Fair enough. I'm not terribly surprised. Thank you for helping me identify it; I'd never heard of a pashmina shawl before. The hunt continues!
I had to Google who Isidora Duncan was. That's morbid. :wideyed: It's possible. It was in the scarves section. I rather like it, but I don't want...
Wow! Great finds!
I spotted this scarf at the local thrift shop today and couldn't resist, reminded of a Victorian paisley shawl I had once seen online. It measures...
Yeah, it's stamped 18(something, something) on the back, so I was hoping it was from the 1800s.
I bought it up in Flagstaff, where it rains and snows in the winter :)
In winter it's nice in Phoenix and Scottsdale, but in summer it's basically hell on earth. 115+ degree days.
I'll try that first, I think. I live in Arizona, so we get a lot of sun here.
They might be fly specks. I haven't heard of that until now. But there are so many spots on the sides of the frame, I'm just worried it's mold.
Thanks, Greg. I was a little worried that I'd have to toss it out. I've always loved those ornate old picture frames and wanted one myself, so I...
I picked up this old picture frame for $3 today, thinking it was a steal. It's plaster over wood. It didn't occur to me until I got home that the...
Double headed eagle? Russian, maybe?
It's just some wear along the bottom rim. The M/W/3 is the only mark.
Lmao! :hilarious: I'll try.
Haha! I was just imagining using it a soup tureen for a dinner. Maybe with chicken broth or black bean soup. That sounds great!
Haha, my same reaction. On one hand, I love Victorian aesthetics. On the other, I figure someone probably once used this...
This porcelain pot caught my eye today at the local thrift store. It was covered in dust and crazing, and as I stared at it, a vague light popped...
Potschappel? https://www.figurines-sculpture.com/german-crown-mark-with-n-porcelain-mark-a-j-uffrecht-co-figurine.html
Not that I can tell, but I've never looked at real jade through a loupe before.
Yeah, there are green flecks in them
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