Probably not, but cutting it in sapphire is a pretty good trick!
Tiger tail is a plastic-coated multi-strand wire used for beading. It also requires crimps to finish it off and make sure it doesn't come apart...
A full Rene Lalique parure would do OK for me. I don't really have a "white whale" but if I ran across a set at a rummage sale I wouldn't turn it...
For me it goes Modern + Mass-produced = Melt Me.
I don't think it's Israeli.
Czech and probably Japanese - the green one is probably from Japan. The Czech one is probably early 60s. They used that clear filament and over...
Blue or really rainbowed; they're both apt to be plate. Then again, I found some (now scrapped) dish thingies with greenies that weren't plate....
I was wondering, but also thinking Czech or Austrian. That cross was a steal, btw.
Sure looks like the brown ceramic. They used to just polish it and not bother with a glaze. (she says, sounding like she knows what she's talking...
I love buying from sellers who miss lots of important details, but use good pics so I can catch the mistakes ... as long as they're in my favor....
The back is brass, so those bits could easily be glass.
The tray? I'd need to see the back. If it has those big thick feet, fuggedaboutit. If not I'd want a closer look.
Pilgrim made plate, so they're out. Any time you see those big thick carry handles it's generally plated. I found one once with a real handle,...
That ring was a great find. No idea how old it is. Is that a chrome diopside in there or some other stone? That cross looks like legit mourning...
I'd say Persian for sure; the centers are painted mother of pearl or a good simulant. Classical Persian. The setting oddly looks like brass; I've...
Since the ones at the top are marked as plate.... Any time a mark says "Silver company" it's generally a producer of silverplate. No marks at all...
She says, never having met a determined Maine Coon.
They could if they knocked the dish off the table.
John Q Random I'm afraid; this sort of thing is made by crafters and shed workers everywhere.
I'm not seeing the veil in these, so not dragon's breath. Just harlequin opal glass.
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