I should perhaps add that this was in active use in my Iowa grandmother's kitchen, so has the expected chipping around the edges where the lid...
This is more majolica in very general. Have been told that allover fine crazing of the glaze is expected & not particularly considered a blemish....
My first thought was that it was supported by something & could then tip contents in, so this looks like a really good prospect. CITA, what are...
This is a real one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/222478962019 Because in time the link will no longer show the photos, attaching a few here for...
Thank you for the good wishes. Can't tell you how eager I am. I know my ability to interpret photos is quite impaired.
Why is there no emo for 'Blushing'? Thank you so very much, kind lady who is teaching me so much.
Studious architrave, just had to ID your avatar. For anyone else who loves the mythological:...
Hey, I got Rebecca right. Having cataract surgery next week; a lot of subtle things get by me.
Not sure this adds anything to this conversation but might be useful some other time. Shows beads made from materials with a botanical origin:...
Loved learning about 'black dot' paste & how it relates to the way diamonds are cut. I had the impression this had been made over, that the hinge...
Since the appearance of dragon's breath glass varies so much with the angle of the light & the angle of viewing + suspect that if your camera is...
That's what I meant by a T hinge, so completely agree. :)
This is instructive: https://vintagejewelrysupplies.com/35-glass-opals
http://www.ebay.com/cln/gypsyjewels2/dragons-breath/82530713013 The post I find most interesting here is the beads, which cannot be foiled. They...
Then there's this, with a link to another about saphiret at the end:...
It still looks pretty to me. What am I missing?
I have 10K gold rings with glass 'gems'. So definitely not surprising to find one in silver.
I don't see any of the iridescence that characterizes lustreware. Were it not for the pagodas in the background, I would think this was a version...
It photographs like 'dragon's breath'. It is not clear to me whether these stones are natural opal or glass meant to imitate opal, or whether...
Now there's a fun fact to know & tell! We are stardust...& our jewellery is too. :joyful:
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