And the stains would have been at least authentic. Ink rings would look really cool, and it is a writing slope after all; its supposed to have ink...
The year is the only part I can read. I changed it to black and white and bumped the contrast. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
NICE! He looks much happier now.
Sorta-kinda, but I've seen things with those channels made out of resin before.
I'd take them to someone with a Presidium gem tester or similar, or to someone who knows stones. I'm used to seeing glass stones in cufflinks...
That sounds likely.
From the back they say resin.
It looks dead on for circa 1900 to me, especially the stones and their settings. I'm wondering if there wasn't something glued into those oval...
I'd bet on it being rayon.
Those horses are recent. They're more likely post-1990 than pre-1950. The cross ring they're with is magnesite, so it was made within the last 20...
Seconded. Banded agate.
I think it may have started life as a dining room table. It's got a leaf in it, but the glass topper was made for the table plus leaf. Take that...
Even before the humidity got it, Eastlake is selling for pennies on its former dollar. I happen to love the stuff, but I grew up with it.
Grandpa was from what's now Poland, so no Tony. That's my cousin-in-law; he's technically Antal (Hungarian version of same) but close enough. My...
Today's finds - two glass paperweights. I'll have to ask the glassies later if they can read the siggie on the egg. All I can read is 1998. The...
I'd definitely get them tested. The metal is sterling, no question, but those stones could be anything.
It says Italy; I'm not sure about the rest.
They made stuff like this when Little House on the Prairie was on the air. I got a real working mini oil lamp when I was a kid. It was brand new...
A lot of lost paintings aren't really lost; they're just hiding. A lot of us will be keeping our eyes peeled in thrift stores and estate sales...
It's never been my favorite either, but it's tough stuff. I still have a formica-top wood kitchen table. Not the prettiest thing, but you can...
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