I've never even heard a financial guy say not to buy sterling for well under melt.(LOL)
The wood/gesso/paint thing is often Russian or Kashmiri. I'd suspect Kashmir in this case. It's not antique, but might be older. Dunno.
I usually say Vintage: Last Week. It could be 15-20 years old but that's about all. Asian import store or Homegoods, probably. Pier One, etc....
Genedimi?
Dunno what that was, and I don't want to know.
It's probably for reinforcement. Would Israel make sense? I found it with a buddy that has a clear 750 (aka 18k) mark and an illegible one. The...
It looks like coral. And if it is... score!
She generally does. If she's not disapproving. She's Queen Cat and acts it.
Someone elsewhere suggested it might not have started life as a ring. I think it did, but if it's Asian ... well, you never know what them Asian...
Looks like an architect's rendering of what a house is going to look like when it's done.
I swear the tile is Persian, it's a friend's Chanukkah gift. The egg is wooden, from Russia. The candle holders are non-damaged unlike the...
Update: the house the ring came from had a clean-out sale today with the stuff that didn't move. I don't think anyone else got there before me....
Second set of photos; I didn't even get the jewelry out of the bag yet. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I went out tag saling today - first time really this year when there were enough to merit the term. First stop - 50 cents for some paper. Second...
They were still coming in the 80s. :shame: Bracelets that is. As far as I know they still make boxer dogs too, although the gentleman in the...
Welcome! OK that said, I'd have jumped on that blue bowl too. A lot of us would. @Ownedbybear is a sucker for cobalt glass if I remember...
Welcome Boxeramba - I thought for a second the name was due to all the boxes. My late Dad was a stamp collector and rail nut too; any and all...
Quite possibly. They're pretty unisex. Uncoated copper does have its uses.
Some kind of farewell or retirement gift, from the inscription. I'd guess it's some sort of candy dish.
What do you now, Tiffany called it a whatsahoosie too!
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