I bought a busted cameo this afternoon. She's a high relief lava; the cameo itself is fine but the case has the entire clasp busted off. Still,...
I am NOT waiting on an answer to that.
Sure looks it!
Hard to get hurt at two quid. The pearls are worth that; I'd be busily restringing them on proper cording with the knots and adding a real clasp....
Meanwhile, they'll pay $500 for a "rare" video game cartridge they don't even want to play. Go figure, right?
I was about to check for names for the Sorting Hat. Looks like I've got two. And the coin toss says ... @gregsglass gets a leg up on the...
Georgian - era of the Kings George - German, Farmer and Crazy.
Yep. It has an Indian scene on it, but that poor thing's been through the wringer. It would be a great piece to play with hydrogen peroxide on...
They look to be coated Something. Beyond that, no idea.
It doesn't look to be incredibly old. Beyond that...dunno.
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You scored! It's sad that someone took the watches apart, but I'm glad someone else reused the pieces.
Nice score!
Older pearls that size, if they were cultured pearls, would be knotted and have a precious metal clasp. These were made when someone figured the...
Went to two thrifts and the grocery today. I tried to find a tag sale, but it must have been further down one particular street than I wanted to...
They're Chinese freshwaters from the look of them. They could be 20 years old with no problem, maybe 25. Not much older.
Think of them as second state or third state, like a Rembrandt engraving.
The tarnish comes off with my thumb. It may actually be silver. I just took a 40x loupe to it and the silver part I thought was glass is actually...
Nothing surprises me any more, but jade handled Deco pewter... bet that doesn't sell cheap! The garnet ring would be in my jewelry hoard if it...
The bug and the odd shaped beads are amber. The prayer beads might well be bakelite. They often were.
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