Now we know for sure it's Chinese; the Chinese are known to make some weird combinations for their own market, i.e. costume stones in high karat...
I wouldn't be surprised if that was the top of a walking stick, or designed as such.
They're done as wall filler and as "souvenirs". If you like it, hang it.
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The hand-engraved numbers are from an insurance policy. They don't mean much.
Except ... this really is ceramic and not metal. I've seen plenty of Chinese cloissone pieces and no ceramic eggs like this one. The bird on the...
The top and those hinges look older than dirt. The base? Not so much. I think this is something my grandfather would have done. He found more...
If it's a round top, it's a tough sell. Flat tops sell better. Without being able to see it we can't say much. Louis Vuitton? Thousands....
Oh well. Happy Easter somebody or other.
It wouldn't be a tough job for me, but not worth the effort. No one wants the bracelets any more, the shark has been jumped, but the beads are nice.
That looks like an elastic bracelet with stretched-out elastic. They were popular for a few years; this would have cost a fair bit new. The...
The one dead center on the bottom is Washington National Guard. So is the lower right - and that one's an air medal too. That leaves the Marine...
You wouldn't think. It might have been a Halloween costume thing too, who knows.
Toxic as all get-out though, so they're not in use any more. It would make sense though - fragile "bombs" in a tough box.
C'ote Dazur? Is this a Blue Train poster?
The ribbon still in its box is the Viet Nam ribbon, and I'm fairly sure of some of the others but not all. These cropped up in a junk lot. I have...
Italy? Southern France?
This style of chair has been made since the 18th century and is still in production. This was probably at someone's kitchen table in the 1950s or...
I'm not into thieves ...unless the swipee leaves the item out with a "Steal Me" sign on it, which your seller did!
I think I'll avoid swimming varmints of all sorts; they sound annoying. BTW, here's the bat video [MEDIA]
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