Trust your instincts.
I think probably the faux opals (a pair of earrings?) were glued there to cover the bracket for the missing handle. I would have bought this piece...
A lovely dress, I could see a bride into vintage wearing that today. I agree with AJ, probably into 1930's-40's and reason for no label would be...
I have approx. 100 interesting stoppers, over the years, have matched maybe 3 to bases. If the size is right, the style is wrong. At my age, I'm...
If it were in Florida, some well intentioned Pintrester would slap a coat of white or aqua chalk paint on it and call it Beachy.
If you do decide to ship it, make sure your carrier has lots of insurance, those curved glass panels are really expensive to replace.
The confetti like embellishments are probably sequins, either sewn or glued in clusters.
I think the black finish is referred to as "Japanned". Someone may be along that recognizes the maker by the texture on the back.
Maybe for picking up something toxic in a chemistry lab.
Check the interior of base, sometimes these translucent glass lamps had a double socket and a low watt bulb could be screwed inside. Makes for a...
Truly sharp puns there, springfield...I counted 6 in one short paragraph!
Hi and welcome Annah. I don't think anyone asked how long these scissors are. Also, there seems to be another letter after the 2nd "O" in...
"Best in Show". My all-time favorite comedy, have watched it probably 5 times and never fails to make me laugh. A friend that raises show dogs...
Hmmm, leaving the terrier class for a minute, wonder if it could be a Bouvier, we had one and didn't crop the ears, or tail either.
Seems to fall into the terrier class doesn't he...maybe a Schnauzer?
The ones with the whitish appearance have probably been dipped in Tarnex or left too long in one of those metal plates with washing soda solution....
It may be a kitchen tool to remove the top of a boiled egg when eating from an egg cup. Welcome to the site, rtown.
The Joseph Rodgers & Sons company was based in Sheffield, England, which is in line with the royalty indications on your pieces. Queen...
This is an Inuit soapstone carving. The marks on the bottom signify the carver and the location. There was a government site to identify the...
Did you try your hollow stemware with a bubbly wine? It would probably work with a carbonated soft drink also.
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