Actually, it's glass. It's a variety of art glass called something-quartz. Volcano quartz, maybe? The second one is probably modern Thai, but...
The Priority labels are half sheet and use those plastic envelopes; I don't think they fit on the box.
BTW - something got me hunting through an online Skinner auction and ... at this price someone ought to go get these!...
The face however is the dreaded ivory. But speaking of malachite .... I think Skinner blew it on this jewelry lot - there's a carved malachite...
Sure looked like it to me! If it's going begging, I'm sure one of us could find it a loving home. :smuggrin::smuggrin::smuggrin:
Usually dealers have a mix in their own homes of "This is too good to sell" and "This isn't going to sell anyway". Looks like she had a ton of...
The big coral market is overseas. I can think of a certain Dutch lady who'd be after something like that.(LOL) Right, @Any Jewelry ?
They look Japanese to me, but beyond that... dunno. They're kind of goofy.
Too bad somebody else found what was IN those secret compartments before you bought it. I would love to have seen that desk .
I'd say circa 1910 china cabinet. Brad might know better. It was part of a dining room set. Around here these don't sell, but in other parts of...
Mental fingers crossed! I'm hoping a church doesn't advertise their jewelry sale this weekend. I wouldn't know about it if I hadn't gone...
i know what you mean; a piece like that requires 12-foot ceilings just to get it in the door. I've seen pictures of gorgeous library tables too...
Or just didn't have a clue.
I'd have said serpentine, best guess.
Now to find that chest on chest.... If prices have dropped on that sort of stuff by almost 90%, it sounds like time to go antique hunting!
About 15 grand; it was used.
Probably more than my last car cost.
I can read some. Alas it definitely sold in 2011 ... for E2750. It was only estimated at 500 to 800 Euro. Somebody bid that sucker up for...
I like the setting on the one dead center; she looks like she dates to 1910/1920. That filigree is nice. The swan has better carving, but I like...
I've worn crazier, but not cameos.
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