As a recovering Catholic who has used rosaries, that is 100% correct. The beads are positioned as specific prayer prompts to guide you through...
Ok, here are the other wire pieces from the estate. I'll post the damascene, etc. later! The family traveled all over the world so I can't...
I don't have the pics down-sized yet, I'll work on that today. Here is what I currently have on auction: https://www.ebay.com/sh/lst/active
And here is No. 2 today. This is one piece of about nine different forms of this type of filigree work. The cross is 2 3/8" x 1 7/8", the keeper...
Hello Jewelies! I'm back, more puzzles from that same fascinating family estate. This is a necklace and bracelet set. I took it to a jeweler...
Oh! I never considered that they could be Native American-made! Ours look like the Hurons'.
Identical to mine, except I have no bindings!! These belonged to my grandfather who passed away at 92 in the early 1960s. He was from St. Paul,...
I measured the shortest strand as instructed, with the clasp and it's 15" total. Thanks for the help ladies, it's going up on eBay today.
This necklace feels not quite as cold to the touch as glass. It has a c. 1920s beveled glass clasp on it marked Czechoslovakia. Probably...
As warned, here is number two from friend's estate. I feel the blue beads are glass They are heavy, cold and clink on the teeth properly. But from...
Yes, that's what I meant, not Viennese! Doh! Got my "V" towns confused. Thanks everyone! (Cited from:...
Anything worth doing is worth over-doing!
It's either silk or cotton, I'm not able to tell the difference, but definitely not plastic-ish. Looks quite amateurish, and home-made. I expect...
Hello good people, I have a number of pieces to be ID'd and sold, from a friend's family estate. Not being a jewelie, I am at a loss on some of...
Thank you Bronwen. Good advice. It just fell apart as we speak, so I'm going to have to pull the listing anyway. The center disc came off, then...
It is pretty amazing in detail. I counted over 100 of those hand-carved sepal beads in the center.
Holy! Maybe my $19 opening bid is a bit low! I've just had dismal luck getting any bids on my ebay listings for the past year, I'm beginning to...
Thanks. I have the coral lot listed at a bargain start-up bid of $19. Is it Ok to post ebay listings on here? I don't want to break any rules or...
I'm slogigng through an estate liquidation and need some assistance on materiasl ID, please. First is what I think is a coral pin, altho it...
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