Lower karat gold could potentially have verdigris I guess. I know what you mean though. I have some that you’d swear up and down are gold when you...
If you zoom in on your final photo there’s quite a bit of tiny verdigris present. Definitely a copper based alloy so probably brass. Nice stick! I...
What is material is yours made of? Great looking thing!
Lead weights. That’s something to consider going forward when buying silver desk/dresser boxes at auctions and sales.
I wouldn’t be shocked if they turned out to be first half 20th and I wouldn’t be shocked if they turned out 50s-80’s. Could be a mix of eras too....
Happy Birthday btw!!
I was thinking California or W Germany.
I was out walking a pooch pal just before dark. A house that’s had some interesting “trash” out over the summer had this laying on its side by...
used tongue in cheek on this one with reference to another recent post of mine. Hence the :p after the use of the term on this one.
Great research! Thanks! I enjoyed reading about her travels though Russia. Seems like the spirit and era would be right for making something like...
I didn’t say it was an assay mark. Just that it often refers to sterling silver. Typo that it would “interesting” if it were marked for sterling...
SS refers to sterling silver often I think. Which would be the resting if it’s assayed at .800. Maybe it doesn’t refer to the purity in this case....
Another roadside pile pick. Signed Dougherty. Looks like an L. before Dougherty. It could be just an initial or there may have been a full first...
Would my title be an accurate description? I feel like I’ve seen many pieces similar to this one. However a google image search only brings up a...
I have at least one travel scrapbook somewhere that seems to be a lot “commercial photography”. At first I was impressed by the travelers skill....
It is quite brutal, even for brutalist. Rough around the edges.
Posting these to ensure they aren’t by some famed brutalist designer? They would be brutalist right? Also just to share though, kind of fun. [ATTACH]
Literally found this on the side of the road and just want to make sure it has negligible value before listing it. I was about to do so and then...
That’s very true. Quite a while ago I posted a link here to a YouTube account about Staffordshire. The lady was an expert on the subject. She had...
I’d have thought a vintage attempt (possibly Chinese) at replicating an antique Staffordshire piece. However if Kent says it’s not British then I...
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