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Dig finds are only deaccessioned for sale if they were collected by amateurs and undocumented. I can see where this could be the case with the ring.
I found the rest of the set for you! Console tableau?[ATTACH]
Right? There SHOULD be a law!
What DID you think they were?
And they sometimes employ eager but as-yet-not-well-trained grad students...
Your chronology narrative is a bit confusing also. The original Chippendale types, including the sub-category of "Chinese", came in with the...
Looks like glass to me, but I've had two pumpkin ciders... and counting..
I very much doubt legitimate archeo dig finds could end up on eBay unless things are done very differently elsewhere. Here in the US, the...
Somebody didn't do their homework.
I have no clue if it is authentic, but it looks like a glass intaglio (personal seal) mounted on a ring. It would have been pressed into hot wax...
Stunning! What do you use for polish?
It would be easier and cheaper to repair the existing one. Find a local woodworker to give you a quote.
Google 20th century furniture styles and look for comps. I can't recommend any reference books because it's not my area of interest. You can check...
Circa 1940s would be my guess.
Me too!
And good riddance!
Nice sleuthing, guys!
Simply because they can be difficult to ID, particularly for beginners who are not aware of the variation ranges.
Not usually.. but it may take a while to find the right buyer. It would be a shame to destroy them, regardless of the daily scrap silver price.
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