belong.
And every dead mouse makes me happier! That's the only good kind!
The top two are both Chinese without a doubt; the first one is marked China and the second is unmistakable. The carnelian and enamel and filigree...
Sure looks like an 8 from here.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The spoon is Gorham, from an estate sale in a bag of silverplate. The plate and teapot strainer are from this weekend; the...
My Savers, or the closest thing to "mine" has always been a "meh". Sometimes I find something worth the gasoline and sometimes not. I've never...
It looks like someone replaced the clasp at some point, accounting for the damage.
Me neither, but it's a pretty ring. It might be an artisan's mark or something.
It does happen - that's why you check the "bead" holes for paint chipping. Sometimes you get lucky.
Not amber, not bakelite. Did anyone else see the bit air bubble inside one bead? They're probably 70s acrylic. Those big air bubbles inside the...
My old neighbor was a retired fire captain. He'd have loved that thing!
That stock pot is a monster! Those were $500/600 when I used to walk into malls; there's no telling how scary they are now. And the fire helmet?...
It was a) repaired or b) on someone's insurance policy. It's usually one of the two.
My dad's mother was a Morimura Bros freak too; she'd have loved it!
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