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    Cleaning cameo ???

    I took a tortoiseshell set to the British Museum once. They recommended olive oil as a smear to bring back the look.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 10, 2018 in forum: Jewelry
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    Questions about an old brooch

    Duette as a trade name was registered by Cartier. Those are usually marked accordingly. This is a dress clip set. Many other makers, especially...
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 10, 2018 in forum: Jewelry
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    Who can identify this Art Deco Lamp?

    I'm thinking original. That type of socket on bare metal like that was illegal by the 1980s here. The column pillar is very similar to a light my...
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 9, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Tardy "International Hallmarks on Silver" - latest edition and advice

    Tardy is horribly inaccurate on British stuff.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 9, 2018 in forum: Silver
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    Native American style blue/white necklace

    I've a brooch like that which is actually signed. Canadian First Nations.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 9, 2018 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Finds Thread

    It's a large shabti, rather than a mummy.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 9, 2018 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Hello from middle east- Jordan

    You come from one of the most wonderful countries I've ever been to. Love the place.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 9, 2018 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    BDA 10k, what is this symbol?

    Old armorial - 19th C or so - in a newer setting. It's an armorial rather than a crest.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 9, 2018 in forum: Jewelry
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    Glass bead necklace

    I think between the wars Czech. The colours are typical as are the poure layers.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 9, 2018 in forum: Jewelry
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    Identification help with possible stool or end table

    OP is in the UK, I believe. What an odd thing,it's an allsorts. The top decoration doesn't look right for Anglo Indian, to me. Base, yes.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 8, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Now evaluate this bell...

    Used to be a shop in Westminster when I was growing up that sold stuff like this. There was indeed a catalogue, and it included vestments. I think...
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 8, 2018 in forum: Metalware
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    Finds Thread

    The problem with cheap cashmere is that it's short fibre and moults like heck. You need long fibre. I always wash cashmere, even my very vintage...
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 8, 2018 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Potties, Samuel Radford Art Nouveau Cream Soup. Rare?

    The registry mark is about 1905.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 7, 2018 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Finds Thread

    I love cashmere. I've vintage stuff that will outlive me. It washes wonderfully:I'd never dry clean it, unless it was a coat or something.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 7, 2018 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Large Wood Cabinet - Irish? Trying to date, and determine keywords for style/config

    I think that's a good guess, James.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 7, 2018 in forum: Furniture
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    Cleaning cameo ???

    I'm really funny about smells. Many make me feel nauseous. Soap and Glory has a lovely slightly fresh fruity smell of kiwi. And it's only faint,...
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 7, 2018 in forum: Jewelry
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    Czech harlequin 40" Deco necklace --how to describe slight issue w/cord

    I suspect it has been restrung and over tightened. It would not have been on nylon. Warmth would do it.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 7, 2018 in forum: Jewelry
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    Spoon Rest?

    Nope. This was made well before ice cream became a mass thing.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 7, 2018 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Peacock butterfly Vase info please!

    Empoli made. Typical shape, twisted stem and decoration. Go buy cheap denture cleaning tablets. A couple of them in hot water in the vase will...
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 7, 2018 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Antique Cartier trinket box

    I'd use a sunshine cloth on it, in case I got polish on the velvet. Good silver ought to clean easily with that.
    Post by: Ownedbybear, Jan 7, 2018 in forum: Silver
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