Dyed bone. Probably India, maybe China but odds on India. I'd bet it was made in the 1970s or later.
Just in case no one else said it, the coral is dyed Chinese red. It wasn't crazy expensive. If it were mine I'd just restring it, but I do it...
I was eyeing the sterling and moonstone necklace - 1920s or so? The butterfly would have been a serious party shirt in the 1980s or maybe late...
I got handed a ziplock of jewelry in the ReStore today. A lot of it was junk, but there was a sterling silver keychain at the bottom that has to...
Catseye glass, fiber optic glass. Something of the sort. It's not an old piece; I have no idea what to call the style.
I like the horsie the best, but that's a nice haul.
Pierre, 44PT 925 - so some company named Pierre or using Pierre as a trading name, the 44th registered in Pistoia Italy. Beyond that, what Anund said.
No one's forcing people to stress-bid! (LOL)
Not wood - looks like maybe granite.
The artist. There are 9 candle holders all told; it's a modern Menorah from the looks of it, missing a wooden base. Or a metal one, but I'd bet...
What she said. I don't think it's horribly old. I've seen "old" style stones come out of India to this day. The cut doesn't always mean much.
The original Cinderella had some horrific bits in it too, about what happened to the stepsisters.
I think Father Frost is more likely. Possibly one and the same these days.
[ATTACH] This is just a quick and dirty nighttime shot, so the colors are off. It's a Russian paper mache pin dated 1995 on the front with some...
Horrors.(LOL)
Sewing a hem in requires a machine, which every woman had or just about back in the day. Easiest sewing ever too - straight stitch in a straight...
I've pried things out of hot glue with a sewing needle before. It doesn't always take much work.
The selvedge edge is never finished off; it IS finished off. I had one of these recently, new in box. Gave it away to a lady heading back to...
Someone else got to the flatware before I did. There was one sterling spoon. Some demi-tasse spoons had me wondering, but they felt like...
The Japanese made/make netsuke that are a lot more explicit than the frogs. Some of them show the [act] in 3D.(LOL)
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